Legal Manager – Contracts

Role Overview

• Work strategically and directly with Legal Department leadership, supporting decision-making and managing critical legal matters.
• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of various contracts, with a focus on resale, service agreements, software development, and software maintenance.
• Conduct contractual negotiations with international clients, especially in the United States, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with market practices.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks in contracts and business initiatives, proposing viable alternatives and pragmatic solutions.
• Support the legal assessment of new products, business models, and technology solutions, taking into account regulatory and contractual impacts.
• Work collaboratively with other legal teams and business units to ensure alignment, predictability, and efficiency in internal workflows.
• Handle strategic and urgent requests from the commercial team with a strong sense of priority, autonomy, and impact awareness.

Requirements

• Law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent).
• Active bar registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) or admission to a U.S. Bar (passed the U.S. bar exam).
• Solid experience in drafting, managing, and negotiating commercial contracts, preferably in the technology sector.
• Advanced English (spoken and written), with fluency for negotiating with international clients.
• Experience supporting commercial teams in complex negotiations.
• Experience with international contracts, especially with U.S. clients.
• Strong business acumen and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial strategy.

Benefits

• Availability to work from 14:00 to 23:00 (2:00 PM–11:00 PM), aligned with the San Francisco, CA time zone, to support international negotiations and deliveries.
• Availability for occasional in-person meetings in São Paulo at Av. Alexandre Dumas.