Global Head of Legal & Regulatory (Director Global de Legal) Mexico City (Hybrid)

Ready to accelerate your career

What youll do

Were looking for a Global Head of Legal & Regulatory to join our executive team and own the legal strategy regulatory relationships and team building across all markets where Clara operates. This is Claras most senior legal position reporting directly to the CEO. You are not just a legal technician; you are a business leader who happen to be a lawyerone who makes decisions grounded in data and embraces technology as a force multiplier.

You will contribute to Claras mission by:

• Defining Claras global legal strategy and owning its execution across all markets anticipating risks before they arise and developing proactive mitigation strategies.

• Representing Clara in relationships with financial regulators governmental bodies and relevant industry forums across LatAm.

• Building and enforcing a compliance framework that scales across multiple jurisdictions using data to monitor posture in real-time.

• Building leading and developing Claras in-house legal teamhiring exceptional talent and fostering a culture of urgency ownership and commercial judgment.

• Redesigning how legal services are delivered with a focus on speed and leverage leading the adoption of AI tools for contract review research and workflow automation.

• Using data to measure the legal teams performance identifying bottlenecks and continuously improving function operations.

• Working closely with Product Finance Operations and Commercial teams to ensure legal is a strategic asset not a bottleneck.

Who you are

Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.

Must haves:

• 8 years of legal experience with significant time spent in financial services or fintech.

• Deep expertise in financial regulation across LatAm with particular fluency in Mexico Brazil and Colombia.

• Experience leading a legal function at a high-growth company with a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams.

• Working proficiency in English and either Spanish or Portuguese.

• Experience or a strong interest in AI tools to automate legal workflows and increase efficiency.

• A data-driven mindset: you measure what matters and use data to drive legal and business decisions.

• Proven ability to navigate regulatory complexity and organizational ambiguity with high ownership.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills acting as a true peer to executive leadership.

Nice to haves:

• Trilingual proficiency (English Spanish and Portuguese).

• Independent analytical skills using SQL or spreadsheets to measure team performance metrics.

• Experience managing external counsel and legal spend via structured reporting or platforms like Hubspot or specialized legal ops tools.

• A good sense of humor.

Why join Clara

At Clara youll have the autonomy speed and support to make meaningful impact not just on your team but on how organizations are run across Latin America.

Who we are

• Were the leading B2B fintech for spend management in Latin America.

• Certified as one of the worlds fastest-growing companies a Great Place to Work and a LinkedIn Top Startup.

• Passionate about making Latin America more prosperous and competitive.

• Constantly innovating to build financial infrastructure that enables each of our customers to thrive.

• Product-led high-talent-density culture designed for builders who raise the bar.

• Proud of our open inclusive and values-driven environment.

What we believe in

• #Clarity. We say things clearly directly and proactively.

• #Simplicity. We reduce noise to focus on what really matters.

• #Ownership. We take responsibility and never wait to be told.

• #Pride. We build products and experiences were proud of.

• #Always Be Changing (ABC). We grow through feedback risk-taking and action.

• #Inclusivity. Every voice counts. Everyone contributes to our mission.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one

• Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese Spanish and English (our corporate language)

• Annual learning budget and internal accelerated development paths

• High-ownership environment: we move fast learn fast and raise the bar together

• Smart ambitious teammates low ego high impact

• Flexible vacation and hybrid work model focused on results

If youre ready for growth ownership and impact apply now and help us redefine B2B finance in Latin America.

Claras Hybrid Policy

Claridians in a hybrid mode split their time between working from the office talking to or visiting customers or working from home. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for each individual and team.

We dont enforce a minimum number of days for most roles but youre expected to spend time at the office organically and be at the office most days during your ramp-up or when required by your leader.