Description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Legal Manager - Tax Litigation to lead the strategic management of the company's tax litigation portfolio in Brazil, jointly with the Head of Litigation in Brazil. This professional will act proactively and collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external law firms, ensuring high‑quality technical support for senior leadership and financial predictability. The role directly contributes to corporate decision‑making and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage judicial and administrative tax litigation across all instances, aligned with corporate strategy, as well as managing the company's entire portfolio of legal proceedings (labor, intellectual property, consumer and civil issues).
• Define litigation strategies and oversee external counsel, ensuring technical excellence and operational efficiency.
• Conduct risk assessments and prepare legal analyses, scenarios, probability evaluations, and potential financial impacts.
• Support Tax, Finance, Compliance, Audit, and other business areas on complex tax matters.
• Prepare executive reports, committee materials, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership (including global teams).
• Monitor relevant case law from higher courts, assessing potential impacts on the business.
• Participate in governance initiatives, process improvement, and legal operations/technology projects.
• Represent the Legal team in cross‑functional projects involving tax risk or strategic business discussions.

Technical Requirements (Hard Skills)

• Law degree with active bar license (OAB); postgraduate degree in Tax Law required.
• Solid experience in tax litigation within major corporations, including high‑materiality and high‑complexity cases.
• Proven experience managing external counsel and interacting with business stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of direct and indirect taxes.
• Ability to assess legal matters with a financial perspective (valuation, provisions, cash‑flow impact, accounting effects).
• Advanced English for communication with global leadership, reporting, and presentations is mandatory. Spanish is a plus.

Behavioral Competencies (Soft Skills)

• Collaborative leadership: Ability to influence, engage, and coordinate multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Executive communication: Clarity and objectivity in translating complex legal concepts into business‑oriented language for C‑level audiences.
• Strategic thinking: Integrated view of legal, financial, and operational impacts on the business.
• Data‑driven decision making: Ability to prioritize and make recommendations with a focus on risk, materiality, and predictability.
• Crisis and ambiguity management: Confidence and composure in uncertain environments, court developments, and regulatory shifts.
• Ownership and autonomy: Proactive mindset, strong sense of urgency, and a results‑oriented approach.
• Innovation and continuous improvement: Interest in enhancing processes, adopting legal technology, and increasing efficiency.
• Collaboration and influence: Proven ability to build strong relationships with Tax, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and global teams.
• Integrity and ethics: Strong commitment to corporate governance, compliance standards, and responsible decision‑making.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Why this role matters

This position plays a pivotal role in tax risk management, enhancing business predictability, and supporting strategic decision‑making across the organization. The manager will serve as a key liaison between technical teams, external counsel and senior leadership.