Key Responsibilities

As Legal Counsel (LATAM), you will provide strategic and operational legal support across Worldline's business activities in Latin America, with a particular focus on the payments, fintech, and financial services sectors.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer and merchant agreements, framework agreements, service level agreements (SLAs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), outsourcing agreements, intercompany agreements, lease agreements, and other contracts related to payment services, technology solutions, and regulated financial activities.
• Providing day-to-day legal advice and support to internal stakeholders across multiple functions, including Senior Management, Business, Finance, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and IT.
• Supporting strategic initiatives across the Merchant Services business, growth projects, corporate transactions, partnerships, and M&A activities.
• Advising on legal and regulatory matters related to the payments ecosystem, including relationships with merchants, financial institutions, acquirers, payment schemes, banking partners, suppliers, and fintech service providers.
• Conducting legal research and providing practical guidance regarding Brazilian and Latin American laws, regulations, and industry developments.
• Managing and coordinating interactions with external counsel, auditors, regulatory authorities, and other external stakeholders when required.
• Collaborating closely with legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders across the Worldline Group to ensure consistency in legal approaches and risk management.
• Maintaining and monitoring intra-group litigation reports and consumer claims in Brazil.
• Supporting corporate governance activities, including delegation of authority processes, signatory powers management, and corporate matters across Latin American entities.
• Protecting and defending the interests of Worldline and its legal entities throughout the region while enabling business growth through pragmatic and commercially focused legal solutions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Law degree and qualification to practice law in Brazil (preferred) or another Latin American jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience gained in an international law firm, financial institution, bank, payment company, or regulated fintech environment.
• Strong knowledge of commercial contracts, corporate matters, and regulatory frameworks applicable to the payments and financial services industries.
• Solid understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and commercial relationships among the various participants in the payments ecosystem.
• Ability to identify legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions aligned with organizational objectives.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear and actionable business advice.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and solution-driven mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural and international environment.
• Collaborative team player with a high level of autonomy, accountability, and professional integrity.
• Fluent English (written and spoken) is required.
• Spanish proficiency is highly desirable.
• Prior experience in the payments, fintech, banking, or regulated financial services industry is strongly preferred.

Perks & Benefits

At Worldline you’ll get the chance to be at the heart of the global payments technology industry and shape how the world pays and gets paid. On top of that, you will also:

• Be part of a company guided by a strong purpose to do good and recognized as top 1% of the most sustainable companies in all sectors worldwide.
• Work with inspiring colleagues and be empowered to learn, grow and accelerate your career.
• At Worldline our top priority is to engage, encourage and develop you to help you improve your potential.
• And many more...