# Manager & Counsel

We are looking for an experienced lawyer to join the General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) in Brazil as Manager & Counsel. The position requires approximately 4-7 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience, including demonstrated experience in card payments or the broader payments ecosystem in Brazil. This role will serve as a trusted legal advisor to multiple business partners, providing practical, business-oriented legal advice across a broad range of matters affecting American Express’ operations in the region, with focus on Brazil. The successful candidate will work closely with business leaders and cross-functional partners to support strategic initiatives, commercial transactions, marketing campaigns, product development, corporate governance, litigation management, contractual negotiation, and day-to-day legal matters. The role calls for a hands-on counsel who can independently own matters within their remit, exercise sound judgment, recognize when specialist input or escalation is appropriate, and translate legal considerations into actionable business advice. The role reports to the Director & Counsel and will interact closely with colleagues across Commercial Ar

- **Id**: 4309007
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/american-express-manager-counsel-3>
- **Role**: Legal
- **Role family**: Legal
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: São Paulo, Brazil
- **Countries**: BR
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T20:08:13Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T15:46:20Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5071
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commercial & Retail Banks, Cards & Card Issuing, Payment Processing & Gateways

## Company

- **Id**: 2209
- **Name**: American Express
- **Domain**: americanexpress.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/american-express>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 98
- **Open postings**: 100
- **Ghost share**: 0.04
- **Stale share**: 0.06
- **Repost share**: 0.23
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 9
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: Portuguese; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no
- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T10:31:13Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 9
- **Reasons**: conf:6, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T22:14:09Z

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