General Counsel in Québec

Techo-Bloc is a North American manufacturer and distributor of landscape products, with 9 manufacturing facilities, 15 distribution centres, and more than 900 employees across 20+ locations. We combine entrepreneurial drive with innovation, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to customer experience.

First 6-12 Month Mandate

• Review key contracts — insurance, employment, warranty, customer, lease, supplier, service, confidentiality, and other commercial agreements — and identify gaps, risks, and template improvements.
• Meet with all external legal counsel in Canada and the U.S.; assess scope, quality, spend, open matters, and what should move in-house.
• Review policies, governance practices, approval processes, and escalation points; recommend practical improvements to reduce risk and improve consistency.
• Review NDAs, non-competes, non-solicits, confidentiality, employment, and restrictive covenant templates; recommend what to update, standardize, or replace.
• Review active legal files, disputes, warranty claims, insurance, employment, and other open matters; prioritize issues, make recommendations, and establish a clear handoff process.
• Support M&A activity, including due diligence, risk review, contract analysis, and integration support.

What You'll Own

Executive Leadership & Strategic Advisory

• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the CEO and senior leadership team.
• Provide strategic guidance on growth initiatives, investments, corporate transactions, organizational changes, and enterprise-wide risk.
• Partner with leaders across Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, and Innovation to support business objectives while protecting the organization's interests.
• Identify legal, regulatory, governance, and reputational considerations that may affect strategic decisions and long‑term business objectives.

Commercial Contracts, Corporate Transactions & Growth Initiatives

• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial agreements, including dealer, distribution, supplier, service, technology, confidentiality, licensing, and warranty agreements.
• Develop scalable contract frameworks, templates, and approval processes that improve efficiency, consistency, and risk management.
• Lead the legal aspects of acquisitions, strategic partnerships, financings, and other corporate transactions.
• Direct legal due diligence, transaction negotiations, and integration support for strategic growth initiatives.

Litigation, Claims & Regulatory Matters

• Serve as the escalation point for significant disputes, claims, investigations, and regulatory matters.
• Oversee external litigation counsel, legal strategy, exposure reporting, and legal spend.
• Partner with business leaders to proactively manage legal risks and resolve disputes efficiently and pragmatically.
• Advise on consumer protection, environmental, manufacturing, product‑related, and other regulatory obligations.

Employment, Insurance & Regulatory Matters

• Partner with HR on employment agreements, policies, investigations, and compliance across Canada and the United States.
• Oversee liability insurance and workers' compensation matters, including CNESST, WSIB, and U.S. equivalents.
• Advise on consumer protection, environmental, manufacturing, product‑related, and other regulatory obligations.

Intellectual Property, Privacy & Technology

• Protect Techo-Bloc's trademarks, brand assets, confidential information, and broader intellectual property portfolio.
• Advise on privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software, SaaS, licensing, and data-processing agreements.
• Partner with IT, Marketing, Product Development, Innovation, and HR to identify risks early and coordinate specialized counsel when required.

Building the Legal Function

• Build a scalable, business‑focused legal function and a trusted network of Canadian, U.S., and specialist external counsel.
• Manage external counsel relationships and legal spend, deciding what should be handled in‑house, what requires specialist support, and how to achieve practical, cost‑effective outcomes.
• Coordinate specialist support for workers' compensation, product liability, construction defect claims, environmental matters, land‑use and permitting issues, and acquisition due diligence.

Requirements

• Law degree, member in good standing of a Canadian law society.
• 7+ years' legal experience, with solid exposure to commercial, corporate, and governance matters.
• Track record advising senior executives with practical, business-minded counsel.
• Experience with acquisitions, negotiations, and enterprise-level initiatives.
• Working knowledge of governance, risk, compliance, privacy, IP, and regulatory matters.
• Manufacturing, distribution, or industrial sector experience an asset.
• Experience building legal or governance functions in a growing company an asset.
• Comfortable with both Canadian and U.S. legal environments.
• Bilingual in French and English.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and effective in a lean, fast‑moving environment.

Techo-Bloc offers a fast-growing dynamic environment where you can build a long‑term career. We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package:

• Group insurance and RRSP with employer contributions
• 24/7 telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible work environment
• Training and development programs
• Performance‑based bonus
• Employee recognition programs
• Employee discounts and on‑site perks (snacks, events, free parking)

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.