Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.
How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers that break through the status quo. So, if you’re passionate about redefining the future of banking—while having fun—this could be your next big opportunity.
Our company continues to grow, and today we serve more than 800,000 customers across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $142 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (
eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
The Work
The Vice President, Legal – Personal Banking reporting into SVP, General Counsel is an enterprise legal leader responsible for setting and executing the legal strategy for EQB’s Personal Banking portfolio. This includes consumer lending, mortgages, reverse mortgages, deposits, wealth distribution, marketing, and strategic partnerships.
The role sits at the intersection of law, regulation, risk, and business strategy, acting as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and senior business leaders. The VP ensures that commercial objectives are achieved within an effective legal risk framework, enabling innovation, speed to market, and sustainable growth while maintaining regulatory integrity, customer fairness, and reputational strength.
This role moves beyond issue‑by‑issue legal advice and is accountable for forward‑looking legal risk governance, enterprise decision support, and leadership of senior legal professionals aligned to the Personal Banking mandate.