Manager, General Counsel

As a Manager, General Counsel, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor and strategic business partner for Thomson Reuters' operations in Mexico and across the Latin America region.

You will provide practical, business-oriented legal counsel on a broad range of commercial, technology, regulatory, and operational matters, helping the organization achieve its objectives while appropriately managing legal risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to business leaders on commercial, operational, regulatory, and corporate matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, with particular emphasis on technology-related transactions and complex customer arrangements.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop practical solutions that balance risk management with business objectives.
• Lead and develop members of the legal team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, supporting key business initiatives and strategic projects.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across sales, product, technology, finance, procurement, compliance, and other functions.
• Manage disputes, escalations, and sensitive legal matters, exercising sound judgment and determining when issues require escalation.
• Support the implementation and enforcement of company policies, governance standards, and compliance programs.
• Drive continuous improvement in legal processes, contract management practices, and operational efficiency.
• Build strong relationships across the LATAM region while effectively supporting a geographically distributed business organization.

Required Qualifications

• Law degree and qualification to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Significant post-qualification legal experience, including substantial experience supporting technology companies, software businesses, or technology-driven commercial operations.
• Extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Strong legal judgment and proven ability to independently assess risks and make sound decisions.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing legal professionals.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and complex matters simultaneously while maintaining high-quality legal support.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multinational organizations operating across Latin America.
• Previous experience in-house within a technology, information services, software, or digital solutions company.
• Demonstrated success partnering with commercial and operational teams to enable business growth while managing legal risk.
• Experience advising on data privacy, artificial intelligence, digital products, intellectual property, and emerging technology matters.
• Experience working in matrix organizations with regional or international reporting structures.
• Portuguese language skills are considered an advantage.

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.