Legal Senior Director - São Paulo/SP

Legal Senior Director – São Paulo/SP

Applications up to July 05, 2026

This position reports to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

The Mosaic Company values diversity, inclusion, and continuous development. Equal opportunities for everyone are part of our daily culture, and our employees will find the ideal path here to grow and advance their careers. We take pride in having respect as one of our core values. We believe that innovation thrives in an environment enriched by differences in all their forms, including age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, disability, and religion.

IMPORTANT: To ensure your application is valid, you must attach your résumé/CV at the time of submission.

What will be your main responsibilities?

Serves as a member of Mosaic’s global Law Leadership Team (LLT), acting as Legal Leader in South America, providing strategic and operational leadership for all legal functions in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. Partners closely with other business and functional leaders in Brazil to ensure a strong strategic presence across internal stakeholders and external partners. Collaborates with other members of the LLT to align legal strategies in the region with Mosaic’s broader business objectives, including risk calibration aligned with South America business strategies.

Leads the provision of general legal counsel for Mosaic’s operations in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru, anticipating and mitigating legal exposure; developing and implementing legal policies and procedures; assessing and managing litigation, including overseeing external counsel to reduce legal risks and costs; and proactively supporting other attorneys globally across a broad range of matters, including corporate legal compliance (in collaboration with Mosaic’s enterprise Corporate Compliance team within the Law Department), intellectual property, business development, corporate finance, and labor and employment issues. Oversees all legal matters related to Mosaic’s commercial operations in Brazil and Paraguay.

Provides periodic reporting to Mosaic’s General Counsel on legal matters pertaining to South America operations.

The main activities are:

• Strategic Legal Leadership - Provide legal leadership to Mosaic’s South America operations, ensuring business strategies and conditions address appropriate risk mitigation goals advising senior business and functional leaders on legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational risks. Develop and implement legal policies and procedures.  Manage external counsel partners to optimize expertise and manpower needs. 

• Labor Relations – Provide strategic labor and employment counsel to Operations, Human Resources, and Government Affairs leaders. Support the development, negotiation, and implementation of labor relations strategies, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and alignment with business needs.

• Risk & Legal Management (Transactions and Litigation) - Engage in litigation management, risk analysis and local governance, contract drafting and review, M&A, and other transactional work.  Oversee litigation strategy, contract review, transactional support, and allocation of internal and external legal resources. Manage outside counsel to ensure high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective legal service delivery.

• People Development - Ensure that Mosaic’s South America employees working in the Law Department function are properly engaged and working on the most important matters to execute on strategic priorities. Build internal bench strength resulting in significantly higher internal promotion and fill rates. Aligns team priorities with enterprise and regional business objectives.

• Compliance – In collaboration with Mosaic’s enterprise Corporate Compliance team within the Law Department, ensure legal compliance with all local and federal regulations including those associated with US-based companies operating in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.

What do you need for this role?

• Advanced English

• Bachelor’s degree: Law and Legal Studies

• Certification: OAB (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil)

• Proven experience leading teams in complex, fast-paced corporate environments.

• Strong business acumen, acting as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders and business functions

• Excellent stakeholder management skills

• Strategic and systems-thinking mindset, with the ability to assess business-wide impacts and drive holistic solutions.

• Proven track record supporting business transactions and partnering with Commercial, Credit, Risk, and Procurement teams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in collaborative and multicultural environments.

• Experience with M&A transactions and/or Joint Ventures is considered a plus.

What will your work schedule be?

• Administrative Hours

What will your work model be?

• Hybrid (on-site 10 to 12 days per month)

What do we offer?

• Medical Insurance and Telemedicine

• Dental Insurance

• Transportation Allowance or Company Shuttle Service*

• Life Insurance

• Profit Sharing Program (PPR – Profit and Results Sharing)

• Private Pension Plan

• Wellhub (Gympass)

• Food Allowance

• On-site Cafeteria or Meal Voucher*

• Employee Assistance Program (Apoiar)

• Wellness Program

• Language Assistance

• Childcare/Nanny Assistance

• Assistance for Children with Disabilities*

• Extended Maternity Leave and Paternity Leave

• School Supplies Assistance**

* Benefits may vary depending on location.

** Benefit available for children aged 5 to under 13 years old. 

About Us 

With the mission of Help the World Grow the Food it Needs, Mosaic operates from the mine to the field. The company delivers around 27.2 million tons of fertilizers per year to 40 countries, being one of the largest global producers of combined phosphates and potash. In Brazil, through Mosaic, it operates in mining, production, importation, commercialization, and distribution of fertilizers for application in various agricultural crops, ingredients for animal nutrition, and industrial products. Present in ten Brazilian states and Paraguay, the company promotes actions aimed at transforming field productivity, the reality of the places where it operates, and the availability of food in the world. To learn more about us, visit www.mosaicco.com.br.