Senior Legal Associate at Max.ng

Job Description

• The Legal Associate is a member of the Legal Department providing legal, regulatory, compliance and governance support across the Group, working closely with the Legal, Regulatory & ESG function to protect the organisation's interests at both operating subsidiary and Group (holding company) level.
• The role covers contract management and commercial negotiation, policy and legislative monitoring, dispute management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and ESG, and acts as a key point of contact between business units, subsidiaries and the Group Legal, Regulatory & ESG Department.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, supplier and procurement contracts, partnership and joint venture agreements, service agreements, NDAs and consultancy
• agreements, for both the Group and individual operating subsidiaries.
• Evaluate new business partnerships, vendor relationships and third-party engagements (internal and external) to assess legal, commercial and reputational risk before contract execution.
• Ensure all contracts and commercial arrangements align with the company's business objectives, internal approval frameworks and risk appetite, escalating material terms to senior management or Group Legal where appropriate.
• Maintain a contract repository and tracking system across subsidiaries, monitoring key dates, renewal terms,termination rights and obligations, and supporting standardisation of templates and playbooks across the Group.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights and obligations, variations, amendments and contract disputes, and
• support resolution of contractual claims and demands in coordination with Group Legal.
• Manage the company's intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks and copyrights, and advise on IP strategy, protection and enforcement across the Group and its subsidiaries.
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• Manage governance-related matters, including organising and supporting board meetings, drafting resolutions,
• minutes and shareholder communications, at both operating subsidiary and Group (holding company) level.
• Ensure compliance with corporate laws and regulations, including filing annual returns, maintaining statutory registers
• and records, and coordinating board and shareholder meetings for operating subsidiaries and the Group/parent
• company.
• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of operating entity and Group's governance framework,
• ensuring consistent application of governance standards, delegations of authority and reporting lines across
• subsidiaries.
• Support the negotiation and documentation of intercompany agreements between the Group and its operating
• subsidiaries, including shared services, licensing and intra-group funding arrangements.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments across the jurisdictions in which the Group and its operating
• subsidiaries operate, and assess their impact on the business, escalating significant changes to senior management.
• Design, draft and maintain internal legal and compliance policies, position papers and procedural guidance on legal
• matters, ensuring consistency between Group-level policy and local implementation by operating subsidiaries.
• Support the roll-out, training and embedding of new and updated policies across business units, tracking adoption and
• flagging gaps in implementation at subsidiary level.
• Maintain a horizon-scanning log of upcoming legislative and regulatory changes (e.g. data privacy, consumer
• protection, antitrust/competition, employment and sector-specific regulation) relevant to the Group's operations.
• Liaise with external counsel, industry bodies and regulators to clarify the practical application of new or proposed
• legislation to the Group's business model.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy/data protection, consumer
• protection, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering and antitrust/competition laws, across both the Group
• and its operating subsidiaries.
• Guide management and business units on internal controls, statutory regulatory requirements and other compliance
• formalities, ensuring a consistent compliance standard is applied across all entities in the Group.
• Design, implement and maintain compliance frameworks, policies and procedures, and conduct periodic compliance
• risk assessments and gap analyses at both subsidiary and Group level.
• Support internal compliance monitoring, audits and investigations, including preparing reports and recommending
• remedial action for identified breaches or control weaknesses.
• Protect the company against legal and regulatory risks and violations by developing and implementing strategies to
• identify, assess and mitigate legal risks and liabilities across the Group.
• Examine legal and regulatory issues arising from new products, services and business initiatives, ensuring
• compliance considerations are embedded from the design stage.
• Manage and help resolve legal and regulatory disputes, including litigation, arbitration and regulatory inquiries, and
• review and respond to claims, demands and complaints, engaging internally as needed to resolve issues at subsidiary
• and Group level.
• Support corporate housekeeping for the Group's operating subsidiaries, including incorporation, restructuring,
• dissolution, changes in directorship and shareholding, and maintenance of the Group's corporate structure chart.
• Stakeholder management: manage relationships with directors, shareholders, regulators and other stakeholders,
• addressing legal and governance inquiries from both subsidiary and Group perspectives.
• Support the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's ESG strategy, policies and reporting
• framework, ensuring alignment between Group-level commitments and operating subsidiary practice.
• Manage investor and stakeholder reporting relating to ESG matters and other periodic disclosures, including
• coordinating data and narrative input from operating subsidiaries for consolidated Group reporting.
• Support due diligence on ESG-related risks in vendor, partner and investment relationships, including human rights,
• environmental and governance risk considerations.
• Advise on regulatory developments and their impact on the company's business, products and services, providing
• practical, risk-based guidance to operating subsidiaries and Group functions.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with business units, subsidiaries, external counsel, auditors and
• regulators.
• Respond to, handle and manage other related legal, regulatory, compliance, governance or ESG tasks as assigned
• by the Line Manager or other leadership members, across the Group and its operating subsidiaries.
• Manage disputes and claims and support engagement with law enforcement and public authorities to resolve claims, demands and disputes.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive pay & benefit
• Health insurance coverage
• Frequent performance chats & reviews
• High-performing & passionate team members + fun work culture!