Legal & Compliance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate client, vendor, consultant, contractor, partnership, employment, participant, NDA and other legal agreements.
• Advise management on corporate, contractual, regulatory, employment and business-risk matters.
• Manage corporate governance, statutory filings, compliance calendars and company-secretarial requirements.
• Develop and strengthen legal/compliance policies, SOPs, templates, approval processes and controls.
• Partner with HR on employment agreements, labour-law matters, complex disciplinary/termination matters and workplace investigations.
• Provide legal and compliance support to company programs and operations, including participant agreements, conduct, confidentiality and related matters.
• Advise on data protection, privacy, intellectual property, confidentiality and access to sensitive information.
• Conduct or support investigations involving fraud, misconduct, conflicts of interest and other significant compliance matters.
• Review legal requirements associated with new programs, partnerships, vendors and business expansion.
• Recommend, instruct and manage external counsel when specialist expertise or representation is required, evaluate advice received, and translate it into practical recommendations for management.
• Support dispute resolution, claims and litigation as required.

Requirements:

• LL.B and B.L; qualified to practice law in Nigeria.
• 5 years of relevant post-call experience in corporate/commercial law, in-house legal, compliance, governance, employment law or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and advising management.
• Working knowledge of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, the Labour Act and related regulatory requirements.
• Strong legal research, drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Sound judgment, integrity, discretion and ability to work independently in a growing organization.