Finance & Legal Jobs at Startups in Canada
Canada has 54 open finance and legal roles at 41 early-stage startups, and 57% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 110k to 190k, with a median of USD 156k. 5 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring finance and legal roles in Canada
Open roles by startup. Select a startup to see its jobs.
- 54open roles
- 41startups hiring
- 57%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $156Kmedian pay
- $110Ktypical range: lower
- $190Ktypical range: upper
Based on 20 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 33 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
Healthcare (10), fintech and payments (9) and climate and energy (5) startups have most of the openings.
What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup
You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
Questions people ask
How much do finance and legal jobs in Canada pay?
Typically USD 110k to 190k a year, with a median of USD 156k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring finance and legal roles in Canada?
Juniper Square (4 roles), Hiive (3) and Intersect (3) have the most; 41 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
57% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Canada.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (36% of those that state a level), and 24% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
5 were posted this week.











