Commercial Lawyer- Digital and E-Commerce

Full-Time, Permanent

Onsite 5x/week

Pay Rate: $175,000 - $185,000 + 32% Bonus

Required Skills & Experience

Our client is seeking a in-house counsel, commercial lawyer focusing on digital Product & Consumer Counsel to support a rapidly evolving ecommerce and technology business. Reporting into senior legal leadership, this role will serve as a trusted advisor to product, technology, customer experience, marketing, and commercial teams on legal matters related to digital products, consumer protection, privacy, ecommerce, and emerging technologies. This is a highly collaborative, business-facing role that requires a lawyer who can provide practical guidance throughout the product lifecycle while helping the business innovate responsibly and compliantly.

• 7-10+ years of corporate commercial technology, and/or consumer law experience gained through enterprise in-house legal department.

• Experience as in-house counsel supporting technology, ecommerce, digital product, or consumer-facing businesses.

• JD/LLB and membership in good standing with a Canadian law society.

• Strong understanding of technology, ecommerce platforms, digital products, and consumer-focused business models.

• Experience partnering closely with product management, user experience, technology, and business teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

-Ability to review and advise on product designs, digital experiences, user journeys, and Figma screens to identify legal and regulatory considerations.

• Strong knowledge of consumer protection law and obligations applicable to online businesses.

• Experience drafting, reviewing, and advising on Product Terms of Use, Terms of Sale, order confirmations, website disclosures, and product information pages.

• Experience developing and reviewing customer-facing disclosures, disclaimers, notices, and legal language embedded within digital experiences.

• Understanding of how legal requirements should be incorporated into product interfaces and customer communications.

• Experience advising on privacy law and customer data collection, usage, and disclosure practices.

• Experience supporting marketing, promotional, advertising, and customer engagement initiatives.

• Strong commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating technology, vendor, and strategic partnership agreements.

• Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

-Experience working on mobile applications, digital marketplaces, online checkout experiences, or customer account platforms.

-Familiarity with privacy-by-design and consumer-focused product development methodologies.

• Experience supporting customer care, customer advocacy, or consumer compliance functions.

-Exposure to advertising law, digital marketing, loyalty programs, customer engagement initiatives, or promotional campaigns.

• Experience conducting legal reviews of UX/UI design changes before product launches.

• Able to work onsite five days per week in Mississauga

• Comfortable operating in a director-level role without direct reports

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience advising on artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, and emerging AI regulatory frameworks.

• Experience developing AI governance standards, internal guidance, or responsible AI policies.

• Previous experience supporting large-scale ecommerce, retail technology, marketplace, fintech, or digital platform businesses.

*We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.

*Pay range for this role is between CAD.

Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.