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Posted 3 years ago |
JOB TITLE: Legal & Regulatory Lead
JOB LOCATION : Lagos (Remote)
JOB DETAILS
- We are looking for a Legal & Regulatory Lead to head up our Legal, Regulation and Compliance team.
Responsibilities
- Master a deep understanding of the rules and regulations governing each market in which we operate, including monitoring any changes and developments and maintaining active relationships with regulatory counterparts
- Internally advise and work with our Product & Distribution teams to develop a regulatory roadmap that allows Stitch to go to market effectively with its payments and data products
- Draft and review legal documentation that meets both local regulatory requirements and product & sales objectives, such as customer/partner contracts, service-level agreements, and terms & conditions
- Originate and manage outsourced/localized legal & compliance relationships on a per-territory basis where additional advisory may be required
- Develop and implement a framework of policies and procedures for managing and mitigating operational and compliance risks, including know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML)
- Oversee the gathering of international documentation to meet external reporting obligations, whether facing regulators, investors, customers, or any other external counterpart
- Develop, coordinate, and/or oversee internal and external audit procedures
- Maintain up to date documentation and policies related to the organization’s compliance activities.
Requirements
- 5 – 10 years in a senior legal, regulatory, risk, or compliance role in payments & financial services
- Licensed attorney in a current area of practice
- Deep knowledge of applicable global and local payments and data compliance regulation e.g., PCI DSS, PSD2, GDPR, open banking regulations
- Familiarity with information security standards such as ISO 27001 and CIS Top 18
- Ability to develop relationships with relevant regulators (payments bodies, Central Banks or other regulatory bodies) across relevant jurisdictions
- Prior track record working cross-functionally to enable regulatory compliance across multiple dimensions of a high-growth business: within product (e.g. as counsel to product design and T/Cs), within business development (e.g. identifying ways to onboard partners and customers in a compliant way), and within technology (e.g. working with information security to build a robust IS org)
Skills:
Advantageous:
- Experience in compliance across multiple African jurisdictions (west Africa, east Africa, etc.)
- Previous experience working in a technology startup and navigating a regulatory ambiguous product area (e.g. like open banking in South Africa).
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Job Features
Job Category | Legal / Law |