Legal Manager

Summary

Join Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform, as their Legal Manager in São Paulo, Brazil! You will provide strategic legal support to commercial teams, drafting and negotiating contracts, addressing intellectual property and data privacy issues, and advising on consumer and labor matters. This role requires a law degree and license to practice in Brazil, relevant experience as an in-house lawyer, and fluent English. Preferred qualifications include tech/startup and privacy/cyber experience. Wellhub offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, flexible work options (hybrid and remote), flexible scheduling, paid time off, paid parental leave, and opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

• Law Degree and license to practice law in Brazil
• Previous relevant years of experience as in-house lawyer in multinational companies or in law firms
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Strong verbal and written skills with the ability to explain complex, challenging issues in a clear manner to all levels of the organization
• Ability to work collaboratively across countries
• Solid judgment and business acumen, particularly in determining the significance of legal issues in the context of business goals, assessing risks/benefits and providing business and legal solutions
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and efficient, strong organizational skills in order to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously
• Able to work accurately and independently with an appropriate sense of urgency and function effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and flexibility

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal support to commercial teams in Brazil, by drafting, analyzing and negotiating B2B contracts with the company’s clients and vendors; participate in meetings with external clients
• Address intellectual property, commercial matters and data privacy issues that may arise out of analyzing contracts, negotiations, deals and meetings with clients
• Plan training/workshop and provide general guidance on the subjects under his/her/their responsibility
• Advise on on consumer and labor matters and manage related litigation
• Manage external law firms in a cost effective strategic matter
• Anticipate, identify and mitigate risks and causes of the main legal contingencies or exposures
• Adopt preventive measures to avoid legal contingencies and disputes
• Serve as a trusted advisor and provide responsive legal and advice to senior business leaders to further the company's business and protect the company's interests
• Team manager
• Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance

Preferred Qualifications

• Tech/startup and privacy/cyber experience
• Spanish

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. As a Flexible First company, we offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote, and make the office a place for collaboration, community, and team building. The model for this role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager. We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to help cover the costs of working from home
• Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope. This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs
• We believe in our mission and encourage our employees and their families to take care of their wellbeing too. Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted
• Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday
• We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave
• Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development
• An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world! You’ll partner with global colleagues and share in the success of a high-growth technology company disrupting the health and wellness space. Our value-based culture of trust, flexibility, and integrity makes this possible every day