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Manager, General Counsel
Thomson Reuters. Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to business leaders on commercial, operational, regulatory, and corporate matters .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing strategic legal advice on commercial and regulatory matters, with a strong focus on technology-related transactions and complex agreements. Proven ability to lead legal teams and manage disputes while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency across multinational organizations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Law DegreePost-Qualification Legal ExperienceExperience Drafting Complex Commercial AgreementsFluency in Spanish and EnglishStakeholder Management Skills
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Hard Skills
Legal AdviceContract NegotiationRisk AssessmentData PrivacyIntellectual PropertyArtificial IntelligenceEmerging TechnologyCommercial AgreementsOperational EfficiencyCompliance Programs
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsLeadershipMentoringRelationship BuildingStakeholder Engagement
Industry Keywords
Technology CompaniesSoftware BusinessesDigital SolutionsMultinational OrganizationsLATAM Region
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to business leaders on commercial, operational, regulatory, and corporate matters
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, especially technology-related transactions and complex customer arrangements
- Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop practical solutions aligned with business objectives
- Lead and develop the local legal team
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management on business initiatives and strategic projects
- Partner with sales, product, technology, finance, procurement, compliance, and other internal functions
- Manage disputes, escalations, and sensitive legal matters
- Support company policies, governance standards, and compliance programs
- Improve legal processes, contract management practices, and operational efficiency
- Build relationships across the LATAM region while supporting a geographically distributed organization
Requirements
What you’ll need- Law degree and qualification to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction
- Significant post-qualification legal experience
- Substantial experience supporting technology companies, software businesses, or technology-driven commercial operations
- Extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice in fast-paced and evolving environments
- Strong legal judgment and ability to independently assess risks and make sound decisions
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing legal professionals
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Experience managing multiple priorities and complex matters simultaneously
- Strong communication skills, including explaining legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences
- Fluency in Spanish and English
- Experience supporting multinational organizations operating across Latin America
- Previous in-house experience within a technology, information services, software, or digital solutions company
- Experience advising on data privacy, artificial intelligence, digital products, intellectual property, and emerging technology matters
- Experience working in matrix organizations with regional or international reporting structures
- Portuguese language skills are considered an advantage
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid Work Model with flexible hybrid working environment
- Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
- Flexible work arrangements and work-life balance policies
- Career development, continuous learning, and skills development through Grow My Way programming
- Flexible vacation
- Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
- Access to the Headspace app
- Retirement savings
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee incentive programs
- Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Two paid volunteer days off annually
- Opportunities to participate in pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives