LATAM Corporate Affairs Lead - Brazil

As the LATAM Corporate Affairs Lead, you will be the architect of a new regional function and a primary driver of market access across the region. You will design SGS’s government relations and corporate affairs strategy, shaping the regulatory and public-policy environment in which SGS operates, enters new markets and grows. You will lead through influence across six primary countries and cultures, aligning country leadership, commercial teams and executives around a single regional approach.

Main Resonsibilities:

• Lead SGS LATAM’s market access strategy: identify regulatory, political and institutional barriers and opportunities for entry, retention and expansion in priority countries, in partnership with commercial and country leadership.
• Design and execute government relations strategies with ministries, regulators, public agencies and industry bodies in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Argentina
• Build the LATAM Corporate Affairs function from scratch: operating model, governance, standards, playbooks, country prioritization, and a team and hiring plan as the function matures.
• Lead through influence: align Managing Business Partners, commercial directors and country directors on corporate affairs priorities, without direct reports at launch.
• Engage executives and operational teams across cultures: translate strategy into practical guidance, including clear do’s and don’ts for industry, association and government interactions.
• Build coalitions and alliances with government bodies, regulators, ESG influencers, and industry associations to strengthen SGS’s position.
• Provide strategic insight into political, social, and regulatory developments affecting market entry, operations, or M&A feasibility.
• Lead reputation risk management and proactively coordinate issue/crisis communication with Global and LATAM Executive Committees.
• Support executive visibility through high-impact events, public representation, speeches, and media strategy across top LATAM markets.
• Monitor policy developments and ESG-related legislation and translate them into risk mitigation strategies or growth opportunities.

FORMACIÓN

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, Communications, Law, or related field.
• Master’s degree or MBA in public policy, international relations or business preferred.

EXPERIENCIA & QUALIFICATION

• 8+ years in corporate affairs, government relations or public policy, including 5+ years in LATAM across at least three countries. Experience building a new function or team is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing market access and government relations strategies in LATAM.
• Deep understanding of LATAM political, regulatory and public-policy dynamics across priority countries.
• Track record of enabling market access and mitigating risk through stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to lead through influence, without direct authority, across countries and functions.
• Experience working across cultures with executive and operational audiences; high-level communication and executive forum representation.
• Fluent Spanish and English required; Portuguese strongly preferred.

SKILLS

• Leadership by influence and cross-functional alignment.
• Executive communication and negotiation with government and business stakeholders.
• Multicultural collaboration across executive and operational levels.
• Business acumen linking corporate affairs to revenue and market growth.
• Change management and function building.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• LATAM regulatory and public-policy frameworks; government relations and stakeholder mapping.
• Business chambers and industry association ecosystems in LATAM.
• ESG regulation and policy monitoring.
• Crisis and reputation management.
• Media knowledge

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