Corporate Legal Counsel
7 months ago
**About PayU**
PayU, a leading payment and Fintech company in 50+ high-growth markets throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, part of Prosus group, one of the largest technology investors in the world is redefining the way people buy and sell online for our 300.000+ merchants and millions of consumers.
As a leading online payment service provider, we deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms to process approximately 6 million payments every single day.
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To support the company’s growth plans in their cross-border, global merchants and partnership business, PayU is looking for a legal counsel with preferably a strong background in payments and/or finance. The role will be a global role based in Cape Town, South Africa. As Corporate Legal Counsel, you will provide corporate legal support to the PayU group worldwide.
**RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACTIVITIES**:
- Lead legal counsel for the negotiation of global merchant, cross border and partnership initiatives
- Lead legal counsel for negotiation and review of global IT and other vendor agreements
- Own key template agreements used to commercialise the global merchant and cross border business
- Work with regional PayU legal and compliance members on cross border and global merchant transactions
- Support corporate actions initiated by finance and/or tax department
- Supervise corporate secretarial function
- Report into PayU GPO General Counsel.
**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**:
- 3-5 years’ experience including formal qualification as a commercial/corporate lawyer and at least 2 years completed with a reputable law firm
- Excellent knowledge of contracts law is a requirement
- Experience in a fintech or financial institution
- Knowledge concerning payments methods such as credit cards, debit cards, direct debit, e-money and other alternative payment methods desired, but not essential
- Experience in running complex and difficult legal negotiations
- Corporate experience desired, but not essential
- Comfortable and proficient working in a predominantly English language environment, high standard of written communication and drafting in English.
**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**:
- Commitment to providing high quality legal support, service-minded attitude, able to build relationships with internal stakeholders and clients across different levels and disciplines
- Internationally minded, open attitude, enthusiastic and pro-active, results-oriented
- Comfortable working independently (with support where needed), interest in taking on new challenges and learning opportunities, developing oneself
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with performance-based culture
- Good business sense and judgment, ability to think creatively, contributor to team and enjoyable working environment.
**About us**
**Our Commitment To Building A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce**
As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive and safe environment, for all of our people, communities and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility and unbiased attention to each and every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities or the LGBTQ communities.
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