Managing Counsel

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Kuda is seeking a result-driven and highly motivated legal practitioner with financial services and general corporate advisory experience to join their Legal team in Lagos, Nigeria. The role involves collaborating with multiple teams on legal, regulatory, transactional, and corporate governance matters, as well as representing the company with external stakeholders. Responsibilities include reviewing products for legal compliance, supporting the development of group legal strategy, advising on financial products, transactional activities, drafting contracts and policies, managing outsourced legal work, advising on internal policies, and monitoring legal developments. The ideal candidate should be well versed in several areas of law and willing to learn.
Must have:
  • Review products and features for legal compliance.
  • Advise internal teams on legal topics.
  • Draft contracts/agreements and policies.

Job Details

Summary

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet.
We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa.
We’re giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering money transfers, smart budgeting and instant access to credit through digital devices.

We’ve raised over $90 million from some of the world's most respected institutional investors, and we’re rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.

About the role

We are looking for a result-driven and highly motivated legal practitioner with financial services and general corporate advisory experience to join our Legal team working out of Lagos, Nigeria. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across multiple teams on a wide range of legal, regulatory, transactional and corporate governance matters. You will also represent the company in dealings with various external stakeholders (including vendors, regulators and external solicitors, where necessary). The ideal candidate will be well versed in several areas of law and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

  • Review products and features to be launched by the company ensuring compliance with applicable laws and where necessary devise and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs.
  • Support the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the company’s general business strategy.
  • Advise internal teams on a variety of legal topics pertaining to financial products and markets, SaaS Agreements, vendor agreements, consumer protection, marketing, intellectual property, data privacy and security and the general legal framework for Kuda’s operations.
  • Assist in transactional activities including M&A, investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings, as applicable.
  • Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity in connection with the group’s expansions plans. 
  • Draft contracts / agreements, policies and other legal documents relevant to various departments of the company such as product partnerships, marketing, IT, customer support, compliance and cards;
  • Draft and review customer-facing terms and conditions relating to various products and services provided by the company. 
  • Liaise with external counsel in the management of outsourced legal work and resolution of disputes;
  • Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures;
  • Advise on the corporate governance framework applicable to the company and drafting of corporate governance policies;
  • Monitor new developments in the legal environment in order to advise the company on impact and compliance.

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About The Company

A few years ago, a small team of people determined to transform banking launched a savings app for Nigerians. That app was the first step toward Kuda. Kuda is a full-service digital bank. Our mission is to make banking accessible, affordable and rewarding for all Africans. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round recorded in Africa, and completed Series B funding round in 2021, led by some of the world's most respected institutional investors.

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