Legal Counsel

**Legal Counsel-Bogota-Colombia**

Telesign connects, protects and proactively defends companies, customers and the digital interactions between them. With powerful AI that delivers identity with speed, accuracy and global reach, we enable Continuous Trust. Empowering companies to transact, communicate and engage with their customers free of fear, Continuous Trust makes the promise of the digital economy possible.

We're looking for a highly motivated experienced **Legal Counsel **to join our team in Latam. You will collaborate with business owners throughout Telesign and will be a key contributor to TeleSign's success. You will need to be a self-starter and will proactively assess and advise on legal risks and opportunities. This role reports to Telesign's Chief Legal Officer.

**Responsibilities**
- Review, draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts and other legal documentation with customers, suppliers etc.
- Provide time-sensitive support on an array of legal inquiries in connection with all aspects of the business.
- Provide legal and strategic business advice to ensure agreements are consistent with applicable laws and internal corporate policies and processes.
- Transaction support for other departments as required.
- Trusted advisor and business partner across the company by providing counsel and guidance for accomplishing Telesign's overall business objectives.

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department; experience within a fast-paced technology company is advantageous.
- D. and good standing to practice law in Colombia.
- Specialization in Commercial Law preferred but not required.
- Experience advising on privacy and data protection matters a plus.
- Fluent in English required. Fluent in Portuguese or other language a plus.
- Excellent negotiation, drafting and communication skills
- Ability to manage complex negotiations, keeping all tasks organized and stakeholders clearly informed of deliverables and timelines.
- Ability to understand business objectives and think creatively and outside-the-box to find resolutions to achieve requirements of all parties.

**Additional Qualifications**
- Highly responsive with a service-oriented attitude.
- Ability to give succinct, commercially driven legal advice.
- Works well autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Sound and practical business judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to provide the highest level of legal work-product
- Possesses excellent and persuasive writing skills
- Ability to provide thought leadership on strategic matters as well as execute on tactical operational details
- Ability to work quickly and competently to prioritize, manage, and multi-task in a fast pace working environment
- Strong work ethic and ability to multi-task, prioritize and follow-through on numerous projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
- Self-starter and able to work well independently and as part of a team, with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

**About Telesign**:
Telesign is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe our differences help us create a better workplace, a better product, and a better community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

Telesign also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.TeleSign is an Affirmative Action Employer and as part of the commitment to AAP, it will seek to ensure affirmative action to provide equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment, and that all personnel activities, such as the recruitment selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff and termination processes remain free of illegal discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristics.

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