Senior Legal Counsel, dLocal
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Emerging markets payments platform
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Emerging markets payments platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable global merchants to connect seamlessly with billions of emerging market users.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified lawyer (EU or UK), typically 5–7+ years’ PQE at a leading law firm and/or in‑house in financial services/fintech/tech‑enabled environments. Candidates with deeper experience may be considered for the Senior title
- Demonstrated experience running complex litigation/arbitration and regulatory‑facing matters, including cross‑border elements, from strategy through resolution
- Familiarity with payments/financial services/fintech frameworks is desirable; experience with platform/online businesses is advantageous
- Confidence handling governmental/regulatory interactions and coordinating multi‑disciplinary responses (Compliance, Privacy/GDPR, InfoSec, Finance)
- Working knowledge of litigation operations (legal holds, preservation, discovery/eDiscovery, privilege) and cross‑border data considerations
- Excellent written and verbal communication; strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills; calm under pressure and outcome‑oriented
- A proactive self‑starter who exercises sound judgment and thrives on international, cross‑functional projects across multiple time zones
- Fluency in English (required). Spanish or another European language is a plus
- Experience with European/UK regulatory regimes relevant to disputes and enforcement (e.g., payments regulation, consumer protection, AML/sanctions interfaces) is a nice-to-have
- Building track records through playbooks/SOPs, dashboards, and KPIs for dispute portfolios; experience with alternative fee arrangements and budget control is considered a plus
- Exposure to listed or high‑growth, multi‑jurisdiction organisations is also desirable
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a hands‑on, business‑savvy litigation and dispute resolution counsel to join dLocal’s Legal team, supporting enforcement matters, special projects, and disputes across multiple jurisdictions
- You will operate in a fast‑paced, growth environment, partner with senior stakeholders, and help mature our processes, playbooks, and tooling
- Lead and manage a portfolio of disputes across Europe, Africa and selected global matters (pre‑action through resolution), including commercial litigation, arbitration/mediation, and cross‑border matters
- Coordinate responses to governmental and regulatory requests (e.g., information requests, subpoenas, investigatory inquiries) end‑to‑end: intake, scoping, privilege, data collection/production, and remediation planning in partnership with Compliance, Privacy, Data Protection, InfoSec, and Finance
- Drive “enforcement and special projects” workstreams, including demand strategies, cure/termination notices, recovery of fees/expenses where applicable, and structured settlement frameworks and playbooks
- Oversee outside counsel: strategy, selection, budgeting/AFAs, matter management, and performance metrics; ensure advice is actionable, timely, and risk‑weighted
- Implement and maintain litigation operations: legal hold and preservation, eDiscovery coordination, document management, and privilege/waiver controls across jurisdictions
- Advise senior stakeholders on dispute risk, strategy, and settlement options; prepare concise, decision‑ready briefings and status updates
- Partner with Legal colleagues on regulatory, compliance and strategic projects, including remediation programmes, and process/tooling improvements
- Create and refine policies, playbooks, and training (e.g., dispute escalation paths, regulator‑request response SOPs, dawn‑raid readiness, negotiation guides)
- Identify and deliver productivity improvements (automation, CLM/e‑signature workflows, templates, SLAs, dashboards) to scale the function
Application process
- Our Talent Acquisition team is invested in creating the best candidate experience possible, so don’t worry, you will definitely hear from us. We will review your CV and keep you posted by email at every step of the process!
Salary benchmarks
Our take
It is clearly evident that there is a massive payments gap between developed countries and emerging economies, with consumers in many countries having little or no access to modern payment options. dLocal was established in Uruguay to address this gap, which it aims to close not only for its neighbouring countries but across the globe.
Through its unique "One dLocal" concept (one direct API, one platform, and one contract), global companies can accept payments, send pay-outs and settle funds globally without separately managing pay-in and pay-out processors. The company also supplies a defense suite and local issuing for virtual and physical pre-paid cards in Latin America, as well as tools for building payments infrastructure for platforms and marketplaces.
Since founding, the company has expanded across Uruguay, the USA, Israel, Brazil and Europe. The company has seen significant growth while remaining confident and committed to its original mission. A notable achievement is dLocal becoming a certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil, which means it can eliminate unnecessary steps for users in the region.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Sep 2020
$200m
SERIES A
Total funding: $357m
Company HQ
Tres Cruces, Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Leadership
Sergio Fogel
(Co-Founder & CSO)Co-founded multiple companies, such as AstroPay, and is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council.
Pedro Arnt
(CEO)Member of the Board of Directors at Allegro who advises at several firms. Previously EVP and CFO at MercadoLibre.com.
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