Legal Counsel - Corporate

Why Join dLocal?
dLocal is the financial infrastructure powering global commerce in the world's fastest-growing markets. The biggest companies in the world trust us to unlock growth in 60+ countries across emerging markets—moving money where others see complexity. We don't just process payments; we are architects of payment ecosystems and partners in our customers' expansion. You'll work alongside 1,300+ teammates from 40+ nationalities and tackle global challenges from day one.

What will I be doing?

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of intercompany agreements, service agreements, cost-sharing arrangements, loan and guarantee agreements, novation agreements, and corporate support documentation to enable seamless operations across the Group’s subsidiaries.
• Supporting M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, and capital markets activities, including due diligence, document preparation, and coordination with external advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Assisting with banking, financing, and treasury-related legal matters, including the review and negotiation of credit facilities, derivatives documentation (e.g., ISDAs), and KYC/legal onboarding materials.
• Managing corporate governance and corporate secretarial responsibilities, including entity formations and dissolutions, maintenance of corporate records, drafting board and shareholder resolutions, and ensuring compliance with local legal and regulatory requirements.
• Partnering with legal team members across our global organization and working with senior colleagues and functional leaders on a variety of strategic projects, regulatory issues, product development, business development opportunities, and legal department operational matters.
• Creating and advising on templates, policies, and procedures to address new requirements.
• Supporting the preparation, filing, and tracking of legal documentation related to corporate actions, regulatory filings, and internal approvals.

What skills do I need?

• A qualified lawyer with a law degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally gained at a major law firm and/or in-house in the Financial Services industry or M&A.
• General legal background with solid experience in commercial, contractual, and corporate law matters.
• Knowledge and understanding of payments, financial services, or fintech is highly desirable.
• Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
• Strong business-oriented mindset with the ability to effectively collaborate with commercial and operations teams.
• Tech-savvy and comfortable working with digital tools, platforms, and legal technology solutions.
• Ability to proactively identify relevant business and legal issues.
• Skilled at applying the law to novel situations and finding pragmatic, creative solutions to business challenges.
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly assimilate information and work under pressure.
• Creative thinker with solid problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm in challenging circumstances.
• Team player with the ability to contribute effectively to international and cross-functional teams and projects.
• Self-motivated, intelligent, and enthusiastic, with the ability to work independently.
• Flexibility to work with colleagues across South America, Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia, including accommodating time zone differences for calls and deadlines.