A little bit about us:We are Belvo, an open finance API platform with the bold vision of democratizing access to financial services in Latin America. We enable any financial innovator to access and interpret financial data, as well as initiate payments from their end-users accounts. We're turning the messy complexities of the Latin American financial ecosystem into a modern set of tools to access and interpret data and move money in a seamless and secure way.We're a highly-technical, passionate, and driven team. We are more than 90 people and our team currently represents 20 nationalities. We have offices in São Paulo and Mexico City - while a large portion of us work remotely.We are tackling a very stimulating problem: connecting fintech innovators with legacy financial infrastructure. We strive to go beyond the limits of what is possible today and to do so in an elegant and developer-first way.Since starting our adventure in May 2019, we have raised $71m from the leading VC investors globally.You can read more about our company and about our team and culture . Also, head to for more news about what we're building and .About the team:We work in cross-functional, autonomous teams. We follow continuous delivery best practices executed on top of a modern technology stack.Our products are built for developers, by developers. Technological excellence is at the heart of what we do.We are pragmatic and customer-focused. We strive to find the right set of trade-offs in order to validate our hypothesis as early as possible, iterating on our products based on customer feedback.We communicate transparently. We do weekly all-hands where we get together to discuss company performance and goals.While we are global and remote-friendly, we also operate from our vibrant offices in CDMX and Sao Paulo. To accommodate the various time zones in which we are based, we ensure we're always synced up between 3 pm and 6 pm, CEST.Also, we are backed by some of the leading investors in Silicon Valley and Latin America, including Founders Fund, Kaszek Ventures, and YCombinator.Your opportunity:This is not a local role. As Legal Manager - LATAM, you will be based in Mexico City but your mandate will cover all of Belvo's operations across the region (Mexico, Brazil, Spain, and the US corporate structure).You will:Oversee legal operations in Mexico while coordinating regional legal support across Brazil, Spain, and the US.Act as the go-to legal partner for LATAM, ensuring our fintech and payments activities are fully aligned with local regulations and global best practices.Negotiate and close high-value, enterprise-level contracts with financial institutions and large corporates across the region.Partner with the executive team to define and execute Belvo's regulatory strategy for Latin America, and build trusted relationships with regulators and ecosystem stakeholders.Provide pragmatic legal advice to cross-functional teams (sales, product, finance, compliance), enabling fast, compliant, and scalable decision-making.Mentor and manage legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and business-oriented culture in the legal team.Oversee corporate governance, entities, and compliance processes across multiple jurisdictions.Support M&A, fundraising, and strategic partnership initiatives with solid legal and regulatory guidance.This position may be for you if:You are based in Mexico City (mandatory) and want to own a regional LATAM scope.You bring 4-5+ years of experience managing legal teams in financial institutions, fintechs, or payments companies.You have deep knowledge of Mexican regulatory frameworks for financial services, open finance, and payments.You are experienced in complex, cross-border contract negotiations with large enterprises and financial institutions.You are fluent in English (mandatory), able to work daily with global teams.You are comfortable working in dynamic environments and balancing ambiguity with execution.You are a structured thinker with excellent communication skills, capable of distilling complexity into actionable guidance.Amazing if:You have previous experience supporting Brazilian operations and understand the dynamics of open finance in that market.You are fluent or conversational in Portuguese.You've worked directly with founders and executive teams in scaling fintech or SaaS companies.You have experience with international corporate structures (Delaware, Cayman, Spain, etc.) and cross-border governance.Our process steps:At Belvo every hire is so important to us, that we share the decision to hire as a team.People team chatTake-home challengeChallenge presentationTeam fit chatMeet the foundersOur perks:🚀 Stock options (we are all owners and this is very important to us)📈 Annual company bonus linked to company performance🔆 Flexible working hours🔝 Remote friendly👩🏻⚕️ Health Insurance🎊 Paid time off on your birthday💻 Renew your laptop every 3 years🙋 Training Budget😎 Team building events🙀 Bank holidays swap inside the same month🔋 Fitness/ wellness stipends🚀 Yearly offsite🏝 Extra days off when completing company anniversary🌎 Yearly Company offsite🎳 Yearly Department offsite
