Legal Manager

The Legal team is a key enabler of growth, innovation, and regulatory compliance within a highly regulated financial services environment. This area works closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Executive teams to ensure the company operates in accordance with applicable regulations while supporting the development and scaling of new products and business initiatives.

As a Legal Manager – Regulatory Affairs, you will play a critical role in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape applicable to entities supervised by the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC). You will serve as a strategic advisor to the business, ensuring regulatory compliance while enabling sustainable growth and innovation.

The Legal Manager is responsible for:

• Providing legal and regulatory advice on matters related to the company's regulated activities and its relationship with the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC).
• Monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting regulatory developments applicable to financial institutions, fintechs, and other supervised entities.
• Leading regulatory assessments for new products, services, partnerships, and strategic initiatives.
• Advising internal stakeholders on regulatory requirements related to consumer protection, financial regulation, corporate governance, risk management, outsourcing arrangements, and operational processes.
• Supporting regulatory filings, authorizations, notifications, and communications with the SFC and other regulatory authorities.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with a regulatory impact, including partnerships, service providers, and third-party arrangements.
• Partnering with Compliance, Risk, Product, and Operations teams to ensure regulatory requirements are appropriately implemented across the organization.
• Managing regulatory inspections, information requests, and interactions with supervisory authorities.
• Identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risks arising from business activities and strategic initiatives.
• Developing and maintaining internal regulatory frameworks, policies, and governance documentation.
• Leading and overseeing the company's litigation and dispute resolution strategy, including consumer claims, judicial proceedings, tutela actions, conciliation hearings, embargo-related matters, administrative investigations, and proceedings before the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) and other competent authorities, while coordinating external counsel and mitigating legal and reputational risk.

Challenges that await you:

• Navigating an evolving regulatory environment within the Colombian financial sector.
• Supporting business growth and innovation while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations.
• Interpreting new regulations and translating them into practical and scalable business solutions.
• Advising on complex regulatory matters involving multiple stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Product, and Operations.
• Managing interactions with regulatory authorities in a dynamic and highly scrutinized environment.
• Balancing business objectives with regulatory obligations and risk management considerations.
• Building scalable legal and regulatory frameworks to support future growth, new products, and market expansion.
• Operating in a high-growth environment where legal must act as a strategic business partner while maintaining strong regulatory standards.

What makes you a great fit:

• 10+ years of legal experience with strong exposure to financial regulation, banking law, fintech regulation, or regulatory affairs.
• Background in top-tier law firms, financial institutions, fintech companies, regulatory bodies, or supervised entities.
• Proven experience advising entities supervised by the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC).
• Strong knowledge of the Colombian financial regulatory framework, including regulations applicable to financial institutions, consumer protection, corporate governance, operational risk, outsourcing, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience managing regulatory interactions, inspections, authorizations, or supervisory processes.
• Strong ability to interpret complex regulations and provide practical, business-oriented advice.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments involving Legal, Compliance, Risk, Product, Operations, and Executive teams.
• Business-oriented mindset with the ability to balance legal risk, regulatory compliance, and commercial objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, and highly regulated environments.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

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