Legal Specialist

Summary

Join Belvo, an open finance API platform, and become a Legal Counsel specializing in Brazil's financial regulatory framework. You will research and analyze laws and regulations, conduct privacy impact assessments, and manage the contract lifecycle. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing legal documents, ensuring timely completion of tasks, supporting corporate governance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate possesses a bachelor's degree in law, 4+ years of relevant experience, strong organizational and communication skills in English and Portuguese, and a collaborative spirit. Belvo offers a remote-friendly work environment, flexible hours, stock options, annual bonuses, health insurance, paid time off, and various other perks.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Law
• +4 years of experience within a legal function in law firms, fintech, technology companies or financial institutions
• Strong management and organizational skills
• Strong team player mentality with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to partner with colleagues at all levels
• Collaborative spirit and problem prevention and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills both in English and Portuguese
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to question processes and bring innovative ideas
• Implacable curiosity
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze laws, regulations and procedures to provide legal support, with special focus on Brazil's financial regulatory framework
• Carry out privacy impact assessments in Brazilian products
• Support the Contract Life Cycle Management by drafting, reviewing, negotiating, amending, releasing and guaranteeing the quality of middle/high complexity documents
• Ensure proper follow-up of entrusted matters, daily tracking and update the progress to the relevant areas considering the timely completion of the ticketing system
• Support with internal corporate governance and coordinate with outside counsels when needed
• Interact with stakeholders across different teams, actively supporting them in getting things done
• Bring innovative ideas to the table
• Keep alignment within the legal team, have relentless curiosity, get things done and be humble and transparent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the fintech sector and Open Finance ecosystem, with demonstrated knowledge of BACEN regulations, PIX, and Open Finance frameworks
• Fluent in Spanish

Benefits

• Stock options (we are all owners and this is very important to us)
• Annual company bonus linked to company performance
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly
• Pet friendly
• Health Insurance
• Paid time off on your birthday
• Renew your laptop every 3 years
• Training Budget
• Team building events
• Bank holidays swap inside the same month
• Fitness/ wellness stipends
• Yearly offsite
• Fresh fruit every week, all-you-can-drink tea and coffee