General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Massey Henry is pleased to once again support Home Equity Bank — this time in the recruitment for a General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

Ranked as one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, Home Equity Bank ("the Bank") is the leading national provider of reverse mortgages in Canada and the only federally regulated Bank focused solely on Canadians 55 and above.

Home Equity Bank has a highly effective direct-to-consumer distribution model (B2C), as well as an established referral network (B2B), including Canada’s major banks, credit unions, financial planners, and mortgage brokers.

With its flagship product, the CHIP Reverse Mortgage, Home Equity Bank empowers Canadians 55+ to live retirement on their terms by providing them a secure way to access equity from their smartest investment – their home.

Home Equity Bank is a portfolio company of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, a global investor that delivers retirement income for 346,000 current and retired teachers in Ontario.

Vision: Be the most trusted bank solely focused on helping Canadian homeowners 55+ and their families thrive.

Values:

• One Team;
  One Vision:
  We are an inclusive community that achieves more by pulling together.
• Think long-term; ever evolving:
  We bring long-term thinking in our constant pursuit to challenge the status quo and deliver results
• Be exceptional; inspire greatness:
  We motivate each other to achieve greatness and take time to celebrate and recognize the remarkable as it happens.
• Customer-focused; passionate advocates:
  We value transparency and fairness and act with integrity in everything we do.
• Courage to act; do the right thing:
  We value transparency and fairness and act with integrity in everything we do.
• Diversity & Inclusion:
  Over the past few years, Home Equity Bank has broadened its diversity mandate from Employment Equity to a robust diversity, equity, and inclusion program that emphasizes increased diverse representation, creating an inclusive culture, and enhancing the employee, partner, and customer experience.

The bank is exceptionally well positioned for future growth in the following ways:

• Positive demographic trends in the 55 years old and over segment
• Wider awareness and growing demand of reverse mortgages in the market
• Significant barriers to entry for competitors
• Firm position as a market leader

Please visit the Home Equity Bank website for more information about their vision and operations, as well as their esteemed executive leadership team and Board of Directors.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary ("GC") leads the Bank’s legal and corporate governance functions, providing strategic and practical guidance to the Board of Directors, Management Team, and business leaders across the organization.

The GC will play a critical role in maturing and scaling the legal function, building a commercially focused, high‑performing team, and implementing the operational infrastructure, processes, and governance frameworks required to support the Bank’s continued growth.

As a trusted advisor, the GC helps ensure the Bank operates in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and governance standards, while enabling business growth and prudent risk‑taking.

The GC’s mandate encompasses the following core responsibilities and areas of oversight:

• Leadership of the legal function and enterprise legal risk management.
• Corporate governance, Board, and committee support, and corporate secretariat responsibilities.
• Regulatory and compliance advisory, including engagement with regulators as needed and key stakeholders (e.g., Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan).
• Commercial, transactional, and strategic legal support across the Bank.
• Oversight of external counsel relationships, including performance and legal spend.
• Continuous improvement of legal operations, including processes, workflows, and performance metrics.

• Provide strategic legal advice to the Board, executive management, and business leaders on key matters affecting the Bank.
• Set legal…