Senior Legal Counsel - Global Commercial

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is transforming the future?

We are Vale Base Metals – a global supplier of the critical minerals transforming the future.

With industry-leading reserves of copper and nickel in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and state-of-the-art infrastructure in the U.K., Canada, and Japan, VBM delivers a secure and responsible supply of high-quality products to customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Global demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. From energy to aerospace, batteries to magnets, robotics to artificial intelligence, a secure and responsible supply of critical minerals is fundamental to power modern technologies. And at Vale Base Metals, we are transforming our business to provide a secure and responsible supply of these minerals.

Join our diverse team of 13,000 talented individuals committed to providing mineral security to a world in transition. We invite you to put your skills to work, driving meaningful and enduring change while enjoying a rewarding career.

We are seeking Senior Counsel, Global Corporate & Operations to join our Legal team in Toronto, Ontario
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Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate
, this role will provide strategic legal support across a broad range of commercial, corporate, operational, and business development initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with leaders across Commercial, Marketing & Sales, Business Development, Strategy, Treasury, Sustainability, Exploration, Innovation, Technology, and Operations.

This role offers significant autonomy and ownership, with responsibility for leading files, managing stakeholder relationships, and providing practical legal advice across a diverse portfolio of matters. It represents an exceptional opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer seeking broad business exposure and the ability to contribute meaningfully to strategic decision-making across the organization.

The successful candidate will bring strong transactional and commercial legal expertise while demonstrating the flexibility, curiosity, and adaptability required to support evolving business priorities in a dynamic global environment.

• Advise on nickel, copper, and other metals purchase and sales transactions and related commercial arrangements.
• Draft, negotiate, and implement commodity sales and marketing agreements.

• Support strategic customer relationships and commercial negotiations.
• Provide practical legal advice that balances risk management with business objectives.

• Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, and other strategic corporate transactions.
• Provide legal support for financing, treasury, credit risk, and insurance matters, including debt arrangements, project financings, guarantees, letters of credit, surety bonds, insurance programs, and other financing structures.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documentation.
• Assist business leaders in evaluating opportunities and transaction structures.
• Conduct legal analysis and provide strategic recommendations to support business decision-making.

• Support innovation, technology, and commercialization initiatives across the business.
• Provide legal support for emerging business opportunities, including waste-to-value and tailings commercialization initiatives.
• Draft and negotiate technology-related agreements, including software, SaaS, information technology procurement, licensing, and strategic partnership arrangements.
• Support initiatives involving new products, technologies, and commercial opportunities.

• Support exploration agreements and project development arrangements.
• Draft and negotiate exploration-related contracts and commercial agreements.
• Provide legal guidance on project development activities across the Vale Base Metals portfolio.

• Provide legal support across business operations by identifying legal issues, assessing risk, developing options, and…