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Director, Legal Counsel - LATAM & Canada

Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-09-18

Core

Director of financial regulatory legal counsel guiding PayPal's operations in LATAM and Canada on compliance, risk management, and business strategy.

Role type

Senior IC legal director (financial regulation)

Builds

Regulatory compliance frameworks and risk management strategies for payments operations

Domain

Financial services / Payments / Fintech

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Financial regulatory expertise, contract negotiation, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, team leadership, strategic advising, cross-functional collaboration, policy development, business acumen

Preferred skills

LATAM regulatory knowledge, fintech technology familiarity, AML/CTF experience, global regulatory coordination, corporate governance oversight

Technologies

Legal tech tools, payment network systems, regulatory databases

Responsibilities

Provide strategic legal advice to senior management; anticipate and manage regulatory risks; lead the LATAM & Canada financial regulatory legal team; engage with regulators (BANXICO, CNBV, CNA); maintain corporate governance; monitor emerging legal trends; partner with Compliance and Risk Management on AML/CTF matters

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership & strategy

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