Legal Manager BSc - MSc Job

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Fintech

Position Overview

• As the Legal Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring legal compliance and mitigating legal risks within the financial services sector.
• Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing legal matters, providing strategic legal advice, and ensuring that our business operations adhere to all relevant laws and regulations.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of legal services and resources to accomplish corporate goals and priorities.
• Advise business on various laws, regulations and standards in various jurisdictions of business operation including international obligations.
• Advice and address business/operations queries and any changes resulting in regulatory approvals and maintain proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state, federal governmental and international bodies to ensure the business is up to date with the changing regulatory environment
• Review and provide advice to the business on matters concerning applicable laws, licensing and contracts required for operation of the business
• Work with risk and compliance to review applications for new activities/businesses and ensure conduct of activities are in line with regulations
• Review, negotiate, finalize business contracts including client and vendor contracts across various business needs
• Prepare and defend the business interests in commercial contracts and in a court of law whenever required.
• Inform and educate employees on matters that are associated with regulations and industry practices through internal policies
• Understand the risks and opportunities in new and upcoming laws and regulations.

Job Requirements

• A strong legal background
• Experience working in the Finance industry
• Good knowledge of applicable MFB regulations and related compliances
• Experience liaising with external agencies and regulatory bodies
• Should be able to articulate queries well and provide satisfactory solutions to business while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
• A proven record of success in a management level, preferably in the banking and finance industry.
• Experience managing teams and structures
• Multi-tasking, while being able to manage time and priorities
• Should have strong problem solving abilities in order to identify issues and remedy them as necessary.

Salary
N450,000 - N500,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: v.uzomaka@estradaintl.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.