Director, Legal - Mergers & Acquisitions
Banyan Software · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Banyan Software's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 32% of Banyan Software's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Banyan Software
- high 50 stale, 2 reposted of 50 open
- Hiring momentum
- 76 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
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About this role
The Legal Director, M&A at Banyan Software will lead the execution of mergers and acquisitions, focusing on due diligence, purchase agreement negotiations, and post-close integration support. This role involves collaborating with M&A Directors and portfolio company leaders to ensure timely transaction closures while providing ongoing legal support to portfolio companies. The position also offers a pathway to becoming a Portfolio General Counsel, overseeing the legal function for a group of software companies.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 5 to 7 years of legal experience, including meaningful M&A transactional work at a mid-size or large law firm
- Direct experience leading or supporting buy-side due diligence and purchase agreement negotiations
- Familiarity with technology company legal issues: IP ownership, SaaS licensing, data privacy, and software-specific commercial terms
- Licensed to practice in Ontario (Law Society of Ontario member in good standing) or eligible for prompt admission
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision while staying connected to a collaborative legal team
Nice to have
- In-house experience at a technology company is a strong asset
- Canadian or US M&A experience; cross-border deal exposure is a plus
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Hybrid work model with visits to headquarters in Toronto
- High-volume deal environment may require significant time commitment
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Listed by Banyan Software on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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