Legal Specialist

Legal Specialist A little bit about us: We are Belvo, an open finance API platform with the bold vision of democratizing access to financial services in Latin America. We enable any financial innovator to access and interpret financial data, as well as initiate payments from their end-users accounts. We’re turning the messy complexities of the Latin American financial ecosystem into a modern set of tools to access and interpret data and move money in a seamless and secure way. We’re a highly-technical, passionate, and driven team. We are more than 90 people and our team currently represents 20 nationalities. We have offices in São Paulo and Mexico City – while a large portion of us work remotely. We are tackling a very stimulating problem: connecting fintech innovators with legacy financial infrastructure. We strive to go beyond the limits of what is possible today and to do so in an elegant and developer-first way. Since starting our adventure in May 2019, we have raised $71m from the leading VC investors globally. You can read more about our company here https://belvo.com/about/ and about our team and culture here https://belvo.com/careers/. Also, head to our blog https://belvo.com/blog/ for more news about what we’re building and how we work https://belvo.com/blog/category/working-belvo/. About the team: - We work in cross-functional, autonomous teams. We follow continuous delivery best practices executed on top of a modern technology stack. - Our products are built for developers, by developers. Technological excellence is at the heart of what we do. - We are pragmatic and customer-focused. We strive to find the right set of trade-offs in order to validate our hypothesis as early as possible, iterating on our products based on customer feedback. - We communicate transparently. We do weekly all-hands where we get together to discuss company performance and goals. - While we are global and remote-friendly, we also operate from our vibrant offices in CDMX and Sao Paulo. To accommodate the various time zones in which we are based, we ensure we’re always synced up between 3 pm and 6 pm, CEST. - Also, we are backed by some of the leading investors in Silicon Valley and Latin America, including Founders Fund, Kaszek Ventures, and YCombinator. Your opportunity: - Provide legal support by researching and analyzing applicable laws, regulations, and internal procedures across multiple jurisdictions. - Support the assessment of legal matters across different areas, including contracts, privacy, corporate, and regulatory topics. - Conduct privacy impact assessments and support the implementation of privacy and data protection best practices. - Support the Contract Lifecycle Management process by drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and amending medium to high complexity agreements while ensuring high quality legal standards. - Ensure proper follow up on assigned legal matters, maintaining clear communication with stakeholders and providing timely updates on progress. - Support internal corporate governance matters, including coordination with external counsel and preparation of corporate documentation for the Mexican entities. - Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization, providing practical legal guidance that enables teams to move forward efficiently while managing legal risk. - Contribute to building and improving internal legal processes, documentation, and presentations to support the scalability of the Legal function. - Maintain strong alignment within the Legal team, demonstrating curiosity, ownership, transparency, and a strong execution mindset. This position may be for you if: - A Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB or equivalent). - 3+ years of experience in a legal function within a law firm, fintech, technology company, or financial institution. - Experience in data protection and privacy laws, including familiarity with international, regional, and local regulations. - Strong experience in co ... (truncated, view full listing at source)