Sr. Managing Counsel

**Company Description**
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The Sr. Managing Counsel will be a member of the Legal Department in the LAC Region and will be based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Sr. Managing Counsel will be responsible for providing legal support to the account executives and other internal clients in Visa, particularly in the context of payment system in Brazil.
- Develop, analyze, and negotiate strategic commercial agreements, including client, consulting, sponsorships, promotions, and vendor agreements
- Provide counsel on relevant industry legislation and regulation
- Draft, update, and develop template contracts to allow for more efficient contracting processing
- Review, analyze, draft and negotiate complex agreements relating to the acquisition, licensing and implementation of technology, procurement of goods and services, structuring new service delivery programs, participating in quality benchmarking and similar arrangements, and numerous other contractual relationships
- Provide general legal support and advice to business line and management in LAC in connection with existing client relationships, business development activities, regulatory issues, and development and launch of new products and services
- Work with other members of the legal department and outside counsel to manage local litigation matters and address legal issues in various areas of the law, including antitrust, privacy, and intellectual property
- Provide practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal advice and counsel on privacy and data security-related matters. This includes working closely, collaborating, and coordinating with key stakeholders to advise on applicable privacy and data protection laws, regulations and guidelines affecting the Company's business.
- Advise on best practices and compliance with global privacy and data protection laws, as well as overseeing legal and regulatory aspects of data collection and use, privacy disclosures and transparency, and related issues.
- Retain, supervise, and direct outside counsel effectively and efficiently managing legal expenses consistent with global legal budget.
- Work collaboratively with a broad range of people and functions throughout the company to develop and maintain strong working relationships across all functional areas to facilitate a partnering-based approach.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

**Qualifications**

Basic Qualifications
- 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
- 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
- J.D. with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in, and member in good standing of Brazilian Bar Association
- 12-15 years experience at a top national law firm and/or, preferably, at a global corporation.
- Background and knowledge of some of the following will be a plus payment services industry and related processing industries banking and financial institutions laws and regulations
- Outstanding English and Portuguese speaking and writing skills (Spanish a plus)
- Ability to effectively assess all issues from both legal and business perspectives, identifying legal risks and prioritizing response
- Sense of urgency and responsiveness
- Ability to work independently, prioritize workloads and communicate with all levels of the organization including senior management
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial transactions superior analytical, problem-solving, and writing skills
- Commitment to the highest ethical and personal values
- Strong people skills with proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management and work on cross functional teams on complex deals and processes.

**Additional Information**
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for e