Senior Legal Counsel

5 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Peach Payments Full time

Peach Payments is a fast growing Pan-African PSP that makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. We work with small and large sellers to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and disburse payments through web and mobile.

Our merchant partners include your favourite food delivery services, whether you’re ordering in or using a meal kit, travel services that can help you book your next getaway adventure and even your neighbour’s side-hustle e-commerce store.

For these partners and their customers, we aim to provide delightful experiences that make it as easy as possible to facilitate online payments.

**Why we're hiring for this role**:
We're seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to become a crucial part of our legal team. As we grow, we need a seasoned legal professional who is adept in corporate commercial law and thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

**Your mission if you choose to accept it**:

- Contract Drafting and Review: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of corporate and commercial agreements and contracts ensuring alignment with business objectives and legal requirements, with an emphasis on clarity and practicality. Ensure all legal documents are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Legal Advisory: Provide expert legal advice on a broad range of legal issues, including fintech regulations, employment law, intellectual property, data privacy, contract negotiations, and compliance matters
- Regulatory Compliance: Assist in navigating the complex regulatory framework of different African jurisdictions as we expand, ensuring compliance in all business activities.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with various departments, providing clear and actionable legal advice to support business objectives.
- Team Leadership: Act as a deputy to the Head of Legal/General Counsel, managing key projects and mentor and support junior legal staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing legal team.
- Legal Research: Stay abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its operations. Conduct legal research and provide updates on emerging legal trends.
- Risk Management: Proactively identify legal risks to the business and propose practical, creative solutions.
- Litigation: Potentially manage and oversee litigation matters, including disputes, arbitrations, and regulatory inquiries

**What we'd like you to have**:

- A law degree from a recognized institution. Additional qualifications or certifications in corporate law would be an asset.
- At least 5-8 years of experience in corporate commercial law, preferably with some experience in the fintech sector or a related field. Strong understanding of the regulatory landscape in financial services and technology is a plus.
- Proven track record in dealing with complex legal issues, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance.
- Exceptional drafting skills with a strong preference for plain language and clarity.
- Proven track record of attention to detail and the ability to handle complex legal matters.

**What we'd like you to have**:

- A law degree from a recognized institution. Additional qualifications or certifications in corporate law would be an asset.
- At least 5-8 years of experience in corporate commercial law, preferably with some experience in the fintech sector or a related field. Strong understanding of the regulatory landscape in financial services and technology is a plus.
- Proven track record in dealing with complex legal issues, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance.
- Exceptional drafting skills with a strong preference for plain language and clarity.
- Proven track record of attention to detail and the ability to handle complex legal matters.

**What else is in it for you?**

We currently have a hybrid working model, which means that while our teams predominantly work outside of the office, we may ask them to join for in-office Meet-ups, gatherings, training and other collaboration sessions in-person, wherever possible.

Be part of our story We're a passionate group of individuals working on enabling African entrepreneurs to develop and succeed in digital commerce. We thrive as a high-performance community, underpinned by a people-first approach. Our team is diverse, we fail fast and aim to succeed even quicker.
- At Peach we value diversity and are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experiences_

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