Payments Laywer

JP Morgan Chase Bank; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 350.000 - 550.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

JPMorganChase in Brazil seeks a Payments Lawyer to support its Payments business, a core part of the firm's Banking franchise. This role leads legal and regulatory matters for Cash Management and Liquidity, with cross-coverage of Escrow, Trade Finance and Lending.

You will collaborate with business, product and control stakeholders to shape innovative products and ensure regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of Brazilian legal experience in payments or bank regulation, with

Formación

• Licensed attorney in Brazil with 4+ years' legal experience (payments preferred).
• Strong grounding in Brazilian Payments regulation and corporate treasury services.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills with independent judgment.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues to business and product teams.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal and regulatory support to Payments in Brazil, focusing on Cash Management and Liquidity.
• Advise management and stakeholders on legal matters, escalating as needed.
• Support structuring complex products and transactions for new initiatives.
• Review and negotiate documents for covered lines of business.
• Monitor evolving regulations and advise on related risks.
• Participate in local, regional and global Legal initiatives and share know-how.
• Support the broader Banking Legal team as needed.

Conocimientos

Drafting & Negotiation

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical ability

Independent judgment

Descripción del empleo

• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Payments Lawyer to support its Payments business in Brazil, a core component of the firm's global Banking franchise.

This role sits within a specialized team of lawyers advising on Payments’ products and services across Corporate Treasury Services, Escrow Services, Trade Finance and Lending. The successful candidate will take primary ownership of legal and regulatory matters relating to Cash Management and Liquidity, while cross-covering adjacent product lines as needed. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and regulation — advising on complex, evolving products in one of the most dynamic payments markets globally, while partnering closely with business, product and control stakeholders, and contributing to local, regional and global Legal initiatives.

Your role

• Provide legal and regulatory support to the Payments business in Brazil, with primary responsibility for Corporate Treasury Services (Cash Management and Liquidity) and cross-coverage of Escrow Services, Trade Finance and Lending, which are primarily covered by other lawyers on the team.
• Advise management and business, product, and control stakeholders on legal and regulatory matters, exercising independent legal judgment, assessing risks and coordinating appropriate escalations within Legal.
• Support business and product teams in structuring complex and innovative products, services and transactions, including new product initiatives and the expansion of product offerings and functionalities.
• Review, draft, and negotiatedocuments related tothe covered lines of business.
• Monitor and interpret evolving legal and regulatory requirements affecting the Payments business in Brazil, assess their impact on existing and proposed products and functionalities, and advise on related legal risks.
• Participate in local, regional, and global Legal initiatives, and contribute to the development of products, services, templates, know-how, best practices and procedures, sharing product and regulatory expertise across the team.
• Provide support to the broader Banking Legal team, as needed, on related products, services, and institutional matters, contributing to coordinated legal coverage and continuity of support.

Required experience, capabilities, and skills:

• Licensed attorney in Brazil with 4+ years' legal experience, ideally in payments, cash management, or bank regulatory law.
• Strong grounding in Brazilian Payments regulation and Corporate Treasury Services (Cash Management/Liquidity), with the ability to interpret evolving rules, assess legal risk, and address the contractual complexities of innovative products and transactions.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical abilities, paired with sound independent judgment and clear communication for translating complex legal/regulatory issues to business, product, and control stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder coordination across cross-coverage and global Legal initiatives, a solution-driven commercial mindset, and the ability to apply product knowledge to novel transactions.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, quick to adapt to new products/subject matter, and open to using technology and automation tools in legal work while maintaining independent judgment and accountability.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.