Senior Counsel – U.S. Anti-Financial Crimes and Sanctions

Role Overview

• The Senior Counsel provides oversight, legal advice and support to TD Bank management in Corporate Group Functions and Business Units.
• Functions as legal expert in one or more defined subject matter areas and/or specific business lines.
• Provides high level legal advice to specific business area(s), may prepare resolutions, contracts, memoranda to management, litigation documents and forms and participates in major legal actions.
• Foresees and protects the Company against legal risks.
• Responsibilities will include advising on Sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and fraud matters including regulatory expectations and best practices, across business and functional segments operating within TD Bank U.S. and other LOBs.
• This is an opportunity to collaborate with other members of TD Legal; multi-disciplinary response teams across the enterprise, including colleagues in risk management, security, control partners and lines of business; and to help the enterprise meet its legal and regulatory obligations relating to Sanctions, AML, and financial crimes.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• J.D. from an Accredited Law School required
• 10+ Years of related experience
• Strong knowledge of at least one area of law relating to banking/financial services operations and issues
• Integrity and high moral standards
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Strong legal and analysis skills
• Detail oriented
• Must be able to apply legal knowledge to the business
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and client skills
• Highly motivated
• Ability to provide difficult, complex and unwelcomed legal advice credibly and convincingly to management
• Strong technology aptitude including proficiency with standard office software and ability to learn and apply new technologies in work environment
• Capacity to understand current and emerging technologies in the industry and how they affect business objectives
• Ability to identify problems and barriers, and effectively implement solutions to advance business strategy
• Operates with creativity and innovation

Benefits

• health and well-being benefits
• savings and retirement programs
• paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
• banking benefits and discounts
• career development
• reward and recognition