Legal Counsel at Solink

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Legal Counsel Level: P3 Location: Remote Reports To: Nicole Davidson, Associate General Counsel Type: Permanent | Full-Time About Solink At Solink, our mission is to safeguard what matters most . We provide businesses with the tools to know sooner and act faster by transforming video security into real-time operational insights. Our cloud-based platform integrates seamlessly with your existing cameras and systems, turning them into intelligent sensors that detect and interpret key moments. This empowers teams to make data-driven decisions, enhance security, and improve operational efficiency. Trusted by over 36,000 locations across 60+ countries - including brands like McDonald’s and JYSK - Solink delivers clarity when it counts. Our solutions help businesses reduce shrink, optimize performance, and respond proactively to potential threats. We're growing rapidly, earning industry recognition, and scaling with purpose. We’ve been recognized by Deloitte’s Fast 50™ and Fast 500™, Business Intelligence Group, and as one of Ottawa’s Best Places to Work. And we’re just getting started! The Role We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join Solink’s legal team. You’ll support enterprise deals and help build our privacy, AI governance, and compliance programs. You’ll advise on commercial contracts, privacy and AI, employment, and corporate matters for our hardware-enabled SaaS business, often with significant independence. You’ll report to the Associate General Counsel. What You’ll Do Commercial Contracts Draft, review, and negotiate enterprise agreements, including Master Services Agreements, Terms of Service, Data Processing Addenda, AI Addenda, Reseller Agreements, and vendor contracts. Act as the first point of contact for Sales on routine contract questions and customer redlines. Apply Solink’s contract standards and fallback positions, and escalate deviations outside approved thresholds. Help update and maintain contract templates in our contract management system. Privacy and AI Governance Support compliance with Canadian, US, and EU privacy laws, including Quebec’s privacy law, PIPEDA, CCPA, and GDPR. Help run Solink’s privacy program, including its policies, procedures, and regular compliance reviews. Help update internal privacy policies, such as data retention and access request procedures. Help run Solink’s AI governance framework. Track new privacy and AI laws, including the EU AI Act, and determine how they affect our products. Support privacy incident response and answer customer and regulator privacy inquiries. Employment and Corporate Support Answer employment questions under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act and other applicable laws. Draft and review internal policies, such as commission and HR policies. Manage outside counsel on assigned matters. Support other legal and compliance projects as needed. Cross-Functional Work with Sales, Finance, HR, Product, and Engineering to give clear, practical advice. Explain legal and technical issues in plain terms to both technical and non-technical teams. Turn legal analysis into short, actionable guidance the business can use right away. Help build self-serve tools, such as playbooks, FAQs, and talk tracks, so teams can handle routine questions independently. Promote privacy and security awareness across the company. Role Expectations This is a P3 level role. At Solink, individuals at this level are highly autonomous contributors who own initiatives end-to-end with minimal direction. They proactively solve problems, collaborate across teams, and connect their work to broader team and business goals.. In this role, you'll be expected to: Own legal matters from start to finish. Independently manage assigned contracts, advisory matters, and compliance initiatives, bringing in the Associate General Counsel when complexity or risk requires it. Apply sound, practical judgment. Assess legal risks in the context of business goals, recommend a clear path forward, and distinguish between