Bureau Veritas Group

Asesor Legal - LATAM Region

Bureau Veritas Group  •  Mexico City, MX (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Business unit: Consumer Products Services (CPS)

Position Title: Legal Counsel

Division: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Entity: Asociación de Normalización y Certificación, S.A. de C.V. (ANCE)

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Reports to: Vice President, General Counsel, Risk & Compliance Officer

Hours Worked: The maximum duration of the weekly working hours will be 48 (forty-eight) hours, distributed from Monday to Saturday of each week. However, the employee must be flexible to meet the needs of the department and complete other projects as assigned. Typically, Monday through Friday, forty-five hours per week.

Provide legal, compliance and investigations support in line with applicable regulations and Bureau Veritas policies, to mitigate risk and enable responsible business growth across the LATAM region (Mexico, Guatemala and Brazil).

Duties and Responsibilities

Level 1 (core responsibilities: Legal ~60% and Compliance ~20%)

  • Contract review and negotiation
  • Corporate governance
  • Claims and disputes
  • Labor and employment matters
  • Insurance-related matters
  • Policy implementation and training
  • Compliance Initiative-related activities
  • Supervise one lawyer dedicated to the ANCE business

Level 2 (growing remit: Investigations 10% to 20%)

  • Ethics and Integrity-related cases
  • Managing growing demand for investigations tied to regional market shifts

All employees must comply at all times with their obligations regarding the processing of personal data and information to which they may have access due to the performance of the functions of the position, based on FORASC-P10.12.

Skills & Proficiencies

Level 1 (required)

  • Strong legal foundation with hands-on operational capability
  • Proven ability to manage complexity across multiple jurisdictions
  • Business-oriented, pragmatic approach
  • Bilingual Spanish/English

Level 2 (preferred)

  • Client-facing investigations experience
  • Experience supporting risk management and compliance functions
  • Experience in a multinational or matrixed environment

Education and Experience

Educational background

Area of Specialty

Bachelor’s degree (Licenciatura)

Law (Licenciatura en Derecho), with an active professional license

Work Experience:

Line of business / Areas and/or Functions

Years

Corporate legal, compliance and investigations

8 to 10

Languages

Language

Level

Essential

Spanish

Native

Yes

English

Advanced

Yes

Portuguese

Intermediate

Desirable (Brazil)

Bureau Veritas Group

About Bureau Veritas Group

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification. Our mission is at the heart of key challenges: quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Through our wide range of expertise, impartiality and independence, we foster confidence between companies, public authorities and clients.

Bureau Veritas is a Business to Business to Society company, contributing to transform the world we live in. Driven by society, we are working ever more closely with our clients, addressing today’s crucial challenges and answering society’s aspirations.

Bureau Veritas is listed on the Euronext Paris (Compartment A, code ISIN FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI).

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Paris, FR
Year Founded
1828
Website
bureauveritas.com
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