Associate Director of Legal Affairs (full time)

Linde Canada Inc.

Associate Director of Legal Affairs (full time)

Mississauga, ON, Canada

The Associate Director of Legal Affairs is accountable for providing legal advice and support on areas of law having material impact on the business units operating in Canada.

What you will enjoy doing

• In this role, you will partner closely with the Director of Legal Affairs, providing legal support and counsel on a wide range of matters impacting the business and supporting the overall objectives of the Legal department
• You will advise business leaders and senior management on complex and routine commercial, regulatory, compliance, operational, and strategic matters, including contracts, supply and purchase agreements, government contracts, claims, disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management initiatives
• The role includes drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and interpreting a broad range of commercial agreements and transactional documents while helping protect the company's interests and support business growth
• A key part of the role involves supporting the business on regulatory, environmental, health, safety, quality, and healthcare-related matters, helping ensure compliance with applicable legislation and proactively mitigating risk
• The role includes providing legal support for procurement activities, including RFPs, RFQs, government tenders, and other competitive bidding processes
• You will support the Director of Legal Affairs on privacy and data protection initiatives by providing guidance on privacy compliance, breach response, and day-to-day privacy-related matters
• You will work directly with business stakeholders, customers, suppliers, external counsel, and other third parties to resolve contractual issues, negotiate agreements, and support dispute resolution and settlement discussions
• The position involves managing litigation matters, working with external counsel, developing legal strategies, overseeing claims, and helping achieve practical business-focused outcomes
• You will deliver legal training and guidance to business leaders and operational teams on contracts, compliance, regulatory and environmental matters, and other legal topics relevant to the organization
• The role also supports the Director of Legal Affairs in partnering with HR and business leaders on employment-related matters, including workplace investigations, performance management, terminations, human rights issues, disability matters, benefits, pensions, and other employment law considerations

What makes you great

• The role is ideal for someone with a Law Degree and membership in the Law Society of Ontario, combined with a strong foundation in corporate and commercial law and general in-house practice
• You will bring approximately 8–12 years of experience gained through a combination of private practice and in-house corporate legal environments
• The position requires strong business acumen and the ability to operate independently as the lead legal resource on a broad range of commercial, regulatory, health and safety, environmental, quality, and operational matters
• You will have extensive experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and interpreting complex commercial agreements, while providing practical legal solutions that support business objectives
• The role is best suited for someone who can think strategically and creatively, helping business partners navigate challenges and identify pragmatic solutions to complex issues
• You will be comfortable managing a high volume of competing priorities, balancing both urgent and long-term matters while delivering timely and effective legal advice
• Strong judgment is essential, with the ability to provide clear, confident legal guidance on nuanced issues, often in situations where information may be limited or evolving
• You will have exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, allowing you to work effectively with employees, leaders, external counsel, customers, regulators, and other stakeholders at all levels
• Success in this role comes from being collaborative, highly autonomous, and composed under pressure, while demonstrating strong leadership, decision-making, and influencing skills
• The position requires strong analytical thinking and exceptional legal drafting capabilities, with the ability to assess risk, support business growth, and protect the organization's interests

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

At Linde, every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success and to contribute to one of the world’s leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

Have we inspired you? Let’s talk about it

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application. Please reach out to our retained recruiters at ZSA Legal Recruitment, by contacting Warren Bongard at [email protected]. Ref. #LI34322.

This is an exclusive search with ZSA Legal Recruitment. All CVs sent to Linde will be redirected to ZSA for review.

Linde has an extensive background check process which may include but is not limited to, a criminal background review, reference checks, employment and education verification.

Linde Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation during the recruitment and selection process are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. We will work with you to meet your needs.

We are committed to employment equity for women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. Interested candidates from these groups are encouraged to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore, employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.