Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

As a Legal Controls Associate within the Legal Controls team, you will help strengthen the Legal organizations control environment by supporting control execution, monitoring, testing readiness, and issue remediation activities. You will partner closely with process owners across Legal (e.g., Office of the Secretary, Litigation, Intellectual Property) and collaborate with stakeholders in Risk, Compliance, Audit, Data/Technology, and the Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE). This role is ideal for someone who can operate independently, apply sound judgment, and translate control requirements into clear, practical outcomes. This position demands expertise in risk and control management, including real-time detection of control issues, escalation processes, root cause analysis, and remediation strategies. Familiarity with second line of defense (2LOD) compliance and third line of defense (3LOD) internal audit best practices is highly preferred. Your role will also involve applying the Compliance Operations and Risk Evaluation (CORE) program and framework to strengthen the control environment.  If you are a strong critical thinker with a passion for data analysis, risk and control evaluation, and mitigation, and aspire to be a trusted control advisor, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Support implementation, execution, and ongoing enhancement of Legal control programs aligned to the firmwide risk and controls framework and the CORE program.
• Perform process walkthroughs with process owners; document processes and risks; support identification of effective controls and opportunities to enhance control design and operating effectiveness.
• Coordinate testing readiness activities, including evidence preparation, documentation organization, and partnering with the Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE).
• Support 2LOD compliance review and 3LOD internal audit readiness, including facilitating timely responses and maintaining clear supporting documentation.
• Assist with the issue and action plan remediation lifecycle, including tracking, follow-ups, and supporting post-closure validation activities where applicable.
• Review and analyze program-related data (e.g., KPIs/KRIs/control performance indicators) to identify trends, potential control gaps, and areas for process improvement.
• Participate in data quality and data risk initiatives to support alignment with CORE standards (e.g., data quality, appropriate use, protection, and retention considerations where relevant to Legal processes).
• Support drafting and distribution of materials (e.g., control updates, assignment materials, training/awareness communications) within the Legal organization.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, including leveraging intelligent solutions / AI-enabled tools where appropriate to improve efficiency, insights, and consistency.

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, compliance, operational risk, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of risk and control concepts (e.g., control design vs. operating effectiveness, walkthroughs, remediation tracking, testing readiness).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize information and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); comfort working with data.

 

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Familiarity with the CORE program/framework or other control frameworks.
• Experience supporting 2LOD compliance reviews and/or 3LOD internal audits.
• Experience with data visualization or reporting tools (e.g., Tableau) and/or exposure to intelligent solutions/AI tools.
• Process documentation and process mapping experience (e.g., Visio).
• Familiarity with Legal department operations and control environments.

 

 

Join our Legal Controls team and partner with the Legal organizations SMEs to drive excellence strategic control solutions!