Cellulant Hiring Principal: Legal

ABOUT CELLULANT

Cellulant is a leading Pan African payments company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants. 

We provide a single API payments platform – Tingg – that enables businesses to collect payments online and offline while allowing anyone to pay from their mobile money, local and international cards, or directly from their bank. 

Our Story

Founded in 2003, Cellulant has more than 18 years of experience in providing locally-relevant payment solutions for businesses and their consumers. 

Our evolution over the years, from a digital content business to mobile banking and now to payments has allowed us to build strong relationships and partnerships. We’ve taken our years of experience and assets acquired over the years to provide a payments platform in the continent that focuses on driving merchant business and digital payments for local, regional, and global merchants in the continent, and digitizing both online and offline payments.

Since 2003, the Cellulant team has learned, adapted and leveraged their experiences to pivot the business to become the leading payments provider in the continent. 

You can read more about us and our Group leaders and Country Champions. 

JOB TITLE:

Principal Legal

LOCATION:

Kenya however we will also consider candidates from Nigeria and South Africa where we have legal entities.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The role is to support the Head of Legal to create a culture of compliance by ensuring management is updated on new laws, regulations, and applicability and by ensuring that all staff, agents, and dealers embrace the rigors of compliance

Key Relationships and Stakeholders: 

Business, Product, Technology, Regulators, External Legal Counsel, Company Secretaries, and other counterparties

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand and advise the business on various laws, regulations, and standards in various jurisdictions of business operation including international pronouncements that affect the business
• Help with the interpretation of laws and regulations to help the business design appropriate programs for compliance.
• Support and implement key legal and compliance processes that relate to legal drafting, negotiations, and review of commercial and other agreements.
• Review and provide advice to the business on matters concerning licensing, approvals and registration required for the operation of the business
• Prepare and defend the business interests in commercial contracts and in a court of law or other dispute resolution forum whenever required.
• Educate the members of staff and leadership of Cellulant on the implications of laws and regulations and risk of non-compliance.
• Help the business understand the risks and opportunities in new and upcoming laws and regulations.
• Oversee delivery of legal services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies and priorities.
• Maintain proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state, federal, regional governmental and international bodies to ensure Cellulant is up to date with the changing regulatory environment
• Advise the business on an ad hoc basis on legal matters e.g., Employment matters.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Must have experience:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree with at least 4-6  years of relevant work experience.
•  Ability to identify and analyze complex issues/problems in management areas, recommend and implement solutions.
• Ability to manage office functions economically and efficiently.
• Good interpersonal relations and communications.
• Business experience is an added advantage.
• Displays excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• Has the ability to evaluate and weigh all legal aspects and/or situations, and be able to provide sound solutions, with the aim of protecting the legal rights of the business.

Experience that will count in your favor:

• Experience working in a FinTech, insurance or financial institution.
• Strong business acumen

Nice to have Experience:

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal skills 
• Ability to handle tasks at a given time
• Problem- solving

Qualifications:

Possess a bachelor’s degree with at least 4-6  years of relevant work experience.

Skills:

Leadership skills, Presentation skills, Interpersonal skills, and Analytical skills

Personal Attributes:

Integrity, Good Judgement, Team Player

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