Senior Legal Counsel, Operations, Technology & Projects

3 weeks, 3 days ago
Moniepoint

Moniepoint

Moniepoint offers a comprehensive payments, banking, and operations platform designed to support the growth of businesses and enhance financial accessibility for customers in emerging markets.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2015

Description

  • Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, and payment partnership contracts.
  • Provide clear legal guidance on contractual risk, liability, and deal structure to support business decisions.
  • Create and maintain contract templates and playbooks to improve consistency and efficiency across legal processes.
  • Advise on intellectual property, licensing structures, and data protection matters.
  • Lead legal support for corporate finance transactions, including debt and equity financing.
  • Manage the legal lifecycle of M&A and investment transactions.
  • Collaborate with finance, strategy, and external advisors on transaction execution.
  • Monitor contractual obligations and regulatory changes to maintain legal and operational compliance.

Requirements

  • 8–11 years of experience in commercial law, with a focus on technology and complex contract negotiations.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and a Qualifying Certificate from the Nigerian Law School.
  • Demonstrated success in leading corporate finance and M&A transactions.
  • Deep understanding of the fintech or banking regulatory landscape.
  • Strong ability to draft clear, simple, and legally robust documents.
  • Experience in a fast-growth scale-up or global fintech environment (preferred).
  • Proven ability to manage high-value transactions across multiple jurisdictions (preferred).

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