Legal & Compliance VP

About the Company

Over the recent years, CS has been successfully ramping up its private debt investments in Southeast Asia, India, and Latin America.

These investments are made with the intention to generate a positive impact alongside a financial return. By leveraging its expertise, CSMX aims to increase access to financial services to underserved Mexican populations and businesses by providing impactful and tech-enabled FIs and companies with access to financing solutions.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be working with members of the team on a wide variety of matters, with a focus on structured finance transactions, corporate law, regulatory and compliance, and institutional governance.

Extensive experience in structured finance and private credit transactions is essential. The ideal candidate will be deeply familiar with collateralized lending, trusts, payment and security structures, and cross-border financing. Sectoral coverage includes private credit, venture capital, funds, M&A, general corporate and commercial.

What You Will Do

• Provide legal advice and transaction execution support for private credit and structured finance deals
• Draft, review, and negotiate financing agreements, security documents, intercreditor agreements, and fund documentation
• Support deal structuring, due diligence, and legal risk assessment for private credit and fund investments
• Coordinate with external counsels on legal and regulatory aspects of local and cross-border financing involving complex structures

• Monitor and advise management and business teams on legal and regulatory developments affecting our various business verticals in applicable jurisdictions, by partnering with local L&C teams or external counsels
• Support licensing or registration applications, regulatory filings, and interactions with financial authorities in applicable jurisdictions, in collaboration with local L&C teams or external counsels
• Develop and implement internal policies, frameworks and guidelines to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

• Assist the Governance function with corporate governance matters, including group management agreements and global business entities management
• Assist the Risk function with credit, liquidity and market risk analysis
• Support corporate secretarial functions, including drafting minutes and corporate resolutions and ensuring compliance with market best practices

• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the businesses where applicable
• Provide advice and support on contentious matters where applicable, including litigation / arbitration management, developing case-by-case strategy and approach, and liaising with external counsels on enforcement actions.

• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including a wide range of service agreements, NDAs, and vendor contracts
• Provide strategic, ad hoc, ongoing or project-based advice and support to senior management, various corporate functions and investment teams
• Support internal training initiatives on legal and compliance matters
• Assist with such other tasks as they may be assigned by the General Counsel or other stakeholders from time to time

• 8+ years of legal experience, including at least 5 in structured finance or asset-backed lending; in-house experience preferred
• Strong academic background with a law degree and training from a reputable firm; deep knowledge of Mexican corporate, regulatory, and SOFOM law
• Excellent legal, analytical, and communication skills (English and Spanish), with the ability to manage complex transactions, multitask under pressure, and provide practical, business-oriented solutions
• Proactive and self-directed, with strong judgment, attention to detail, and accountability for high-quality work
• Adaptable and collaborative, comfortable in a dynamic, fast-growing team environment
• Tech-savvy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal execution tools like DocuSign
• Positive and approachable, bringing energy and team spirit to a small but ambitious organization

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits above the law
• Opportunity to build up our business in Mexico
• An engaging work environment with a passionate and talented international team in a fast-growing sector
• Mission-oriented and intellectually stimulating projects and constant challenges for growth
• Significant exposure to senior leaders and decision-makers across the globe
• Attractive career path with potential for long-term advancement as we growth the operations and company