Head of Legal at Jumia Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts across all areas of the business (including commercial, technology and payments agreements) to protect the commercial and legal interests of the business and maximize value.
• Advising on and managing legal risk in relation to consumer protection, data privacy and other regulations, including assessing the relevant regulatory requirements and managing relationships with external bodies.
• Managing corporate governance and company secretarial work in respect of Jumia legal entities in Nigeria.
• Implementing group legal team policies and proposing periodic modifications to the same based upon practical experience, legal developments and industry best practice e.g. contracts policy, data privacy policy etc.
• Implementing procedures to manage claims and disputes, including pre-action case management, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.
• Line management and professional development for the legal team in Nigeria.
• Building and managing relationships with our external law firms.
• Engaging in other aspects of the legal function and other special projects as topics arise, including projects to advance the strategy of Jumia Group globally.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 10 years of post-qualification legal experience, gained at a leading law firm and inhouse at a leading multinational FMCG, fintech or telco.
• Experience advising senior business leaders and executive leadership teams.
• Commercial contracts experience in a payments/financial services environment.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment as it impacts payments, digital services and e-commerce.
• Experience working in a fast-growing and agile inhouse environment.
• Excellent legal drafting skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate knowledge of the law in a manner that is understood and respected by employees.
• Commercial application of legal knowledge.
• Strong planning, organizational and management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• A good troubleshooter/problem solver who works well under pressure.
• Drive to succeed in a challenging and changing environment.
• Ability to perform with a high level of discretion, professionalism and integrity.

We Offer 

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African ecommerce sector
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders