Match score not available

Unlock Premium Benefits Today!
🚀 Elevate your career with priority access.
Stand out to top recruiters with Jobgether Priority Access:
  • ✅ Top Match: We help you identify job offers where you're a perfect fit.
  • ✅ Exclusive Referral Service: Connect directly with recruiters as a Jobgether Certified Premium User.
  • ✅ Personalized Feedback: Receive feedback and expert guidance on applications, and have your profile manually reviewed.

Start Your Free Trial Now!

Start my free trial

Legal Counsel (Fintech/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoin/Remote)

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
Nigeria

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Law degree from accredited university in Nigeria, Admitted to practice law in Nigeria, 5+ years of legal experience in fintech, Excellent understanding of compliance regulations.

Key responsabilities:

  • Manage company's legal and regulatory affairs
  • Advise various functions on legal aspects
Black Pen Recruitment logo
Black Pen Recruitment Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting TPE https://blackpenrecruitment.com/
2 - 10 Employees
About Black Pen Recruitment
Black Pen Recruitment is the leading recruitment agency in fintech and cryptocurrency across Africa. From our headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, we've been at the forefront of specialised recruitment since 2012, carving out a distinct niche in the landscape of financial technology. Our success story is rooted in our ability to identify top-tier talent and match them with leading companies in the industry. With over 180 clients worldwide and over 120,000 candidates in our database, we've built partnerships with Startups, Scale-ups, SMEs, and Corporates, driving growth and innovation every step of the way. We have also expanded our reach into key sectors including e-Commerce, Digital Banking, SaaS, Tech, and Travel/Tourism. Black Pen Recruitment stands as a dedicated partner in growing your team, with over a decade of experience. Driven by a vision to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in the growing fintech and cryptocurrency sectors, we've built a formidable team of internationally trained recruiters who share a passion for excellence and dedication. With a strategic presence in Malta, we have established a global footprint, nurturing relationships with clients worldwide. Our journey has been defined by navigating the frontier of finance and technology, driving excellence in every partnership we forge.
See more Black Pen Recruitment offers

Job description

Our Client is the largest and the first licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing their customers with secure and user-friendly platforms for their financial transactions.


Job type: Full time/Permanent

Workplace: Remote


Requirements

  • Law degree from accredited, top-tier University in Nigeria
  • Admitted to practice law in Nigeria (UK qualification a plus)
  • 5+ years of legal experience as an associate with a leading Nigerian law firm and/or as an in-house attorney with a major Nigerian Fintech
  • Excellent understanding of payments, remittance and FX regulation and related commercial transactions (exposure to cryptocurrency a major plus)
  • Strong understanding of compliance-related laws and regulations (e.g. AML/CFT) applicable to financial institutions
  • Familiarity with Nigerian regulatory authorities (e.g. CBN, SEC, FIU, EFCC, FIRS, etc.)
  • Experience managing corporate governance matters and company secretary duties
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Practical and commercial approach, with an entrepreneurial mindset


Responsibilities

  • Manage the companys legal and regulatory affairs function in Nigeria
  • Actively craft and implement strategies regarding regulation and licensing matters, including acquiring relevant financial services licenses
  • Actively manage and build relationships with relevant regulatory authorities
  • Advise the Compliance, Commercial/Sales, Marketing, Operations, HR, and Finance functions on all legal aspects of the companys business in Nigeria
  • Oversee all litigation and dispute matters in Nigeria
  • Actively build relationships with and manage external counsel


Reporting Lines:

Reports to: Managing Director, Nigeria (with a dotted line to the Groups Assistant General Counsel)


Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Industry :
Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting
Spoken language(s):
English
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

Higher Education LawCompliance RequirementsCourt ExperienceBank RegulationsCorporate GovernanceRegulatory Compliance

Other Skills

  • Communication
Are you interested?

Counsel Related jobs

See more Counsel jobs