wq legal counsel latin america

The Water Quality Legal Counsel Latin America will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, direction, and support in a broad range of legal, regulatory, compliance, and business matters across the Latin America region for the Water Quality Segment of Veralto Corporation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice, counsel, and services to Veralto, its Water Quality Segment, and subsidiaries in Latin America, supporting business goals and addressing challenges with appropriate legal and compliance strategies.
• Collaborate with leadership, department managers, and staff across the organization to establish policies and procedures that support effective, compliant, and efficient business practices aligned with global and local laws.
• Negotiate, strategize, and draft a variety of commercial transactions and contracts, including distribution, dealer, and sales agency agreements.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies, training, and programs related to anti-corruption and ethical business practices.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership and strategic partners; proactively advise on risk prioritization and continuous process and control improvements.
• Support dispute resolution strategies, manage litigation and arbitrations, and provide regular updates to business leadership.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence and sound risk management.
• Collaborate with the compliance team to identify and mitigate risks, conduct investigations, and implement corrective action plans.
• Support mergers and acquisitions activities, from due diligence through documentation, depending on experience and context.
• Act as the legal liaison for the business leaders, guiding the use of internal legal resources and managing relationships with external counsel.
• Ensure timely, cost-effective legal support across the region by cultivating relationships with external counsel, negotiating fees, and optimizing in-house versus external workload distribution.

Work closely with Human Resources to support employee relations and labor law matters.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Law degree from a recognized institution in Brazil, another Latin American country, the U.S., or Europe.
• 10–15 years of legal experience in a dynamic business environment, preferably within a multinational company and/or law firm.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 20–30%).
• Fluency in Portuguese, Spanish, and English required; additional language skills are a plus.
• Experience in regulated industries is preferred.
• Proven ability to operate in a complex, global, matrixed corporate structure.
• Strong business partner mindset, capable of balancing legal risks with business objectives.
• Ability to clearly explain complex legal concepts to business stakeholders with varying levels of legal understanding.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate legal and business priorities in clear, accessible terms.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct in all internal and external interactions.
• Resilient, agile, and adaptable to changing business needs and ambiguity.

Demonstrated business acumen and ability to perform in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

Unsolicited Assistance
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.

, Priscila Quintana Silva