Senior Counsel – U.S. Anti-Financial Crimes and Sanctions

Job Description: • The Senior Counsel provides oversight, legal advice and support to TD Bank management in Corporate Group Functions and Business Units. • Functions as legal expert in one or more defined subject matter areas and/or specific business lines. • Provides high level legal advice to specific business area(s), may prepare resolutions, contracts, memoranda to management, litigation documents and forms and participates in major legal actions. • Foresees and protects the Company against legal risks. • Responsibilities will include advising on Sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and fraud matters including regulatory expectations and best practices, across business and functional segments operating within TD Bank U.S. and other LOBs. • This is an opportunity to collaborate with other members of TD Legal; multi-disciplinary response teams across the enterprise, including colleagues in risk management, security, control partners and lines of business; and to help the enterprise meet its legal and regulatory obligations relating to Sanctions, AML, and financial crimes. Requirements: • Bachelors degree required • J.D. from an Accredited Law School required • 10+ Years of related experience • Strong knowledge of at least one area of law relating to banking/financial services operations and issues • Integrity and high moral standards • Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills • Strong legal and analysis skills • Detail oriented • Must be able to apply legal knowledge to the business • Ability to exercise sound judgment • Strong interpersonal skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Strong teamwork and client skills • Highly motivated • Ability to provide difficult, complex and unwelcomed legal advice credibly and convincingly to management • Strong technology aptitude including proficiency with standard office software and ability to learn and apply new technologies in work environment • Capacity to understand current and emerging technologies in the industry and how they affect business objectives • Ability to identify problems and barriers, and effectively implement solutions to advance business strategy • Operates with creativity and innovation Benefits: • health and well-being benefits • savings and retirement programs • paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO) • banking benefits and discounts • career development • reward and recognition