Nubank is a Brazilian fintech and digital banking company that delivers consumer and business financial services through a mobile-first platform. Its product portfolio includes fee-free credit cards, digital checking and savings accounts, instant payments and transfers, personal loans, business banking through Nu Empresas, savings features known as Caixinhas, and investment services from Nu Asset. Nubank also emphasizes account security and customer support as part of its digital banking experience. The company operates across Brazil and other markets associated with Nu México, Nu Colômbia, and Nu Global, serving both individual customers and businesses.
Chief of Staff, Legal at Nubank (São Paulo, Hybrid)
Lead strategic planning, governance, and executive alignment for Nubank’s Legal organization. Partner with the Chief Legal Officer on accountability, board materials, and high-priority initiatives.
Description
- Lead strategic planning for the Legal organization by setting the agenda, managing the process, and converting direction into actionable commitments.
- Align Legal leadership on priorities, trade-offs, and sequencing.
- Manage the organization’s operating rhythm, including forums, meeting cadence, and agendas that support effective participation and decisions.
- Govern commitments by tracking KPIs and OKRs and holding leaders accountable.
- Prepare materials for executive and board forums to enable informed decisions.
- Act as a candid, politically neutral adviser to the Chief Legal Officer, offering an unfiltered perspective on the organization.
- Build relationships across Legal and the wider business to identify friction, risk, and misalignment early.
- Advance the Chief Legal Officer’s priority initiatives by advising and removing obstacles without owning end-to-end delivery.
- Represent the Chief Legal Officer in selected forums and use sound judgment when making delegated decisions.
Requirements
- Prior experience in strategy, business operations, management consulting, or an executive-adjacent position within a large, complex organization.
- Proven ability to work alongside and influence C-suite executives and their leadership teams.
- Demonstrated success managing planning, governance, and accountability cycles at scale.
- Experience with legal, regulatory, or compliance environments is advantageous.
- Outstanding written communication skills, including the ability to distill complex material for executive decisions.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint or equivalent tools.
- Fluent English is required; Spanish is advantageous.
- Familiarity with AI tools, especially those used by legal teams, is preferred.
- Knowledge of legal operations is advantageous.
- Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining a strategic perspective.
- Ability to build trust rapidly and establish peer-level credibility with leadership teams.
- Long-term strategic thinker who is comfortable working through operational details.
- Evidence-led decision maker who can form and defend a position under challenge.
- Strong project management skills across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Absolute discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Availability to work onsite two to three days per week.
- Legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based.
Benefits
- Opportunity to earn equity in Nubank.
- Food and meal card benefits, including Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação.
- Public transportation commuting benefit through Vale-Transporte.
- NuCare psychological, financial, and legal assistance program.
- Life insurance.
- Medical plan.
- Dental plan.
- NuLanguage language course program.
- Nucleo learning platform with a range of courses.
- Extended parental leave.
- Daycare allowance.
- Parental consultancy.
- Work-from-home allowance.
- Gym partnership benefits.
- 30 days of paid vacation.
- Relocation assistance package, where applicable.