Country Legal Counsel

Indrive; Recife; On-site; BRL 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring program

Career consulting

Global Talent Exchange

Social impact initiatives

Growth opportunities

Language courses

Job summary

Indrive seeks a Country Legal Counsel to join the Global Legal Support team in Brazil. You will handle dedicated country work, support launches, and advise on civil, consumer, advertising, digital, fintech, and tax matters.

You will monitor regulations and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance across markets. The role requires 5–6+ years in-house or with a tech-focused firm, a law degree, and English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree required with relevant specialization.
• Experience advising technology companies on regulatory issues and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of civil, consumer, advertising and digital platform law.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for dedicated countries (Brazil and others).
• Provide legal support for launches in new countries and businesses.
• Offer legal advice on civil, media/advertising, consumer, digital, contracts, fintech, tax matters.
• Monitor upcoming regulations and draft analyses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide comprehensive guidance.
• Review marketing campaigns for regulatory compliance in applicable countries.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and implement internal controls.
• Draft policies and guidelines; manage government authority requests.
• Oversee third-party vendor management and outside counsel guidelines.
• Control budget expenses and KPIs; develop the team through conferences and education.

Skills

In-house counsel

Tech industry

5-6 years

Law firm exp

Law degree

English proficiency

Civil law

Data protection

Fintech exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Job description

Country Legal Counsel

Department: Global Legal Support

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Brazil

Description

As a highly-regarded high-tech unicorn company, we have been making a positive global impact since 2013. Harnessing the power of innovative mobile technologies, our core product is redefining ride-hailing, while simultaneously introducing new business verticals that are propelling us toward becoming a super app. With our cutting-edge solutions and dynamic work environment, we provide a unique opportunity for individuals to contribute to our mission of combating injustice on a global scale.

The legal business partners team oversees and manages different legal topics worldwide arising from the day to day operations of inDrive. In doing so, the team drives innovative solutions in close coordination with many internal stakeholders, especially government relations (GR), finance, tax, marketing, the business development teams and local outside counsel. Sustainable business growth and evaluating and managing key business risks are the main priorities for the legal business partners team.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for dedicated countries (Brazil plus other dedicated countries);
• Legal support for launches in new countries as well as new businesses;
• Provide legal advice on different matters such as civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer regulation, digital law, contracts/commercial law, fintech, digital employment/labor regulation, digital platforms regulation, dispute resolution/claims, tax etc.;
• Monitor and draft analysis of upcoming regulations;
• Collaborate on cross-functional projects with other departments to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions;
• Provide legal review and legal support to all the marketing/media/advertising campaigns launching in applicable country/countries;
• Ensure compliance with regulations applicable to operations of the Company in applicable countries, and develop effective measures for internal and external compliance;
• Drafting policies and guidelines;
• Manage different types of government authorities requests;
• Manage external vendors. Oversee all aspects of third party vendor management in the applicable countries, including execution and implementation of outside counsel guidelines, performance, and timely collection and processing of accruals, and invoices;
• Control over budget expenses, reducing budget costs according to the KPIs;
• Development of the team, being responsible for participation in professional conferences/events and education (external and internal);

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Experience working as in-house legal counsel for technology companies, or law firms providing support for technology companies;
• 5-6+ years of experience, with a minimum of 2 years of law firm experience;
• Bachelor's degree in law, additional education would be a plus;
• English language proficiency at C/C level
• Strong experience in civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer protection regulation, pre-litigation: claims resolution, commercial law/contracts.
• Experience in data protection and intellectual property; experience with fintech and tax matters is an additional plus;

Job Benefits

• Help us challenge injustice by creating fair choices for millions of people across 1100+ cities in 48 countries.
• Develop your professional skills with access to mentoring, career consulting, and learning programs.
• Collaborate with teams around the world and gain international experience through our Global Talent Exchange Program.
• Engage in company-wide challenges, awards, sports activities, employee-led social impact and volunteering projects.
• Work alongside people who take initiative, speak openly, and challenge themselves to grow.
• Improve your language skills through co-financed courses and internal speaking clubs.

Please note: final benefits may vary by location — country.