Commercial Contracts Specialist

About the Role

We are seeking a Commercial Contracts Specialist to oversee and streamline our contract review and management processes in Brazil and LATAM. This role will be responsible for ensuring that all core-business contracts are reviewed efficiently, risks are identified and escalated, and internal stakeholders are supported with clear guidance and tools. This role will report to the company’s Senior Manager of Commercial Contracts, located in Brazil, and serve as the primary point of contact for business-related contractual matters in Brazil and LATAM.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in technology, contract management, advanced English and Spanish expertise, and the ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.  

In this role, you will:

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (customer, partnership, SaaS, NDAs, MSAs) in Portuguese and Spanish.
• Develop and update the company's contract structure in online sign-through agreements, facilitating product adoption and reducing friction.
• Get involved in strategic cross-border projects within all regions where VTEX operates, including LATAM, North America, EMEA and APAC.
• Build contractual framework over cutting-edge technology matters, such as Artificial Intelligence, Retail Media, and SaaS solutuons.
• Implement AI solutions to streamline contract workflows and reduce deal closure time.
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, compliance requirements, and risk appetite.
• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, redlining, approvals, and execution, within the company's contract management tools.
• Partner with Sales and Alliances teams to negotiate strategic agreements with VTEX clients and partners within the digital commerce ecosystem.
• Provide cross-functional collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure contracts reflect business practice, including Finance, Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, and Tech.
• Assist in optimizing and training local teams on the contract management system (CLM) and related tools.
• Ensure that global practices, internal processes, and internal controls are followed throughout contract negotiations and execution.

Who you are

• An attorney licensed to practice law, with a commercial, contractual, and/or e-commerce background.
• With excellent communication, drafting, and negotiation skills in Portuguese. 
• With advanced proficiency in English and Spanish. 3-8 years of legal experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a major multinational corporation. Experience in tech companies will be preferred.
• Available to work on site from Monday to Thursday in our offices in Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo.
• Curious, eager to learn as you go and think outside of the legal box;
• Enjoy working collaboratively.
• Able to think of secure and creative solutions for complex contract negotiations with clients.
• Have Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and coordinate complex issues and projects with diverse levels of management and employees.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Attentive to detail and have a sense of quality.
• Average user with basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Suite. 
• Experience implementing or managing contract management systems (CLM) is a plus.

About VTEX

VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the composable and complete commerce platform that delivers more efficiency and less maintenance to organizations seeking to make smarter IT investments and modernize their tech stack. Through our pragmatic composability approach, we empower brands, distributors, and retailers with unparalleled flexibility and comprehensive solutions, enabling them to invest solely in what provides a clear business advantage and boosts profitability. VTEX is trusted by 2.400 global B2C and B2B customers, including Carrefour, Colgate, Motorola, Sony, Stanley Black & Decker, and Whirlpool, having 3.400 active online stores across 43 countries (as of FY ended on December 31, 2024).

Founded in the year 2000, VTEX has a history of being unstoppable. Completely against the odds, VTEX is leading a high-tech industry and positioned above market giants. We are building an extraordinary future with more than 1,300 employees scattered across 25 locations in 16 countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.vtex.com.

At VTEX, you will work in a challenge-driven environment and collaborate with amazing peers. If you are powerful individually, join us, and we will be unstoppable together.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible work schedule;
• Annual bonus of up to 2 monthly salaries, based on VTEX Global guidelines and targets;
• Transportation benefits
• Reimbursement of 80% for language learning courses;
• Monthly financial assistance with electrical and internet bills;
• Financial assistance  to buy a chair, computer support, and others;