About the role
Résumé des fonctions...
The Senior Counsel manages and completes complex real estate-related transactions, negotiates and drafts intricate legal agreements, and provides ongoing legal advice to business units, effectively managing external counsel across Canada when engaged.
Ce que vous ferez...
The Senior Counsel of Real Estate plays a key role in supporting Walmart’s expanding footprint of stores and supply chain facilities across Canada. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to negotiate real estate leases, purchase and sale agreements, licensee arrangements, and other commercial transactions. Additionally, the Senior Counsel advises on title, zoning, planning, and development matters, gaining experience with complex commercial and industrial projects nationwide.
This role also creates and builds capabilities within the Legal team for specific areas of legal expertise, ensuring significant cross-functional impact. The position involves setting and achieving clear objectives and key results (OKRs) for the legal domain, while staying current with legislative, legal, and regulatory changes. Regular updates, summaries, and analyses of these changes are provided to key stakeholders.
The position may involve planning, developing, and delivering internal education to the broader business on specialized legal areas, often in partnership with business stakeholders and compliance teams. This includes developing a comprehensive knowledge bank of training materials and related documentation.
The Senior Counsel builds best-in-class processes and templates to mitigate risk, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
Qualifications:
- LLB or JD
- 7+ years of commercial real estate experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Experience advising on construction and general commercial contract matters is an asset
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to manage complex transactions and communicate practical legal advice to all levels of the company, including senior management, are essential
- Collaborative, energetic team player capable of handling multiple matters and meeting deadlines
- Strong business acumen, sound judgment, and interpersonal skills are critical
.
Leadership Expectations:
Respect the Individual:
Builds high-performing teams; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and experiences where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all.
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments; supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
Acts with Integrity:
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity, sustainability, community, and integrity (e.g., creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers, driving local giving efforts).
Ensures that teams follow the law, our code of conduct and company policies; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, and models our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action, and enables others to do the same; holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware.
Serve our Customers:
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
Strive for Excellence:
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, and fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model.
Compétences minimales...
Indiquez ci-dessous les compétences minimales requises pour ce poste. Si aucune n’est indiquée, il n’y a pas de compétences minimales.
Age - 16 or older
Compétences recherchées...
Indiquez ci-dessous les compétences recherchées facultatives pour ce poste. Si aucune n’est indiquée, il n’y a pas de compétences recherchées.
Comme requis par la loi, Walmart offrira des accommodements pour les besoins des associés avec des incapacités.
Emplacement Principal...
1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada
About Walmart
Sixty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world’s biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. When you join our Walmart family of brands, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world.
We are ecstatic to have been named a Great Place to Work® Certified May 2023 – May 2024, Disability: IN 2023 Best Places to Work, and Fast Company 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023.
This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and build a career you’re proud of.
About the role
Résumé des fonctions...
The Senior Counsel manages and completes complex real estate-related transactions, negotiates and drafts intricate legal agreements, and provides ongoing legal advice to business units, effectively managing external counsel across Canada when engaged.
Ce que vous ferez...
The Senior Counsel of Real Estate plays a key role in supporting Walmart’s expanding footprint of stores and supply chain facilities across Canada. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to negotiate real estate leases, purchase and sale agreements, licensee arrangements, and other commercial transactions. Additionally, the Senior Counsel advises on title, zoning, planning, and development matters, gaining experience with complex commercial and industrial projects nationwide.
This role also creates and builds capabilities within the Legal team for specific areas of legal expertise, ensuring significant cross-functional impact. The position involves setting and achieving clear objectives and key results (OKRs) for the legal domain, while staying current with legislative, legal, and regulatory changes. Regular updates, summaries, and analyses of these changes are provided to key stakeholders.
The position may involve planning, developing, and delivering internal education to the broader business on specialized legal areas, often in partnership with business stakeholders and compliance teams. This includes developing a comprehensive knowledge bank of training materials and related documentation.
The Senior Counsel builds best-in-class processes and templates to mitigate risk, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
Qualifications:
- LLB or JD
- 7+ years of commercial real estate experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Experience advising on construction and general commercial contract matters is an asset
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to manage complex transactions and communicate practical legal advice to all levels of the company, including senior management, are essential
- Collaborative, energetic team player capable of handling multiple matters and meeting deadlines
- Strong business acumen, sound judgment, and interpersonal skills are critical
.
Leadership Expectations:
Respect the Individual:
Builds high-performing teams; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and experiences where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all.
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments; supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
Acts with Integrity:
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity, sustainability, community, and integrity (e.g., creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers, driving local giving efforts).
Ensures that teams follow the law, our code of conduct and company policies; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, and models our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action, and enables others to do the same; holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware.
Serve our Customers:
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
Strive for Excellence:
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, and fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model.
Compétences minimales...
Indiquez ci-dessous les compétences minimales requises pour ce poste. Si aucune n’est indiquée, il n’y a pas de compétences minimales.
Age - 16 or older
Compétences recherchées...
Indiquez ci-dessous les compétences recherchées facultatives pour ce poste. Si aucune n’est indiquée, il n’y a pas de compétences recherchées.
Comme requis par la loi, Walmart offrira des accommodements pour les besoins des associés avec des incapacités.
Emplacement Principal...
1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada
About Walmart
Sixty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world’s biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. When you join our Walmart family of brands, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world.
We are ecstatic to have been named a Great Place to Work® Certified May 2023 – May 2024, Disability: IN 2023 Best Places to Work, and Fast Company 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023.
This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and build a career you’re proud of.