PayPal Senior Legal Counsel 

Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo 

774084239

You will drive major cross-functional initiatives across the business, tackling diverse and complex legal and regulatory matters associated with our payment products. You will provide strategic legal counseling to internal product, business, and technical teams to identify and mitigate legal risk in Brazil and other LATAM countries.

Job Description:

This position is based in Sao Paulo and will report to the Head of Legal, Brazil & LATAM. To succeed in this challenging role, the candidate should be self-motivated, independent and well-organized with excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills. He/she should be proficient in English (additional fluency in Spanish is preferred). This position also requires business acumen, strategic and creative thinking, strong project leadership, communication skills and multi-tasking capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Providing legal advice and support to PayPal business leaders and other internal clients in Brazil and other LATAM countries on relevant payment and financial laws and regulations, existing client relationships, business development activities, marketing initiatives, and the development and launch of new products and services.
• Supporting strong relationships with Brazilian regulators, including the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB), the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD), and the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
• Leading review of User Agreement, Privacy Policy and product related marketing materials, public relations and corporate communications.
• Analyzing new initiatives to help ensure activities align with the PayPal User Agreement and PayPal Acceptable Use Policy.
• Monitoring and advising on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting Brazil and LATAM operations, including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities.
• Advising the business on product, marketing and general legal risks, including payments, AML, privacy, consumer protection.
• Collaborating with legal and business colleagues across PayPal globally on matters involving the resolution of legal issues.
• Partnering with Compliance, Risk, Audit and other stakeholders to ensure the support of business objectives.

Skills & Experience:Candidates for this position should be able to demonstrate experience and competence with the following.

• 5-8 or more years of experience practicing either in-house at a technology company or a financial services provider (or in an equivalent setting) or at a top-tier law firm.
• Familiarity with, and strong interest in, financial services (especially payments), as well as technology.
• Experience in regulatory affairs and previous interactions with regulators in Brazil.
• General legal background and experience with common issues related to AML, consumer protection, privacy, corporate, currency controls, foreign exchange, litigation and intellectual property. Experience with online businesses, either as a lawyer or as an entrepreneur, will also be advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity.
• Can take ownership of projects and tasks which, in many cases, will be matters of first impression.
  

Qualifications:In addition to the above Skills & Experience, candidates should possess the following qualifications.

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree. Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
• Exceptional writing skills, with attention to detail and ability to generate creative original drafted documents.
• Outstanding oral communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities.
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm under challenging circumstances.
• Confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively and proactively provide sound legal advice, exercise good business judgment, work well with other attorneys, senior management and cross-functional stakeholders, and implement policies and processes.
• Good sense of humor.

Our Benefits:

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