Associate General Counsel
Recognized as one of Canada’s top startups two years in a row — climbing from #4 in 2024 to #2 in 2025 — Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies🚀. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class sales and trading team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by US venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.
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As Associate General Counsel, you would be an integral part of our legal team, reporting to the General Counsel and working with us to provide expert legal counsel while supporting the smooth, efficient operation of our marketplace business. This is the perfect role for an experienced lawyer with an entrepreneurial mindset, incredible attention to detail, and a passion for learning and growing, who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.
In this role, your responsibilities would include:
Advising the business on a wide range of complex product and commercial matters.
Leading the drafting and negotiation of strategic commercial agreements.
Overseeing the review and drafting of template agreements governing the marketplace's operations.
Advising clients and key stakeholders on complex legal issues, marketing and operational matters, and business strategy, and manage/assess risk in connection with the company’s products and commercial relationships.
Proactively managing large-scale projects and ‘go to market’ launches with long-term goals.
Identifying and managing cross-functional strategic initiatives related to the company’s products and commercial relationships.
Building positive and highly collaborative relationships across Hiive.
Required Skills:
A J.D. or L.L.B. with a license to practice law in the United States or in Canada.
8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally having started out at a law firm and honed in-house at a technology company.
Proven experience in drafting and negotiating vendor, marketing, and other complex and strategic commercial agreements.
Substantial experience counselling product teams on a broad spectrum of applicable legal issues.
Experience advising fintech or technology companies, or financial institutions.
A keen interest in creative legal problem-solving, including researching novel and ambiguous areas of law.
A desire to work on an agile team providing pragmatic advice and guidance to product, business, and operations teams that are moving very quickly.
A track record of sound judgment and composure in high-pressure situations.
Nice to have:
Securities law experience.
Experience advising on privacy and data matters.
Experience in a tech start-up, high-growth company, or private equity or venture capital fund.
Experience with securities transactions.
Compensation, Benefits, & Perks:
Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.
Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.
Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.
Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.