03 Oct
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Bombardier Transportation
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Dorval
03 Oct
Bombardier Transportation
Dorval
Senior Legal Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions Posting Start Date: 5/8/26 Requisition ID: 13154 Dorval, QC, CAN, H4S 1Y9 When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies. At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more) Competitive base salary Retirement savings plan Employee Assistance Program The Senior Legal Counsel, M&A; will report into the Associate General Counsel and Vice President Legal Services, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Services and will provide end-to-end legal support for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments and related corporate transactions.
This role partners closely with M&A; and Strategy, Finance, Tax and Human Resources business leaders and external counsels to structure, negotiate and execute transactions while managing legal risk, ensuring compliance and enabling strategic objectives. The successful candidate is a pragmatic advisor with strong drafting/negotiation skills, excellent project management capabilities and experience navigating complex cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional deals. Lead or support the legal workstream for M&A; transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, asset purchases, share purchases, minority investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
Advise on and help determine optimal transaction structures in collaboration with internal stakeholders (e.g., Tax, Finance) and external advisors.
Support or lead negotiations on key deal points: representations & warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability, earn-outs, purchase price adjustments, covenants, material adverse change clauses and closing conditions. Due Diligence & Risk Management Plan and manage legal due diligence: create diligence scopes, coordinate data room reviews, identify red flags and propose mitigation strategies. Evaluate legal risks (corporate, contractual, employment, privacy, regulatory, litigation, IP) and translate them into practical business advice.
Prepare diligence summaries, risk matrices and executive-level briefings for decision-makers. Governance, Approvals & Regulatory Support Support regulatory and competition/antitrust analyses and filings, working with specialized internal teams and external counsel as needed. Ensure compliance with corporate policies and applicable laws during transaction lifecycle.
Act as a legal project manager: align timelines, workstreams and stakeholders to keep deals moving efficiently. Collaborate with business leads translating commercial intent into contract language and workable operational commitments. Support post-merger integration activities from a legal standpoint (e.g.,
contract novations/assignments, entity rationalization, governance updates). # Having a business degree would be considered an asset.
You have 9–12 years of legal experience with significant exposure to M&A; / corporate transactions, gained in: a leading law firm (corporate/M&A;) and/or an in-house legal team with active deal flow. You show outstanding leadership, are autonomous and have excellent legal and business acumen, enabling you to take quick decisions and provide strategic advice in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You have had exposure to competition/antitrust principles, privacy/data, IP commercial issues or employment considerations in M&A; contexts.
You are at ease working in an environment where technical questions are discussed. You have strong negotiations, drafting and communication skills as well as a strong capacity to convince people and manage external counsel. You are perfectly bilingual (french and english), both verbally and in writing.
You have good knowledge of MS-Office environment (Word, Excel, Power Point). You will be based in Montreal and may require frequent travel. Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.
Job Senior Legal
Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions Primary Location Administrative Centre (CA) Shift Requisition 13154 Senior Legal Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions #
📌 Senior Legal Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions (Dorval)
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