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Job Title:
Legal Counsel (Junior Manager Level)
Location:
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Reporting Line:
Country Manager
-About the Company-
Established in 2023, Credit Saison Brazil (CSBR) is a financial company with a mission to bring people, partners and technology together, creating resilient and innovative financial solutions for positive impact.
The company provides a comprehensive offering of both credit and equity investment opportunities to support the innovators and builders of Brazil, and is committed to being a transformative partner in creating opportunities and enabling dreams. Our team has over 1,000 talented employees working across global markets (ex-Japan), a result of Credit Saison's dedication to foster an environment of diversity, collaboration, inclusion and career growth.
CSBR is part of Credit Saison Co. Ltd. from Japan, and Saison International as its international headquarters in Singapore with core businesses in lending and corporate venture capital. Founded in 1951, Credit Saison Co. Ltd is one of Japan's largest non-bank financial companies with over 70 years of history and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Company has evolved from a credit-card issuer to a diversified financial services provider across payments, leasing, finance, real estate and entertainment.
So, if you're passionate about finance, technology, and making a difference in businesses, we want to hear from you. Join us on this exciting journey, where your talent can make a meaningful difference. Together, let's contribute to the future of finance in Brazil.
-Responsibilities-
1.Corporate:
Manage all Corporate Legal (Societário) matters, including tax and labor, and ensuring compliance with all applicable legislations and regulatory requirements, as well as all internal policies and procedures
Lead the company's day-to-day corporate and commercial legal demands, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate documents (including resolutions, constitutional and other internal approval documents) and commercial contracts of various types and complexities, in each case to align with local and IHQ requirements
Conduct basic legal due diligence of commercial contracting parties (where applicable), and liaising with external counsels on commercial and corporate matters, including the issue of legal opinions
2.Compliance:
Review and monitor compliance with internal policies, standards and operational procedures
Review, monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, including updates from time to time (e.g. BACEN, CVM and Anbima)
Review and draft or update internal policies and operational procedures.
3. General:
Assessing legal and regulatory risks and recommending suitable solutions for business needs
Conduct analysis and provide legal advice to, and managing relationships with, stakeholders (both locally and overseas), in particular ensuring Country Manager and reporting authority (if different) are kept informed of relevant issues and progress from time to time
Work with other Saison legal counsels (both locally and overseas) to ensure the corporate legal function is running at optimal level
Such other duties as may be assigned to Corporate Legal Counsel from time to time.
-Skills and Qualifications-
Native or bilingual proficiency in Portuguese & English (CEFR C1 or above)
Active OAB membership
Solid experience in corporate law
Solid knowledge and experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and corporate documents, and providing timely response to contractual legal queries
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as a good ability to liaise with different counterparties in various areas
High analytical skills and logical structure when presenting work and participating in meetings
Proactivity, availability and autonomy in carrying out responsibilities, with assertive communication and constant alignment with leaders
Proven ability to carry out tasks in parallel, with great attention to detail
Advanced skills in the Microsoft Office package
Ability to coordinate diverse work with specialized external offices
Project management skills, and ability to coordinate multiple internal and external stakeholders.
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