Senior Legal Counsel

In general, the individual shall be able to provide expert and professional legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that the legal and reputational risks faced by the country are identified, reported, and mitigated.

The candidate for this role will be expected to :

• Understand the key aspects of Corporate and Institutional Business (“CIB”) and provide legal support and clear, commercial, risk-mitigated advice to the CIB business in Brazil, including but not limited to Markets Securities Services, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, and Global Payments Solutions, particularly in relation to new initiatives such as new products or projects related to RTB (run the bank);
• Provide legal support to Procurement for any aspects related to legal risks on vendor agreements and Litigation;
• Provide day-to-day support to global and regional teams of Legal, act as a trusted partner of the business, write policies and procedures, and provide executive guidance, including holding presentations to the Exco and other relevant stakeholders;
• Provide guidance to support HBBZ’s growth initiatives, including global or regional projects / propositions;
• Establish close mutually supportive working relationships with internal clients, who will be executives in the business areas and functions for which the candidate is responsible, as well as with other members of the Legal team and the wider Legal Function globally and regionally;
• Represent the Legal Function on the Legislative and Regulatory Committee, tracking and monitoring any new laws and regulations that impact HBBZ activities;
• Represent the Legal Function on the Business Continuity Committee of MSS;
• Champion and serve as a reference for CIB Business and Procurement in Legal, contributing to the monthly report to the LAM region and performing other steward roles as required by the Legal Policy;

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