Director & Managing Counsel, Commercial Lending

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Job Description:

TDs US Commercial Lending & Workout Legal team supports the US Commercial Bank and Commercial Workout helping to enable their business strategies while managing legal risks presented in day-to-day operations. The team works closely with senior leadership credit management credit risk relationship managers and workout officers to provide legal support in a number of areas including without limitation policy and procedure reviews issue remediation contract negotiation transactional risk analysis litigation management and the sourcing of legal advice from other teams internal to TD Legal and external law firms as needed.

The Director and Managing Counsel provides strategic and tactical direction and advice to AMCB executives as well as within the legal department. Provides oversight legal advice and support to AMCBs senior management in Functions and in Business units. This role is the principal bank-wide legal expert in a broadly defined practice area and/or a specific international location. As a Practice Leader this role brings Best Practices in own area to the organization. The Director and Managing Counsel mediates and prevents recurring conflict situations. Applies broad knowledge of TDBFG to develop and implement policies and Procedures within own area.

Depth & Scope:

• Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent setting goals developing staff managing employee performance and compensation decisions promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions as required
• Provides strategic and tactical direction and advice to AMCB executives as well as within the legal department
• Identifies and analyzes legal issues draft key documents makes recommendations and assists to enhance legal compliance
• Provides ongoing advice to Managers and business lines regarding general legal and contract specific issues and risks
• Participates in structuring negotiating and drafting of general business transactions (ranging from standard contracts to complex high-dollar value transactions)
• Trusted legal advisor to business senior leadership team
• Escalates significant legal and regulatory compliance risk issues as appropriate
• Focuses on appropriate talent utilization and supports career development of team members
• Coordinates with the Legal Leadership team and other COLA groups to provide seamless advice to leadership and the portfolio businesses

Education & Experience:

• Commercial lending transactional experience in a law firm or in-house environment
• Deep experience negotiating commercial financing contracts
• Experience managing or assisting with commercial loan workouts
• Experience with subsidiary and/or entity-level corporate governance
• Working knowledge of laws rules and regulations applicable to commercial and small business lending
• Experience working in a regulatory environment
• Prior experience managing a team of lawyers and legal professionals
• Bachelors degree and Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• 10 Years experience as an attorney
• Admitted in good standing to a state bar
• Licensed to practice law
• Legal expertise experience & sound legal judgment
• Strategic thinker
• Skilled leader high confidence low ego inspiring to professionals operates through influence motivates and develops leadership teams
• Delivers on objectives focuses on what matters and can work across silos to build effective working relationships
• Clear concise communicator capable of influencing positive outcomes
• Strong innovation-acumen

Who We Are:
TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to the Bank those we serve and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether youve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs were here to support you towards your goals. As an organization we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g. eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as 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 and reward and recognition. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at . Include your full name best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.