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Why should you join our team? We offer the pride of working for a local company with international reach, with professionals who are passionate about travel! You'll evolve in a stimulating telecommuting environment where team cohesion is paramount. And of course, you'll be able to take advantage of our travel benefits to discover our destinations on board the best leisure airline in North America!

The incumbent will, in collaboration with the Chief Legal and Government Relations Officer and Corporate Secretary of Transat A.T. Inc., be responsible for monitoring the corporate secretariat of Transat A.T. Inc. ("Transat") and its business units, including: (i) attending meetings of Transat's Board of Directors and its committees; (ii) preparing corporate documents and resolutions related to business transactions; and (iii) ensuring regulatory follow-up related to the sound governance of Transat's corporate secretariat and its business units.

Responsabilities

• Prepare, in collaboration with Transat's Secretary, documentation for Transat's Board and Committee meetings, and assist in the planning, organization and coordination of Board and Committee meetings.
• Attend Transat Board and committee meetings and prepare minutes.
• Update the Annual Information Form and the Proxy Circular in collaboration with Transat's various departments and, where applicable, the translator hired for this purpose.
• In collaboration with the Communications team, coordinate the Annual Shareholders' Meeting and update the legal script.
• Ensure the preservation of the legal existence of Transat and its subsidiaries, the maintenance of corporate and regulatory documents and minute books, and the filing of corporate and regulatory reports across Canada and in the United States, as required, as well as with regulatory authorities.
• Collaborate and execute, in collaboration with Transat's Secretary and other members of the department, the development of the company's various acquisition and alliance projects, including due diligence, negotiation and drafting of documents to give effect to such transactions.
• Advise and provide legal opinions within its field of expertise to Transat and its subsidiaries' managers.
• Develops governance policies, guidelines or procedures approved by committees, and updates and follows up on them as necessary.
• Act as an expert advisor on governance and ESG issues.
• Respond to routine requests on an ad hoc basis.
• Perform all other tasks related to the position.

• Undergraduate degree in law
• Member of the Quebec Bar
• Experience: minimum seven (7) years in corporate law and securities law. Significant experience acquired within a public company.
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Bilingualism, French and English, both oral and written
• Ability to work under pressure, discipline and initiative
• Team spirit, practicality, autonomy and discernment
• Efficiency, rigor and autonomy 
• Knowledge of Spanish an asset
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Workiva, DiliTrust or Diligent Board software, an asset

Employment Equity

At Transat, we foster an environment where inclusiveness, respect and equity reign. We endeavour to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers as well as the communities to which we travel. We encourage women, members of visible minorities, ethnic minorities, aboriginal peoples as well as people with disabilities to submit their candidacy. Transat will accommodate people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, please contact us in order to work together in meeting adequately your needs. To facilitate the reading of this document, the masculine form has been retained.