Legal Counsel - International Law and Regulatory Affairs

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Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline, the country's flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada's regular routes directly connect over 180 airports in Canada, the United States and abroad on six continents. Air Canada, whose headquarters are in Montreal, holds a four-star rating from Skytrax. Air Canada's Aeroplan program, with more than 10 million members worldwide, is Canada's premier travel loyalty program, offering its members the ability to earn or redeem points across the world's largest airline partner network, comprising 45 partners, as well as retail, hotel and car rental partners. Through Air Canada Vacations, the Corporation offers more choices than any other Canadian tour operator for hundreds of destinations worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, tours and car rentals. Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada's freight division, has the lift capacity and connectivity to serve hundreds of destinations on six continents using Air Canada's passenger and all-cargo flights. Air Canada's climate ambition includes a long-term target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To learn more, consult Air Canada's GHG documentation. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "AC" in Canada and on the OTCQX platform in the United States, under the symbol "ACDVF".

The Legal Counsel - International Law and Regulatory Affairs will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of strategic initiatives and contracts related to aviation regulatory law, competition law, commercial law and economic sanctions, anti-corruption laws and international issues.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal and strategic advice on international and regulatory law matters, with a particular focus on aviation regulatory law, competition law, administrative law, trade and economic sanctions, anti-corruption requirements, and issues impacting international operations.
• Provide legal support regarding alliances and strategic partnerships, such as interline, code-share and joint venture agreements, and projects with regulatory implications, such as the launch of new international destinations.
• Monitor and evaluate regulatory developments, legislative proposals and strategic regulatory initiatives, assessing their potential legal, operational and business impacts for the company.
• Identify, evaluate and communicate legal and regulatory risks, and provide practical, business-oriented advice in support of business objectives, while appropriately managing risks.
• Play a key role or act as a strategic advisor for various client groups and adopt a pragmatic, business-oriented approach that recognizes the operational and business impacts of any commercial agreement, strategic regulatory initiative, proposed legislation or commercial initiative.

Qualifications

• Law degree, outstanding credentials and demonstrated achievements.
• Member of the bar of a Canadian province or a U.S. state, required; training in common law and civil law, an asset.
• At least five years of relevant experience in a top-tier law firm or a recognized in-house legal department.
• Relevant experience in competition law, administrative law or international law and knowledge of regulated sectors, required; commitment to familiarizing oneself with the company's activities to better support its strategies and objectives.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills, excellent analytical mind; motivated, ability to take responsibility and meet challenges in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.
• Good business judgment; strategic, pragmatic and rigorous approach to assessing legal risk.
• Ability to achieve results, sense of urgency and motivation to achieve objectives.
• Ability to understand and anticipate client needs, and to respond to them, communicating effectively while keeping related risks in mind.
• Strategic and creative thinking to clarify and merge different approaches in order to find practical solutions.
• Initiative, proactivity and resourcefulness.
• Strong advocacy skills; ability to use strategic influence to explain complex legal issues in a clear, concise and compelling manner. Ability to build persuasive arguments based on facts, logic and law, to listen and ask effective questions to understand business objectives, and to adapt messages to the target audience.
• Support for innovation, adaptability and flexibility within fast-paced environments, and a strong willingness to learn and deepen knowledge.
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure, while remaining calm in difficult situations.
• Rigor, tenacity and resilience to overcome challenges and pursue objectives with sustained enthusiasm.
• Strong work ethic, high personal standards, discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information, commitment to honoring obligations, open and honest communication, and respectful attitude.
• Proven punctuality and reliability to foster the overall success of the team in a fast-paced environment.

Employment Conditions:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country concerned at the time an offer of employment is presented and are responsible for obtaining the necessary work permits, visas or other authorizations. Proof of eligibility must be provided prior to the start date.

Language Requirements

Equal skills being equal, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding workplace that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to our company's success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diverse applications so that we can build a workforce that is varied and representative of our customers and the communities where we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.