Arabic Speaking Senior Legal Counsel West Africa (Fintech/StableCoin/Remote) (Africa)

Black Pen Recruitment; À distance; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Arabic Speaking Senior Legal Counsel to manage legal and regulatory affairs in West Africa. With a focus on fintech and stablecoins, the successful candidate will have a law degree and be bilingual in French, English, and Arabic. The role includes building relationships with regulatory authorities and collaboration with various company functions. This is a full-time remote position based in Paris, offering the opportunity to work in an innovative sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience in French-speaking West Africa.
• Admitted to practice law in Cote dIvoire or Senegal, with additional qualification preferred.
• Experience in payments, remittance, and FX regulation.

Responsabilités

• Manage the company’s legal and regulatory affairs function in several West African countries.
• Work closely with the company’s commercial and compliance functions.
• Build relationships with relevant regulatory authorities and external counsel.

Connaissances

Bilingual in French, English and Arabic

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Practical and commercial approach

Formation

Law degree from accredited, top-tier University

Description du poste

Arabic Speaking Senior Legal Counsel West Africa (Fintech/StableCoin/Remote) (Africa)

Paris, IDF, France

About the job Arabic Speaking Senior Legal Counsel West Africa (Fintech/StableCoin/Remote) (Africa)

Our Client is the largest and the first licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing their customers with secure and user-friendly platforms for their financial transactions.

Job Type: Full Time l Remote

Requirements

• Law degree from accredited, top-tier University
• Admitted to practice law in Cote dIvoire or Senegal (strong preference for additional qualification in e.g. France, UK, U.S.)
• Bilingual in French, English and Arabic
• 5+ years of legal experience in French-speaking West Africa (either on-the-ground or actively from Europe) as an associate with a leading international or local law firm and/or as an in-house attorney with a major financial services institution or Fintech
• Excellent understanding of payments, remittance and FX regulation and related commercial transactions (exposure to cryptocurrency a plus)
• Experience managing corporate governance issues and company secretary duties
• Experience analyzing and advising on compliance-related issues (e.g., AML, CFT)
• Experience interacting with a wide variety of regulatory authorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Practical and commercial approach, with an entrepreneurial mindset

Responsibilities

• Manage the companys legal and regulatory affairs function in Cote dIvoire, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali
• Work closely with the companys Commercial, Compliance, Finance and HR functions
• Actively manage and build relationships with relevant regulatory authorities (e.g. AMF-UEMOA, BCEAO, CENTIF, etc.)
• Actively manage and build relationships with external counsel
• Craft and implement legal strategies regarding disputes and litigation, and regulation and licensing matters

Reporting Lines

• Reports to: Assistant General Counsel & Chief Data Protection Officer