Senior Legal Counsel

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About Pay4Me


Pay4Me’s mission is to ensure that no international student from Africa and other developing economies struggles to complete cross-border tuition and school fee payments. We are committed to empowering students and their families by removing barriers to foreign education and relocation through reliable and efficient payment solutions.


In just over four years, our growing team has introduced a steady cadence of innovation within the cross-border tuition, school fees, and migration-related payments landscape, such as same-day cross-border tuition payments, the ability for customers to pay foreign tuition and fees directly from their local banks in local currencies, instant SEVIS, WES, and application fee payments, and much more. We are doubling down on our mission to help build out Africa’s educational and school fee payment infrastructure.


About the Role


Our team is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel in Nigeria & Africa with experience in the payments and/or finance industry, preferably years of experience in an African law firm. You will be part of the team that ensures that Pay4Me’s products and business operations comply with laws, ethics, and best practices in legal, compliance, and regulatory matters.


The successful candidate must be able to work with a wide range of teams, including fraud/disputes, human resources, finance, sales, products, engineers, and customer support, and provide pragmatic advice and guidance to build sustainable growth. The role will primarily work closely with the Senior Compliance Lead and the Chief Executive Officer. Ideally, the candidate should be based in Nigeria and able to travel as required.


What you’ll do

• Work with the legal, regulatory, and compliance teams to proactively identify the company’s obligations based on financial/payment rules and regulations.
• Assist with drafting and amending contractual templates and precedents for Pay4Me’s teams and business partners, e.g., indemnity letters, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, various categories of merchant services agreements, electronic processing agreements with telcos or mobile money operators, web aggregator agreements, and HR-related contracts.
• Depending on the company's plans, assist with license applications and regulatory approvals that may arise occasionally. Based on knowledge of regulators, advise the board on appropriate approaches and strategies.
• Work with external counsel in multiple jurisdictions to draft and review various commercial contracts, policies, and procedures and provide practical, business-oriented advice to the Pay4Me team.
• Drive communication between the Pay4Me teams and external counsel to promptly conclude transactions, opinions, and legal reviews. Consider risks from various angles to achieve compliant solutions.
• Advise on potential litigation matters (civil & criminal) that should be directed to external counsel and initiate and pursue legal proceedings on behalf of the Company with the assistance of external counsel.
• Organize and attend Board Meetings, prepare minutes, and liaise and maintain correspondence with the Company Secretary to ensure timely statutory filings.
• Work with the compliance team to translate obligations into policies and procedures to be communicated and implemented across the organization.
• Represent Pay4Me at meetings with regulators and work with the regulatory team to establish relationships that align with our objectives and ensure an open line of communication with regulators.
• Work with the legal team to assess changes made to Pay4Me’s products and services and determine any regulatory impact on existing market operations.
• Support knowledge and education across the organization to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. This will entail working with HR and the legal team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders and willingness to travel as needed (10-25%).

Who you are

• You have at least eight years of experience in a legal or compliance function, advising clients on day-to-day legal matters as a qualified lawyer.
• Your knowledge of the finance and/or payment industry is well-established.
• You must be forward-thinking and able to advise management on anticipated issues.
• You have interpersonal skills, specifically the ability to connect with various internal and external stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures.
• Your strong sense of initiative and self-motivation will add value to a fast-growing business.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey legal advice clearly and synthesize complex legal issues.
• Proven ability to research, interpret, and summarize legal requirements in easily understood terms and determine the regulatory impact of such requirements on business initiatives.
• Capable of handling multiple assignments simultaneously and under tight deadlines.
• French would be an advantage, but not required.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary.
• Official Laptop
• Health Insurance.
• Hybrid Working.
• All-expense Paid Team offsites.
• Paid Annual Leave.
• Professional Development Budget.
• Remote Work Budget.
• Monthly Internet Reimbursement
• Paid birthday day off.
• Team-building events.
• Paid parental leave.
• Gym Reimbursement.
• Mental Health Resources.

Application Instructions: Send your resume and cover letter to bukola@pay4me.app with the job title as the subject.


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