Legal Counsel (Brazil and South Cone)

Swiss Re; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An established industry player seeks a Legal Counsel to support its Reinsurance operations across Brazil and South Cone. This role is pivotal in navigating legal complexities, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and providing strategic legal advice to enhance business growth. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, manage external legal resources, and contribute to a team of dedicated legal professionals. If you are passionate about making a significant impact in the legal landscape of reinsurance, this opportunity is perfect for you, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where your expertise will be valued.

Serviços

Flexible Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Health Insurance

Inclusion Initiatives

Travel Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualificações

• Minimum 5 years of legal experience focused on reinsurance.
• Admitted to practice law in Brazil; other jurisdictions are a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage external stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Act as primary Legal Counsel for Brazil-related matters.
• Draft legal documents and handle regulatory filings.
• Provide legal advice to underwriting, client markets, and claims.

Conhecimentos

Legal Analysis

Risk Management

Legal Documentation

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Fluency in Portuguese

Fluency in English

Communication Skills

Formação académica

Law Degree

Ferramentas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Join our dynamic team as a Legal Counsel and play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Reinsurance businesses across Brazil and South Cone. If you are passionate about providing top-notch legal support and eager to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you!

About the Role:

The Legal Counsel will support all legal, corporate, and regulatory issues related to Reinsurance businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay (South Cone). The Legal Counsel will be part of the Legal Reinsurance Latin America Team, working collaboratively with other Legal & Compliance colleagues in the region, and reporting directly to the Head Legal Reinsurance Latin America. The Legal Counsel will assist in maintaining legal oversight for Reinsurance's LatAm legal entities and will help enable business growth while serving as a gatekeeper to prevent legal, regulatory, and reputational harm. The Legal Counsel will provide legal advice, collaborate with the business to understand legal needs, requirements, and issues, source legal services internally and externally, and provide legal support on special projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Act as primary Legal Counsel for all Brazil-related matters.
• Analyze risk comprehensively, considering the legal, commercial, and reputational impact of plans and decisions.
• Support Reinsurance's operations in Brazil and South Cone, including participation in the local management team.
• Support Reinsurance's business in Brazil and South Cone, including traditional and non-traditional reinsurance structures.
• Ensure compliance with all Brazilian and South Cone local (re)insurance laws, regulations, and internal requirements.
• Understand local, regional, and business unit operational structures and advise on legal risks; coordinate with internal stakeholders as appropriate (Tax, Regulatory, Risk Management, and Compliance) and ensure legal entities are compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
• Draft clear legal documents such as contracts, opinions, internal corporate and service agreements, and other legal documentation.
• Handle regulatory filings (registrations, authorizations, new products, etc.).
• Analyze Brazilian and South Cone law, proposed legislation, or regulations that may influence Swiss Re and its Reinsurance operations in the LatAm region.
• Handle corporate matters (Shareholders meetings minutes, notarized acts, etc.) of Reinsurance legal entities in Brazil.
• Monitor and coordinate the network of outside counsel in the region.
• Provide legal advice to underwriting, client markets, and claims.
• Conduct internal training on legal, regulatory, and compliance risks to management, senior management, and external providers.
• Assist business units in understanding and evaluating proposed laws and regulations and political context.
• Communicate in a clear and concise manner any proposed laws, regulations, or other public policies which could affect Swiss Re and its operations in the region.
• Ensure ongoing reporting based on allocated responsibilities.
• Coordinate with governance teams to ensure appropriate governance and accurate reporting for the legal entities aligned to the region.
• Supervise the development of Legal and Permanent establishment conduct.
• Support development procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements as well as Swiss Re internal guidelines.

About the Team:

The Reinsurance Legal Latin America Advisory team is not just a group of legal advisors; we are trusted partners dedicated to our clients' success. Our experienced team of four lawyers brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of the region's legal landscape. We pride ourselves on offering comprehensive, one-stop legal support tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Join us and experience the difference of working with a team that truly values and understands your business.

About You:

Leadership behaviors are embedded in the essence of the Legal and Compliance division. The Legal Counsel must demonstrate leadership potential with a focus on these specific behaviors:

• Minimum of 5 years of legal/law firm experience required with a focus on (re)insurance; corporate experience is a plus.
• Admitted to practice law in Brazil; admission in other jurisdictions is a plus.
• Act as a wise counselor, demonstrating integrity and independence while providing professional advice and guidance and applying sound judgment to issues beyond purely legal topics.
• Develop and manage strong relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and proactively collaborating with individuals across all levels of the Division and reinsurance business.
• Demonstrate personal accountability for shaping and delivering pragmatic solutions.
• Agile in leadership, thinking, and execution, including being comfortable leading through ambiguity.
• Willingness to form an opinion and speak up while demonstrating an ability to positively manage stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrate curiosity and openness to embrace new ideas and experiences with a commercial mindset.
• Communicating complex facts and legal concepts clearly and succinctly in writing and orally while also demonstrating strong listening, influencing, and collaboration skills.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English is required; Spanish is a plus. Excellent communication in both languages.
• Exceptional ability to handle multiple projects and work in different lines of business.
• Ability to work in a target-driven environment under tight deadlines and pressure.
• Demonstrated understanding of legal regulatory issues around reinsurance programs.
• Experience in compliance risk management and knowledge of compliance matters (e.g., Data Protection, International Trade Controls, Economic Sanctions, AML, Anti-Trust, Competition, Records Management, Retention) is a plus.
• Ability to work with diverse teams across multiple functions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with successful experience dealing with external stakeholders.
• Ability to summarize issues into concise memos/presentations.
• Good judgment and attention to detail.
• Positive attitude.
• Preparedness to travel; travel unlikely to exceed 15%.
• Advanced Word and PowerPoint skills.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

All our positions are affirmative for people with disabilities

Keywords:Insurance, Reinsurance, Legal
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