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Abogado/a Corporativo/a - Legal
- Oportunidad de trabajar para una organización minera global.
- Puesto permanente de tiempo completo, con base en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Por favor, envíe su currículum en inglés.
Sobre el puesto
Encontrar mejores formas de suministrar los materiales que el mundo necesita.
El/La
Corporate Counsel, Lithium Buenos Aires brindará soporte legal estratégico al negocio de Rio Tinto Lithium en Argentina, con responsabilidad principal sobre asuntos legales a nivel nacional y soporte legal a la oficina de Buenos Aires. El rol es crítico para garantizar el desarrollo del negocio de litio de Rio Tinto en Argentina, gestionando los riesgos legales y respaldando oportunidades comerciales. La posición requiere una sólida capacidad analítica, criterio comercial y la habilidad para gestionar asuntos corporativos, regulatorios, impositivos, aduaneros y de financiamiento complejos, en un entorno dinámico y multifuncional.
Responsabilidades y Funciones Esenciales
- Liderar los asuntos legales corporativos a nivel nacional.
- Brindar soporte legal en estructuras de financiamiento de proyectos (por ejemplo, cumplimiento de préstamos IFC).
- Revisar préstamos intercompañía y acuerdos internos de financiamiento.
- Asesorar en regulaciones cambiarias y cumplimiento transfronterizo.
- Brindar soporte legal en asuntos regulatorios federales, incluidos temas aduaneros e impositivos.
- Liderar y coordinar con estudios jurídicos externos litigios complejos, arbitrajes y disputas legales de alto impacto que afecten el negocio de Rio Tinto Lithium en Argentina, asegurando una adecuada evaluación de riesgos y alineación estratégica con el liderazgo senior.
- Proveer asesoramiento legal cotidiano a la oficina de Buenos Aires en todas las áreas funcionales, incluyendo asuntos gubernamentales, desarrollo de negocios, impuestos y finanzas.
- Apoyar asuntos legales relacionados con gas y energía vinculados a las operaciones de litio en Salta, Jujuy y Catamarca.
- Garantizar el cumplimiento de gobierno corporativo y de las obligaciones estatutarias de presentación ante la Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ).
- Coordinar reportes legales al Grupo Global de Rio Tinto.
Lo que aportarás
- Título universitario en Derecho (LL.B o equivalente) – excluyente.
- Experiencia mínima de 7 a 10 años en práctica legal corporativa, idealmente en los sectores de energía, oil & gas, minería o infraestructura.
- Se valorará especialmente experiencia en interacción con organismos reguladores, funcionarios públicos e instituciones financieras.
- Actitud proactiva, práctica y ágil al brindar asesoramiento legal a clientes internos.
- Capacidad para colaborar eficazmente con el equipo legal y con los principales stakeholders del negocio, interactuando regularmente con equipos en distintas provincias, demostrando sólidas habilidades de comunicación e interpersonales.
- Excelentes habilidades de redacción y negociación.
- Capacidad para gestionar marcos corporativos y regulatorios complejos.
- Fuertes habilidades interpersonales y capacidad para comunicarse con stakeholders seniors.
- Habilidad para coordinar equipos multidisciplinarios.
- Alto nivel de criterio profesional e integridad.
- Inglés avanzado/fluyente (oral y escrito) – excluyente.
Lo que ofrecemos
Sé reconocido/a por tu contribución, tu forma de pensar y tu esfuerzo, y vuelve a casa sabiendo que has contribuido al progreso del mundo.
- Un entorno laboral donde la seguridad es siempre la máxima prioridad
- Un paquete de remuneración competitivo con incentivos anuales en efectivo para empleados/as elegibles
- Desarrollo profesional y apoyo educativo para impulsar tus aspiraciones
- Acceso a programas de salud y bienestar de primer nivel, pensados para la familia
- Beneficios de bienestar
- Generoso programa de acciones para empleados de Rio Tinto
- Programa de Asistencia al Empleado
- Apoyo continuo para el bienestar personal y profesional para ti y tu familia
- Licencias para todas las etapas de la vida (vacaciones, licencia parental pagada, licencia médica)
**English**
Corporate Counsel
- Opportunity to work for a global mining organization.
- Permanent full-time role, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Please submit your resume in English.
About The Role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
The Corporate Counsel, Lithium Buenos Aires will provide strategic legal support to Rio Tinto Lithium’s Argentina business, with primary responsibility for national-level legal matters and legal support to the Buenos Aires office. The role is critical to ensuring development of Rio Tinto lithium business in Argentina, managing legal risks and supporting business opportunities. The position requires strong analytical capability, commercial judgment, and the ability to manage complex corporate, regulatory, tax, customs, and financing matters in a dynamic and cross-functional environment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead corporate legal matters at a national level;
- Provide legal support in project financing structures (e.g., IFC loan compliance);
- Review intercompany loans and internal financing arrangements;
- Advise on foreign exchange regulations and cross-border compliance;
- Provide legal support on federal regulatory matters, including customs and tax;
- Lead and coordinate with external counsel on complex litigation, arbitration proceedings, and high-impact legal disputes affecting the Argentina RT Lithium business, ensuring appropriate risk assessment and strategic alignment with senior leadership;
- Provide day-to-day legal advice for the Buenos Aires office across all functional areas, including government affairs, business development, tax, and finance;
- Support gas and power related legal matters linked to lithium operations in Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca;
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance and statutory filing requirements before the Inspeccion General de Justicia (IGJ);
- Coordinate legal reporting to RT Group; and
About You
- Law degree (LL.B or equivalent) required.
- Minimum 7-10 years of experience in corporate legal practice, ideally within the energy, oil & gas, mining, or infrastructure sectors.
- Experience in interacting with regulatory authorities, government officials, and financial institutions strongly preferred.
- Be proactive, practical, and agile when providing legal advice to the company’s internal clients.
- Collaborate effectively with the legal team and key business stakeholders, engaging regularly with team members based in different provinces, and demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage complex corporate and regulatory frameworks.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
- High level of professional judgment and integrity.
- Fluent English (written and spoken) – mandatory.
What We Offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Where you will be working
Recognized as a pioneer and leader in the industrial minerals industry due to product quality, supply reliability and technical support; we are proud to make modern life work. Lithium is part of our portfolio of materials essential to a low-carbon future and is a key element needed for low-carbon technologies. The Battery Materials unit is comprised of the Borates operations in US, the Jadar Project in Serbia and the Rincon project in Argentina, leading in mining borates and lithium for a more sustainable future. The Rincon lithium project is a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of the lithium triangle in the Salta Province of Argentina, an emerging hub for greenfield projects. It is a long-life, scalable resource with one of the lowest carbon footprints of lithium assets in the world. This acquisition is a significant further endorsement of our commitment to the battery materials sector and lithium's role in a low-carbon future.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.
