Sr Legal Manager

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Job Function:
Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:
Law Business Partners

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Sr Legal Manager.

Purpose: 

This attorney is a member of the team in charge of legal matters in Brazil for the Medical Devices Business and One Vision Business.

He/she should be based in São Paulo, Brazil and will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice and counsel in all areas of law, to further the interests of the business globally, while protecting the company’s rights, interests and reputation.

The attorney will advise management on general legal matters, lead a team, as well as participate in Business Committees’ meetings as needed. 

You will be responsible for:

• Support and advise on complex legal matters for the Medical Device Businesses, by partnering with business and functional internal clients, and with outside counsel, and by supporting business opportunities while ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, industry guidelines and internal policies.
• Provide legal support to commercial teams and functional areas, on projects and initiatives that are deployed by or for the Medical Devices Businesses, including preparing, reviewing negotiating and implementing complex and innovative commercial agreements, as well as providing strategic legal advice on a wide range of proposed business initiatives and projects in different areas such as sales and marketing, tenders, regulatory affairs, ethics and compliance, privacy, indirect channel management and mergers & acquisitions. 
• Provide legal counseling to the business leaders, and eventually participate in Board and Corporate Committees Meetings as needed.
• Manage litigation process related to civil, environmental, regulatory and criminal matters, with support of outside counsel;
• Participate in the litigation process and preventive actions related to tax and labor matters, providing documents and information to the cross-sector team, participating in the definition of the case strategy; 
• Identifying and advocating for dispute resolution opportunities to defend the company's interests; and performing managerial review of the litigation portfolio and identify how to prevent future risks.
• Preserve and Build Our Credo Culture: be an active leader to ensure that our Credo culture continue to be the tone ...