Regulatory Counsel - Brazil

Remote $150k–$270k middle English C1 2 months ago full-time quality 7.4/10
  • Support Binance’s Brazil efforts in considering, analysing and applying for any legal subjects such as local approvals, authorisations or licenses
  • Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s general business strategy
  • Proactively identify legal problems, solutions, and potential support needed to provide more strategic support to local teams
  • Handle regulatory approvals, authorisation and licenses including related analysis and applications
  • Assist in negotiation of contracts for different business lines in the ecosystem, and support in a variety of transactional and corporate governance initiatives
  • Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and provide holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company
  • Support the business teams in the launch and development of new products and services - navigating between the commercial and regulatory worlds
  • Provide legal business partner training and counsel non-legal associates to enable stronger legal acumen across the company
  • Be responsible for drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements and provide holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk
  • Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to your own substantive area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance
  • Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders
  • Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified
  • Qualified to practise law in a Brazil jurisdiction
  • Between 4 to 6 years of relevant legal experience at a global law firm, and/or as a corporate counsel at financial industry of a fast-paced technology company
  • Regulatory experience with Brazilian Central Bank and Comissão de Valores Mobiliarios is ideal
  • Possesses a very strong sense of team spirit and cross-functional collaboration
  • Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgement sense
  • Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects
  • Can develop relevant and creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs
  • Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills
  • Excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English and Portuguese
  • Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
  • Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
  • Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
  • Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
  • Competitive salary and company benefits
  • Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

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