Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Senior Legal Counsel - Technology and Commercial
Legal counsel advising on IT, commercial, data law and digital solutions globally.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Senior Legal Counsel – Technology and Commercial role at WSP serves as a key strategic advisor at the crossroads of digital, technology, and indirect procurement. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Technology, Commercial and Data Law, the position guides global teams on IT, commercial, and data law matters while supporting the development and commercialization of digital solutions. The counsel provides risk‑aware legal guidance that enables WSP to stay at the forefront of innovation. By advising on legal risks associated with internal and client‑facing digital services and helping implement practical mitigation strategies, the role ensures compliant and competitive delivery of technology solutions. • Provide primary legal advice on IT, commercial, and data law issues. • Partner with global digital team to support design, development, and commercialization of digital solutions. • Advise on legal risks of digital services and implement risk mitigation strategies. • Draft, review, and negotiate agreements with technology partners, clients, and suppliers. • Guide indirect procurement on complex global agreements across IT and non‑IT categories. • Create and maintain standard terms, templates, playbooks, and self‑service contracting guidance. • Ensure compliance, including “compliance by design,” collaborating with procurement, IT, security, marketing, and ethics. • Contribute to contract lifecycle management tools, workflows, SOPs, and review processes. • Support corporate governance, policy development, IP protection, and training related to technology and data law.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸legal advice
- ▸digital solutions
- ▸risk mitigation
- ▸contract drafting
- ▸compliance design
- ▸lifecycle tools
What You Bring
• Qualified lawyer in Québec or comparable jurisdiction with at least 10 years of commercial IT law experience. • Strong drafting, analytical, and high‑stakes negotiation skills; risk‑based, pragmatic approach. • Ability to work autonomously in ambiguous environments, meet tight deadlines, and influence stakeholders. • Bilingual in English and French; capable of national‑level collaboration. • Motivated to build processes, improve operations, and enable scale through templates and tooling.
Requirements
- ▸qualified lawyer
- ▸negotiation
- ▸autonomous
- ▸bilingual
- ▸process improvement
Benefits
WSP is a purpose‑driven, globally recognized professional services firm with over 65,000 employees, including 12,000+ in Canada. The company values balance, flexible work, and continuous growth, offering limitless opportunities for ambitious professionals to shape communities and advance humanity. Compensation is region‑based, ranging from $146,500 to $212,200 annually, with specific salary bands for each province and territory. The final salary may vary according to education, experience, certifications, seniority, location, and business needs.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time