Job Description
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters across the group
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures
- Ensuring ongoing compliance with SARB, FSCA, PASA, Visa, Mastercard, and other relevant regulatory bodies
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial, supplier, merchant, and partnership agreements
- Monitoring regulatory and legislative changes and advising the business on impact and required actions
- Supporting AML, data privacy, risk, and governance initiatives
- Liaising with regulators, auditors, legal advisors, and internal stakeholders
- Managing dispute resolution processes and supporting responses to audits, inquiries, and reporting obligations
Requirements
- LLB or equivalent legal qualification (admitted attorney advantageous)
- 7+ years’ experience in a legal and/or compliance role, preferably within financial services, payments, or FinTech
- Strong understanding of the NPS Act, FIC Act, Companies Act, and related legislation
- Ability to assess legal risk and provide pragmatic, commercially sound advice
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and contract negotiation skills
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of legal and compliance matters
Why This Role?
- Exposure to a high-growth FinTech and e-commerce environment
- Opportunity to work across multiple business units and a payments platform
- A role with real responsibility, ownership, and room to grow
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About Other Legal Jobs in Gauteng
In the Gauteng province, the legal profession is a common career path for individuals seeking a challenging and rewarding role. Generally, this field is expected to continue growing in demand as companies require more skilled professionals to navigate complex regulatory environments.
Typically, salaries for legal positions in Gauteng vary widely depending on factors such as experience, company size, and industry sector. While it’s difficult to provide an exact salary range, broad estimates suggest that junior legal professionals can expect to earn between R400 000 to R700 000 per annum, while senior roles may fetch upwards of R1 million to R2.5 million per year. However, these figures are subject to significant variation and should be taken as rough estimates.
Common skills required for careers in the legal profession include strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, and a solid understanding of laws and regulations. Other essential skills often include project management, time management, and collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is also highly valued.
The legal profession is often employed by various industries, including financial services sector, technology industry, manufacturing sector, and government institutions. In these sectors, lawyers play a critical role in advising on regulatory compliance, drafting contracts and agreements, and providing counsel on complex business matters.
Career development opportunities are abundant for those pursuing careers in the legal profession. Typically, junior lawyers can expect to progress to more senior roles within 5-10 years of experience, with potential specializations in areas such as corporate law, intellectual property law, or labor law. With experience and further education, professionals may also consider entering academia, entrepreneurship, or leadership positions.
This information provides general career guidance. Actual salaries and requirements vary by employer.
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