Job title: Compliance Manager Job at M-KOPA Nigeria
Company:
Job description: M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Position: Compliance ManagerJob Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Department: Corporate LARC ComplianceDescription
- We are looking for a Compliance Manager to join our Legal group; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.
- The main purpose of the jobholder is to provide commercial, legal and compliance advice to M-KOPA’s West Africa operations, while also supporting the M-KOPA Group’s broader legal and compliance functions.
In this role you will be responsible for the following;
- Giving accurate and timely counsel to the business in a variety of legal topics including regulations, licensing, compliance, labor law, corporate transactions, commercial matters, data privacy, intellectual property among others.
- Providing day to day advice on data privacy matters as well as supporting M-KOPA’s data protection team to implement broader strategic initiatives, conduct data privacy audits, support the Company’s record of processing activities, conducting privacy impact and similar assessments, in addition to implementing new initiatives.
- You’ll be helping manage disputes and court cases.
- Anticipating and managing legal and compliance risks connected with or resulting from the company’s business strategy and operations.
- Monitoring changes in relevant legal and regulatory environment and taking appropriate action including overseeing the systems/processes that ensure the Group complies with all applicable regulations.
- This is a hybrid role, you would be working from our offices in Lagos, Nigeria, partnering with a diverse group of employees from our different markets and locations across the UK, Europe, and Africa.
- You will be reporting to the Senior Compliance Manager.
Requirements
Expertise required for this role;
- Candidates should possess a LL.B Degree in Law with extensive post-qualification experience, ideally in a regional or international law firm, or as in-house counsel in financial services, consumer lending, or financial technology companies.
- Strong team player who can work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to adapt to change.
- Strong legal experience with a mixture of exposure to corporate, commercial, disputes, compliance, and data privacy matters.
Similar JobsHottest JobsJob SeekersEmployersTools & ResourcesConnect with usCustomer Care
09134259221
(9am – 5pm) weekdays
info [at] jobgurus.com.ngCopyright © 2025 Jobgurus.com.ng – Latest Jobs in Nigeria 2025. All right reserved.
Expected salary:
Location: Nigeria
Job date: Fri, 02 May 2025 00:35:45 GMT