Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers. With a buy-grow-and-hold-for-life approach and a permanent capital base, Banyan acquires and grows companies worldwide, honoring founder legacies and helping portfolio companies modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline. Founded in 2016, Banyan operates more than 120 portfolio companies across North and South America, Europe, and APAC, and has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list for six consecutive years. The Banyan Software Foundation, endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock, leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world.
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Reports to: General Counsel
Banyan's Legal team is growing to support a high-volume M&A practice and an expanding portfolio of vertical-market software companies. We are looking for a Director, Legal to join our Toronto team and take ownership of deal execution across the full acquisition lifecycle. You will work alongside our M&A Directors, Operating Partners, and portfolio company leaders to close transactions and support operational legal needs across the business.
Initially, approximately 80% of your time will focus on deal work: due diligence, purchase agreement negotiation, closing mechanics, and post-close integration support. Over time, as Banyan's verticalized legal structure matures, you will step into a portfolio-level leadership role, effectively becoming the dedicated legal lead for an operating portfolio. This is the path to becoming a "Portfolio General Counsel," owning the full legal function for a group of software companies while remaining connected to a collaborative legal guild at corporate headquarters.
The ideal candidate is a 5th to 7th year lawyer with strong M&A fundamentals from a mid to large law firm, combined with a genuine interest in technology companies and a willingness to roll up their sleeves in a high-volume deal environment.
This position is for an existing vacancy.
In this role you will be working in a hybrid capacity, visiting our Headquarters team located in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Eastern Standard Time Zone).
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Banyan Software acquires, builds, and grows mission-critical software businesses for the long term. They partner with founders and management teams to preserve what makes their companies successful while providing operational support, best practices, and long-term capital. Banyan focuses on a buy and hold for life strategy for growing software companies that serve specialized vertical markets.