Job Description
Our client is seeking a in-house counsel, commercial lawyer focusing on digital Product & Consumer Counsel to support a rapidly evolving ecommerce and technology business.
Reporting into senior legal leadership, this role will serve as a trusted advisor to product, technology, customer experience, marketing, and commercial teams on legal matters related to digital products, consumer protection, privacy, ecommerce, and emerging technologies.
This is a highly collaborative, business-facing role that requires a lawyer who can provide practical guidance throughout the product lifecycle while helping the business innovate responsibly and compliantly.
The ideal candidate is a practical, technology-savvy lawyer who enjoys working directly with product and business teams to bring new ideas to market.
They understand how digital products are built, can confidently review customer-facing experiences and product designs, and are comfortable balancing legal risk with innovation.
They are collaborative, commercially minded, and excited by the intersection of technology, ecommerce, consumer protection, privacy, and artificial intelligence.
Location: Mississauga, ON
Work Model: 5 days per week onsite
Level: Director level individual contributor role with no direct reports
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters.
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Skills and Requirements
- 7-10+ years of corporate commercial technology, and/or consumer law experience gained through enterprise in-house legal department.
- Experience as in-house counsel supporting technology, ecommerce, digital product, or consumer-facing businesses.
- JD/LLB and membership in good standing with a Canadian law society.
- Strong understanding of technology, ecommerce platforms, digital products, and consumer-focused business models.
- Experience partnering closely with product management, user experience, technology, and business teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
-Ability to review and advise on product designs, digital experiences, user journeys, and Figma screens to identify legal and regulatory considerations.
- Strong knowledge of consumer protection law and obligations applicable to online businesses.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and advising on Product Terms of Use, Terms of Sale, order confirmations,
website disclosures, and product information pages.
- Experience developing and reviewing customer-facing disclosures, disclaimers, notices, and legal language embedded within digital experiences.
- Understanding of how legal requirements should be incorporated into product interfaces and customer communications.
- Experience advising on privacy law and customer data collection, usage, and disclosure practices.
- Experience supporting marketing, promotional, advertising, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Robust commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating technology, vendor, and strategic partnership agreements.
- Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
-Experience working on mobile applications, digital marketplaces, online checkout experiences, or customer account platforms.
-Familiarity with privacy-by-design and consumer-focused product development methodologies.
- Experience supporting customer care, customer advocacy, or consumer compliance functions.
-Exposure to advertising law, digital marketing, loyalty programs, customer engagement initiatives, or promotional campaigns.
- Experience conducting legal reviews of UX/UI design changes before product launches.
- Able to work onsite five days per week in Mississauga
- Comfortable operating in a director-level role without direct reports - Experience advising on artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, and emerging AI regulatory frameworks.
- Experience developing AI governance standards, internal guidance, or responsible AI policies.
- Previous experience supporting large-scale ecommerce, retail technology, marketplace, fintech, or digital platform businesses.
📌 Commercial Lawyer - Digital & E-Commerce Technology (Mississauga)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Mississauga