Legal & Compliance Executive

About the role

The company is a fast‑growing cross‑border payments fintech operating in Canada and Nigeria. It seeks a junior lawyer with roughly three years of experience to support the Compliance unit, drafting agreements and ensuring regulatory adherence.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements such as NDAs, partner, payout, vendor, technology, SLA and client terms.
• Prepare and maintain customer‑facing documents (terms & conditions, privacy notices, consent wording) in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Maintain a contract register, template library and track renewals, obligations and key dates.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks in agreements and escalate non‑standard terms.
• Review employee‑facing documents (employment contracts, handbook, code of conduct, HR policies) for compliance with Nigerian labour and data protection law.
• Support KYC/KYB, AML/CFT and sanctions programmes, monitor regulatory changes and prepare briefings.
• Assist with regulatory filings, licence applications and regulator responses.
• Conduct compliance monitoring, testing, incident handling and deliver awareness training.
• Support the Designate Compliance Professional certification under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

Required profile

• LL.B and call to the Nigerian Bar (B.L.).
• Approximately 3 years post‑qualification experience in legal or compliance roles, preferably in fintech, banking or payments.
• Proven experience drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
• Designate Compliance Professional (DCP) certification or enrollment with a clear timeline to complete.
• Good knowledge of Nigerian data protection law, AML rules and financial services regulation.
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑moving, remote‑first environment.

Required skills

• Clear, precise legal writing and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage contract registers, version control and renewal tracking.
• Experience with KYC/KYB, AML/CFT processes and regulatory monitoring.

What we offer

• Opportunity to build the legal and compliance foundation of a growing fintech.
• Direct access to founders and the Compliance Manager with growth potential.
• Competitive salary, health insurance and other benefits in line with company policy.
• Remote‑first work environment.