Legal and Compliance Counsel

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Advisory: Provide practical and strategic legal advice on a broad range of issues including commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment law, and data privacy.
• Regulatory Compliance: Develop, implement, and oversee compliance programs in line with U.S. federal and state laws (e.g., FCPA, data protection, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions).
• Policy Development: Draft, review, and update internal policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance and mitigate legal risk.
• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements with customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Mergers & Acquisitions:
• Assist with legal due diligence of target companies.
• Help coordinate post-acquisition integration from a legal and compliance perspective.
• Training & Awareness: Design and deliver training for employees on key compliance topics (anti-bribery, data protection, ethics).
• External Counsel Management: Select and manage external counsel where specialist advice or litigation support is required.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with company headquarters, business, finance, HR, and operations teams to provide day-to-day legal and compliance support.

Key Qualifications

• Education: Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited U.S. law school and admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
• Experience: 5–8+ years’ legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal/compliance department.
• Compliance Knowledge: In-depth understanding of U.S. regulatory frameworks (including AML, FCPA, SEC, DOJ, and state-level laws).
• M&A Exposure: Demonstrated experience supporting due diligence and transaction execution for small to mid-size acquisitions.
• Business Acumen and Strategic Thinking: Strong commercial awareness with the ability to translate legal advice into strategic, business-focused solutions.
• Problem-Solving: Identifying legal issues and developing creative, practical solutions to business challenges.

• Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, priorities setting and stakeholder management skills.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Working effectively with different departments and external parties to achieve common business goals.

• Integrity & Ethical Judgment: Unwavering adherence to professional ethics and sound decision-making.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a multinational organization.
• Familiarity with global compliance standards (FCPA , UK Bribery Act, etc.).
• Experience working in heavily regulated industries.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to spot issues and escalate them timely whenever necessary.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of Spanish is a plus