Legal Advisor

3 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Paymentology Full time

Paymentology is the first truly global issuer-processor, giving banks and fintechs the technology, team and experience to rapidly issue and process Mastercard, Visa and UnionPay cards across more than 50 countries, at scale.

Our advanced, multi-cloud platform, offering both shared and dedicated processing instances, vast global presence and richer, real-time data, set us apart as the leader in payments.

**Requirements**:
**What it takes to succeed**:
We are looking for a qualified lawyer with +3-5 years of experience in commercial contracts, with excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Must have the ability to work with a geographically distributed team. A pragmatic business approach to commercial contracts. A love for technology and working on various systems within the business.

What you get to do:

- Provide tailored, commercial advice as well as recommendations on legality, the lawfulness and enforceability of client agreements and documents agreements across products and jurisdictions, where applicable
- Ensure commercially and legally sound guidance and advice in respect of allocated regulatory requirements in a professional and supportive manner, always considering the potential alternatives within the rules and regulations applicable, endeavoring to find solutions to ensure lawfulness and compliance as well as the continuation of business
- Build strong relationships, especially with other colleagues in Legal and business stakeholders
- Providing legal advisory to Paymentologists across all departments with legal related queries arising in the business
- Reviewing and drafting of employment agreements, NDA’s and independent contractor agreements
- Provide Training, upskilling and mentorship where appropriate
- Assist paralegal in reviewing all legal documentation
- Assist to develop working structures and best practice guides for use within business
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of areas of specialisation and consider, comment, draft negotiate and give advice and guidance on documents/ agreements for the business.
- Good understanding of relevant products and services across Paymentology and assist in structuring, negotiating, and drafting legal agreements and documentation
- Exercise sound risk judgement based on practice / previous experience and ensures, legal risk management
- Have a broad understanding of key legal risks in other areas and partners with others to manage them

What you can look forward to:
At Paymentology we value making a difference to the lives of the people who work for us and who live in the communities where we operate. You can look forward to working with a diverse, global team where Paymentologists at all levels play an important part in our global mission to advance the world through payments and make a difference on a global scale.

Travel:
< 5%

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