AZA Finance recruits 01 Legal & Regulatory Associate
Description
Company Summary
AZA Finance is an established provider of currency trading and cross-border payment solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure. By leveraging cutting edge technology in our flagship products, AZA can significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and across frontier markets.
Our API product provides both wholesale currency purchase and retail settlement via our robust API while our Web-Based platform is our B2B over-the-counter product that caters to businesses with wholesale currency needs, especially those paying partners and suppliers.
Our partners utilize our hybrid financial infrastructure and deep local knowledge to manage liquidity and send payments to dozens of bank networks, mobile money operators and payments aggregators across Africa. Licensed by the UK’s FCA and the Bank of Spain, AZA is a market-maker in every major African currency. AZA was founded in 2013 and now has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Kampala and Dakar.
Job Summary
As the Legal & Regulatory Associate, your responsibility will be drafting, reviewing and assisting in negotiating contracts, understanding regulation, mitigating legal risk and reporting to Authorities. so we’re looking for an empathetic young leader, with the relevant experience and skills, to help build the vision for excellent standards in legal, and to instill a customer-centric culture at AZA. This is an exciting opportunity to help take Africa’s leading digital FX company to the next level.
This role will be based in Senegal, Dakar.
Requirements
- Bilingual in French and English
- Experience as Legal Counsel, financial and commercial law specifically.
- Minimum of 3 years PQE experience.
- Willingness and eagerness to learn multiple aspects of the business, devising innovative solutions to complex legal problems.
- Good knowledge of financial regulation in WEAMU and CEMAC region.
- Good knowledge of data protection, intellectual property, banking and contract law in OHADA, WAEMU, CEMAC region.
- Experience in litigation in OHADA, WEAMU and CEMAC region.
- Experience drafting contracts, understanding regulation, mitigating legal risk and reporting to Authorities.
Benefits
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
- Global / regional network / exposure in FinTech / Blockchain industry.
- One of the hottest, fastest scaling start-ups in Africa.
- Casual work environment.
- Great work-life balance.
- We value autonomy.
- Opportunity for growth for all employees.
- Opportunity to work hard and play hard.
AZA Finance is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. AZA Finance does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability
Closing date : 8 March 2022.Postuler