Senior Legal Counsel & Manager, Corporate Insurance

BCLC exists to generate win-wins for the greater good.
 

For our people, our players, our communities, our industry, and our planet.
 

Lottery | Casino | Sports
 

Being a social purpose company, we are not only able to better align our business decisions with our purpose, but more importantly, we are committing to doing our part in creating a better world.

We bring our purpose to life by ensuring all our actions, behaviours and decisions create benefits for communities and the planet.

Motivated and guided by our social purpose, everything we do must benefit the greater good. And we encourage our employees, partners, players, industry and communities to engage with us on this ambition.

  We want you to be where you feel you can do your best work. Most of our jobs can be done remotely providing you reside in BC.
 

  For those who prefer working in a community with others, we have two beautiful offices in convenient locations: 
 

                2940 Virtual Way, Vancouver | 74 Seymour Street W, Kamloops
 

  This is a Permanent, Full Time opportunity

  Expected Salary Range: $123,334.00 - $154,169.00 - $192,710.00 
 

                Our typical hiring range will be +/- 5% of the midpoint shown above
 

                 Factors influencing this decision include qualifications and market conditions for the role

The Company
 

For nearly four decades, BCLC has delivered exceptional gambling entertainment for British Columbians. To fulfill our social purpose we have a vision to revolutionize gambling entertainment through engaging experiences that build and benefit communities. We operate national and provincial lotteries in partnership with 3500 retail partners, provide the games, technology & oversight to 37 brick & mortar casinos, and operate a safe secure and 100% legal online gambling presence PlayNow.com. In our recently completed fiscal year, BCLC generated a record $1.5 billion in net income to the Province of B.C. to support First Nations, host local governments, health care, education and community programs across the province.

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Legal Counsel & Manager, Corporate Insurance supports BCLC’s ongoing business by providing legal advice and guidance on a broad spectrum of legal matters including risk assessment, compliance and legal drafting of contracts and negotiations.  This role involves building influential relationships and working cooperatively with the business units it serves and other counsel.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provides practical legal advice to all business units on a wide variety of matters.  
• Supports all levels and business units within the organization to resolve legal issues and risks as they arise.
•  Review, drafts and negotiate a large volume and variety of contracts, including technology contracts
• Proactively identifies and evaluates complex legal issues regarding business initiatives, particularly those with high visibility and risk, and develops and recommends practical solutions to achieve business objectives efficiently with minimum legal risk.
• Supports the resolution of pending or threatened disputes between BCLC and third parties. Assesses and coordinates management of litigation and provides instruction to external counsel as required.
• Develops and implements mitigation strategies to reduce impact of BCLC exposure to legal risk.
• Consults and advises senior management and the Executive on highly confidential and sensitive matters.
•  Identifies compliance issues and works with internal stakeholders to implement solutions.
• Models leadership behaviors that support the engagement of staff, and drives culture and change management initiatives.
• Drafts and edits correspondence, memos, and internal/external briefing papers regarding sensitive issues with high reputational risk.
• Establishes and maintains excellent communications and working relationships within BCLC to ensure that legal advice is sought by internal clients when needed and provided to external stakeholders, as required.
• Supports and fosters a culture of trust, collaboration and compliance.
• Mentors and trains articling students.

QUALIFICATIONS

A combination of education, experience, and demonstrated skills may be considered.
 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Law degree and a current member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia;
• 7 to 8 years’ experience practicing law practicing law in private practice, in-house or government in a related field, including corporate and commercial law, intellectual property law, information technology law, creditors’ remedies, administrative law or contract interpretation, drafting, and negotiation;
• Experience giving practical legal advice to business through building strong knowledge of the business’ strategies and risks;
• Experience with regulatory, administrative and privacy law proceedings and commercial and inter-jurisdictional agreements.

KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Strong commercial law skills;
• Strong working knowledge of privacy law including the provisions of the FIPPA and regulations;
• A proven understanding of the business priorities to be in position to address legal needs of the organization;
• Thorough understanding of protecting legal privilege and maintaining strict confidentiality;
• Pragmatic and business-oriented approach to find solutions to legal matters;
• Exceptional people management and relationship-building skills with senior-level stakeholders both internal and external to a complex organization; a highly respected and collaborative team player; empathetic and participatory; builds a high level of trust and cooperation;

COMPETENCIES

• Advanced business acumen with a results-oriented focus ;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong team building and leadership skills, and proven ability to motivate, coach and develop;
• Exceptional analytical skills including the ability to identify potential issues and risks and craft solutions;
• Well-developed organizational skills;
• Able to handle a diverse range of complex issues and responsibilities in an accomplished and professional manner;
• Advanced communication and presentation skills, with an ability to communicate and address issues at all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders;
• Able to work cross-functionally to influence business practices and build buy-in;
• Able to work autonomously and in a dynamic and changing environment whilst having a clear team-building spirit and focus.

BCLC has organizational Values that reflect the culture we strive to maintain. All employees are expected to ensure their actions, decisions, and interactions consistently align with BCLC’s Values, Respect, Integrity, and Community.

Preferred qualifications may include:

• One or more risk and insurance qualifications such as the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP), Fellow (FR) designations, Canadian Accredited Insurance Broader (CAIB), and/or Canadian Risk Management (CRM) would be considered an asset.
• Experience with government procurement law would be considered an asset;
• Experience with general litigation would be considered an asset;
• Experience with gaming would be considered an asset;
• Understanding of Agile methodology or experience working with a cross-functional team environment would be an asset;
• Understanding of B.C. gaming industry would be an asset.

PORTFOLIO SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

When working in Corporate Insurance this role:

• Responsible as the company’s in-house expert for all insurance-related matters. Provides guidance and leadership to all business units by offering technical expertise and advice on all day-to-day insurance and/or matters as well as business development projects. Partners with management across various departments, including Finance, Operations, People & Culture, and other groups, to evaluate and refine existing risk management practices, control systems, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Manage all aspects of BCLC’s corporate insurance program, including review and selection of carriers, preparation of underwriting materials, negotiation of premium, provision of mid-term reports, review of policy wording and the review, audit, and analysis of insurance policies for accuracy to agreed coverage terms and conditions. Instigates the placement of special insurance coverage as required. 
• Manages BCLC’s insurance-related relationships inclusive of brokers, insurers, and underwriters. This includes the development of relationships with the most senior levels of management, presenting and discussing strategic and tactical risk management topics with their senior management team through to managing daily operational activities with their various service teams.  Selects, negotiates, and evaluates third parties supporting insurance activities.
• Reviews terms and conditions of contracts, leases, and operating agreements to identify risk exposures, recommends risk mitigation steps, and revises insurance language to ensure BCLC’s interests are properly addressed and is within the company’s risk capacity.

What’s in it for you

• Defined benefit pension plan which provides a recurring income you can depend on for life throughout retirement
• We pride ourselves on our flexible working model which supports work-life integration and our 37.5 hour work week
• Professional development including education/certification sponsorship, in house leadership cohorts, LinkedIn Learning
• See all our rewards here
   

However you identify, or whatever your path in life, if you see something here that makes you excited to get to work every day, please apply. We hire people for skills, capabilities and potential, not just education and experience.

We value Respect, Integrity and Community, and we provide an inclusive environment where everyone can feel like they belong.

Our social purpose is much more than returning 100% of net income to the province in the form of healthcare & education programs, and community gaming grants. Check it out!

Did you know BCLC is an industry leader in player health and safe & responsible gambling? Find out more!

If you require accommodation so you can be at your best in the interview, please let us know: recruitment@bclc.com.

All candidates must be at least 19 years of age and legally eligible to work in Canada 

Please Note: This opportunity will remain open until December 10, 2024.