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About our client

We are currently partnering with a prominent international fund specializing in high-end luxury resorts and hotels. The fund seeks a seasoned Chief Legal Officer to design and implement a legal strategy that not only protects the group but actively supports and accelerates business growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, robust corporate & financial structures, effective legal risk management, and decision-making grounded in best-in-class governance, ethical principles, and sustainability standards. The position is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

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What the job involves

• Define and execute the group’s legal strategy, ensuring strong corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business objectives
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO and Board, enabling informed, timely decision-making at the highest level
• Protect the organization from material legal contingencies, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and regulatory risks without slowing the business.
• Design and safeguard robust, efficient, and auditable corporate and financial structures, including M&A, capital markets, and complex corporate transactions
• Actively participate in IPOs and/or public/private financing structures
• Oversee legal risk management and litigation strategy, effectively managing external counsel while controlling exposure and costs
• Elevate the organization’s standards for compliance, ethics, corporate governance, and ESG, embedding best practices across the Group
• Lead and develop a high-performing, business-oriented legal team that is closely aligned with operational needs
• Optimize legal expenses and external counsel management, improving efficiency, quality, and value delivery
• Supervise legal aspects of strategic assets and real estate portfolios, including due diligence, acquisitions, and long-term asset protection

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Who we are looking for

• Strategic business-oriented attorney, able to directly connect legal frameworks with the company’s long-term vision and growth strategy
• Solid knowledge and experience in the real estate sector, particularly the hospitality segment
• Sound executive judgment, capable of making high-stakes decisions in complex, ambiguous, and high-risk environments
• Long-term and anticipatory mindset, proactively identifying future legal, regulatory, and structural impacts on the business
• Deep expertise in corporate, financial, and corporate governance law, including complex transactions and group structures
• Proven experience in structuring complex public/private financings and trusts, including sophisticated legal and financial instruments
• Experience with IPOs
• Advanced legal risk management capabilities, with a track record of maintaining minimal or no material legal contingencies
• Exceptional ability to translate complex legal matters into clear business language, enabling effective executive and Board-level decision-making
• Highly credible, ethical, and principled leader, setting the standard for integrity, compliance, and professional conduct
• Influential leader, able to align stakeholders and drive outcomes across the organization
• Advanced contract negotiation skills, particularly in high-value, complex agreements
• Solid leadership capabilities in developing talent, building a resilient, autonomous, and business-aligned team
• Exceptional analytical capabilities combined with executive-level attention to detail, balancing precision with speed and pragmatism
• Resilient under pressure, able to perform consistently in demanding, fast-paced environments
• Advanced English proficiency, enabling effective work in international and cross-border settings