Legal Counsel - Procurement
Hybrid (Toronto, ON)CA$108k - CA$150kfull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Experienced commercial attorney to lead procurement negotiations and provide legal support for third-party contracts at MongoDB, with a hybrid Toronto-based option.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal partner to global Procurement and advise cross-functional stakeholders on third-party contracting matters
- Draft and negotiate buy-side agreements, including SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate agreements
- Provide practical legal guidance on complex, high-value, and high-risk procurement transactions, including escalation and resolution of issues requiring cross-functional stakeholder input or business leadership approval
- Develop and maintain scalable procurement and legal review processes
- Develop and maintain legal knowledge-management resources, including procurement playbooks, templates, and other institutional knowledge resources
- Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, contract lifecycle management tools, and emerging legal and AI technology to scale procurement legal support
- Develop and deliver training and practical guidance to Procurement and business stakeholders on contracting processes, legal requirements, negotiation strategy, risk allocation, and common contractual issues
- Maintain awareness of emerging legal and commercial issues affecting procurement, including data privacy and security, AI, IP, and vendor risk, and incorporate relevant developments into contracting guidance and processes
- Support broader Legal team priorities and initiatives as needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years of commercial contract experience, with a proven track record negotiating procurement agreements
- Experience at law firm and/or high-growth tech company
- JD with an active bar membership in your jurisdiction
- Understanding of data privacy requirements
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines
- Proactive, dynamic and results-driven individual with strong attention to detail
- Curious and passionate about technology
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations
- Leadership and teamwork skills and willingness to take on new responsibility
Skills
Required:Commercial contractingData privacyNegotiationLegal draftingCommunication
Benefits
- equity
- participation in the employee stock purchase program
- flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
- fertility and adoption assistance
- RRSP with employer match
- mental health counseling
- backup child and elder care
- health, dental, and vision benefits offerings
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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