Assistant General Counsel – LATAM

As a global leader in cash technology solutions, we provide the financial, retail, cash centre and gaming industries with confidence that their cash is protected and always working to help build a stronger business. 

Our cash automation technologies and process engineering services help businesses in more than 100 countries optimise the handling, movement and management of cash. While we span the globe, we personally engage with each customer to address their unique challenges and goals — enhancing staff efficiency, reducing operating costs and enabling a more rewarding customer experience.

 

We offer peace of mind. We enable transformation. We generate options. We empower people. We do all this by releasing companies from the burden of cash management, putting cash to work, and helping customers enhance the value that their staff and facilities add to their business.

To provide legal advice and general legal support to Glory Global Solutions LATAM region* in all corporate and commercial matters, identifying and arranging appropriate local legal support, either internally or externally. Managing and supporting external lawyers and internal legal, governance and compliance initiatives to support top-line growth and bottom-line efficiencies within the expanding LATAM region. Supporting the Regional Head, Group General Counsel and Regional General Counsel: Americas in reviewing and advising on strategic and business initiatives to ensure legal compliance and best in class offerings to the market.

·       Support, motivate and develop the LATAM legal function, establish leadership network and agree priorities and ensure legal objectives are met.

·       Managing drafting, evaluation & negotiation through to execution of a variety of commercial agreements, review of customer proposed terms and conditions working closely with the LATAM country teams and Regional General Counsel to provide comprehensive legal support across the region. Support local and group management to ensure company products and services are offered with appropriate, competitive terms and conditions.

·       Serves as the legal point of contact for internal and external customers on contractual matters, ensuring timely review and approval / reconciliation of variations. Maintain contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for all projects.

·       Train employees as required on core governance and compliance matters, procedures, group policies and initiatives and legal compliance.

·       Monitor compliance by company employees with established procedures to identify areas of recurrent pressure or friction for improvement opportunities.

·       Work with Finance teams to ensure adherence to broader finance and risk requirements such as revenue recognition, pricing and discounting policies, export controls etc. 

·       Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility and awareness, interpretation to support implementation.

·       Handle on-going issue and change management, monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing etc) and support contract close-out, extension or renewal.

·       Perform pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights, consulting with external counsel on behalf of the business where required. 

·       Manage various projects and deadlines, advise Regional leadership on contract status, legal risks and business terms of key projects and customer transactions.

·       Provide assistance with strategic partnership deals, and mergers and acquisitions.

·       Research unique legal issues impacting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes. Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Region and its affiliates.

·       Manage a paralegal or junior attorney based in Brazil, including setting objectives, assigning tasks, and managing performance.

 

·       Have solid international experience and a broad understanding of all aspects of commercial law, including software, hardware, SaaS and IT services and procurement contracts. 

·       Excellent written and spoken communication skills, proven ability to manage external counsel and internal clients.

·       Strong commercial awareness and the ability to deal with problems in a pragmatic and logical way

·       Ability to lead, take responsibility and act autonomously including an ability to take difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments.

·       Locally qualified lawyer with minimum 5 years PQE experience from major firms / brands and relevant company experience.

 

·       Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills. Fluency in English and Spanish is essential, another language (ideally Portuguese) would be an advantage.

·       Have excellent negotiation skills, a good attention to detail and proven drafting ability.

·       Confident and articulate with strong commercial instincts and the ability to work within a competitively challenging environment. 

·       Able to develop solutions to complex legal questions and to work under pressure and deliver results

·       Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.

·       Collaborative and pro-active in style.

The Glory Spirits & Behaviours reflect the values and behaviours that are critical to the ongoing success of Glory and as such represent the foundations of our behaviour globally to lead us to realise our mission:

Value Creation - strive to create value for customers

Self-Starter - understand the objectives of your own work and are proactive in achieving goals

Collaboration - respect diversity and create a culture of collaboration to work with each other to achieve a common goal

Integrity - understand Glory’s mission and act with responsibility and pride to realise achievement and act and behave with high integrity and a strong sense of ethics

Own Growth - leverage our own talent and achieve personal development by adopting a broader perspective; looking beyond our own work.

 

Glory believes in equal opportunity for all qualified persons and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, marital status, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

 

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