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Cobre is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to serve as a core legal pillar during a critical phase of the company's growth as a fintech player transforming financial infrastructure in Colombia. This is a direct responsibility role—not a support function—with ownership over the company's legal, regulatory, and operational integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
• Operating License & Regulatory Approval: Lead comprehensive management of the licensing process with Colombia's Superintendencia Financiera, including document preparation, coordination of walk-throughs, and regulatory submissions.
• Institutional Relationships: Manage interactions and compliance processes with Banco de la República, Fogafin, AMV, and infrastructure providers.
• Regulatory Compliance Strategy: Identify, design, and implement the company's regulatory compliance framework and internal controls aligned with Colombian financial regulations.
• Regulator & Authority Management: Coordinate company-wide interaction with regulators, judicial authorities, and administrative bodies; manage incoming requirements and inquiries.
• Contract Negotiation & Drafting: Develop and lead negotiations of agreements with clients, suppliers, and strategic partners; ensure legal soundness and business alignment.
• Legal Advisory: Provide day-to-day legal counsel supporting fast, well-founded business decisions across the organization.
• Corporate Governance: Support general secretariat processes; maintain updated, well-designed corporate documents, policies, and procedures.
The role demands genuine ownership—anticipating risks, delivering solutions proactively, and taking full accountability. Technical rigor is non-negotiable: analysis must be grounded in Colombian law, jurisprudence, and regulatory doctrine. Precision in reading, interpretation, writing, and review is foundational. The ideal candidate operates with real autonomy, making decisions within their competence without constant oversight, and escalates only when genuinely necessary. Critically, this role bridges legal and business: the goal is to enable the business through clear, actionable analysis that explains what is possible, under what conditions, with what risks—not simply to block initiatives. Familiarity with AI tools as practical work instruments is expected.
Requirements:
• Formal law degree with current registration in Colombia's Registro Nacional de Abogados (National Bar Registry).
• Proven training and expertise in Colombian financial regulation.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in one or more of: credit institutions (establecimientos de crédito), regulatory agencies (SFC, Banco de la República), or financial/regulatory law practice at Colombian law firms.
• Advanced English proficiency (conversational and written).
