TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Corporate Governance Counsel to join our fast-growing Legal, Compliance, & Risk (LCR) Department. In this role, you’ll provide support important to the needs of a dynamic, global professional services organization in the engineering and technical consulting industry.

Immediate areas of influence will include global legal entity management; global corporate secretarial support; global corporate governance matters; equity-related legal matters; and other general corporate matters. For the right candidate, there is room to grow and learn beyond these areas, including M&A transactions.

Partnering with cross-functional teams worldwide, including members of the LCR Department, Finance & Accounting, Tax, Human Resources, and Marketing & Strategy, your objective will be to ensure efficient, compliant, and effective corporate governance operations. To be successful in this role, you must be diligent, highly detail-oriented, and enjoy managing complex projects with precision.

You thrive on developing more efficient, simpler ways of working and teaching others. You are flexible, keep yourself and others motivated, and can collaborate across departments and functions. Teamwork is a key value you live by.

This position reports to the Global Compliance + Employment Managing Counsel with room for the right candidate to increase responsibility and to work more independently over time. This is a great opportunity to gain or further develop experience in an in-house legal department environment.

This position allows for remote work or can be based (in a hybrid arrangement) in one of our offices in the United States or Canada, such as San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Toronto, or Vancouver. If based remotely, occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate governance legal support for numerous global subsidiary legal entities in the engineering and technical consulting industry, including:

  • Preparing and managing documentation to support Board of Directors and shareholder actions.

  • Providing corporate support and oversight of corporate subsidiaries around the world through formations, dissolutions, drafting of governing documents, and state/jurisdictional filings.

  • Organizing and maintaining corporate minute books, records, and files.

  • Responding to internal and external KYC, UBO, and similar requests.

  • Supporting the equity program.

• Act as a key resource on governance matters, driving process improvements and innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and compliance.

• Collaborate closely with LCR Department attorneys, paralegals, and non-lawyer professionals supporting these businesses to accomplish the required corporate governance activities and meet the needs of the business.

• Provide guidance on governance projects, influencing best practices across the organization.

• Collaborate closely with business leaders to manage corporate governance activities.

• Manage relationships with external service providers and/or outside legal counsel to perform required corporate governance activities.

• Assist with developing and implementing new technology and tools to improve the accuracy and accessibility of corporate governance resources and reports to create efficiencies within the organization

• Support the Tax and Financing & Accounting teams with tax forms and certifications.

• Support team, department, and cross-functional projects and priorities as needed.

• For the right candidate and based on experience, work with the General Counsel on matters related to the Board of Directors and other corporate governance.

• Contribute to high-impact, strategic governance projects in collaboration with senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• JD with a minimum of 2 years of combined general corporate, regulatory or transactional experience with a law firm, accounting firm, and/or corporate law department.

• Licensed to practice law in a state/province of the United States or Canada.

• Strong written and oral communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience in United States and/or Canadian legal systems.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects with precision and autonomy.

• Capability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

• Keen attention to detail and quality of work product.

• Experience with designing and/or implementing new scalable processes.

• Proficiency in or the ability to quickly learn legal entity management, such as Diligent, and document management tools.

• Ability to handle and be trusted with confidential and/or sensitive information.

• Initiative, resilience, leadership, professionalism and ability to adapt to change.

• Solid logical reasoning skills.

• Ability to manage and direct your own work and the work of others.

• Ability to thrive in a matrixed environment.

• Resourceful problem solver with a positive, can-do attitude.

• Team player who wants to both teach and learn, takes initiative, and can quickly pivot tasks throughout the day.

• Solid ability to collaborate and build relationships across the enterprise and to gain and maintain credibility with internal and external partners.

• Ability to model corporate values of integrity, client-focus, innovation, and collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior exposure to international legal systems, including those in Europe, Latin America, Middle East-Africa, and/or Asia Pacific.

• Additional business proficient or native language skills (preferably French, Spanish, or Mandarin.)

 

Additional Information

TYLin  is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $130,000 CAD- $198,000 CAD annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.  

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

 

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

 

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.