Group Legal And Compliance Manager

Edge Executive Search; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive recruitment firm in South Africa is seeking a Group Legal and Compliance Manager to oversee legal matters and compliance initiatives. This role requires extensive experience in legal compliance, contract negotiation, and litigation management. Candidates should have a law degree and strong project management skills. The position is contract-based in Johannesburg, offering a competitive salary and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in legal compliance and contract management.
• Ability to handle multiple legal projects simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal compliance across all departments.
• Manage ad hoc contract drafting and reviews.
• Handle litigation matters from inception to resolution.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Compliance management

Litigation oversight

Project management

Legal drafting

Education

Law degree

Job description

Group Legal and Compliance ManagerReference : JHB

• RM-1Our client, a listed entity, is now hiring a Group Legal and Compliance Manager for a contract position.

This role involves overseeing legal matters and compliance initiatives across all departments within the organisation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Legal‑Commercial: Ad hoc contract drafting and reviews for the Group (including negotiation of terms in most instances); legal / commercial advice to GMs across the group pertaining to interpretation of existing contractual arrangements (drafting cancellation notices / addenda).

Compliance: Running KYC processes with banks; ad hoc requests from auditors / providing walk‑throughs on legal processes; applying for dispensation on behalf of specific departments and ensuring that required approval is received from the Board.

Litigation: Running with specific litigation matters from inception (LOD drafting stage) and handing same over to the attorneys if required – monitoring progress on said matters until finalised.

Cosec: Running with administrative elements of quarterly Group and subsidiary board meetings (prepping agenda, minutes, submissions, setting meetings up etc., taking on cosec role in some instances); co‑running LCC meetings across the Group; filing annual returns on CIPC for the group; ad hoc filing attendances on CIPC disclosures / deregistration of entities; fulfilling trust secretarial / administrative duties for Group Trusts (prepping addenda for trust deeds, advising trustees on interpretation of clauses in trust deed, attending to trustee changes at Masters Office).

Projects | Big Matters: Contract register – working with IT team and units to create online contract register / running project; major transactions within group (Yellowwood + Refinance) – assisting as and when required (usually providing information to banks, prepping required resolutions, assisting with getting same approved by members of the board within required timelines); internal control procedures updates – working with GMs + Ops teams to update specific ICPs for each entity (including filing same with relevant gambling boards, meeting compliance teams at the Boards and running with processes till completion / approval); commenting on various policies and SOPs within group / ensuring that same comply with legal requirements; legal review of directives or updates to legislation that impact the Group (including engagements with CA SA / attorneys); administrative: weekly / daily review and distribution of Government and Provincial Gazette Notices relevant to the industry; raising of purchase orders for monthly invoicing from the attorneys and other suppliers being made use of; attend to legal and compliance filing; attend to all subpoenas received, ensuring the requested information is provided; assist with auditors' queries; attend to queries and calls from across the group on various matters; review of daily surveillance reports and report all potential litigious matters to the insurers; notify the insurers of any impairments and or scheduled maintenance for the group; credit applications – review group credit applications; negotiate terms on group credit applications; agreements – review and drafting of agreements for the group (SLAs, EDs, SDs, barter, entertainment agreements etc.); negotiate terms of such agreements internally and externally until finalised; ensure that all paperwork such as motivations etc. are signed off; litigation – reporting of all potential group litigious matters to the insurers, be it public liability, criminal or debtors; instruct and brief attorneys on such litigious matters; attend to in‑house investigations to assist attorneys and or insurers; draft repudiation letters; draft full and final settlement letters; liaising with guests; provide guidance and opinions to the group on litigous matters; spiling of the quarterly litigation schedule; intellectual property – ensuring that all group trademarks are renewed timeously; run searches for any potential infringements; apply for any new trademarks; instruct and work hand in hand with the IP attorneys in order to ensure that any infringements are attended to; debtors – attend to debtors throughout the month for the group (all administrative requirements); drafting and sending out of LODs to all debtors for the group; attend to full and final settlement letters as well as AODs and the negotiations thereof; pile the monthly debtors schedules for the group and distribute same to the various units; attend monthly debtors meeting and provide updates on progress re debtors; list debtors on ITC; instruct debt recovery agents as well as provide support throughout the month to assist with collection of debt; instruct the attorneys as well as provide support to assist with the collection of debt; preparing debt write‑offs and ensuring same is signed off by the relevant parties and removed from the monthly schedules; tenants and lease agreements – drafting of lease agreements as well as assist with negotiations; ensure that bank guarantees are obtained and up to date; drafting of mutual termination agreements; assist with collecting outstanding rental; work with H&S and Finance in order to ensure that tenants are compliant; liquor licenses – working close with the liquor licensing agent to ensure that all group liquor licenses are renewed and paid for timeously; attend to all group queries re liquor licences; attend to the appointment of liquor licence managers across the group; attend to the applications for occasional liquor licences for once‑off events; FICA – chair FICA meetings; report all STR transactions as well as stained and counterfeit notes on the FIC website as discussed in the FICA Committee meeting; drafting of FICA Committee meeting minutes, distribution thereof as well as sign‑off; drafting and submitting of all gaming requests for approval to the GGB (surveillance changes, tables and slots promos and changes as well as all promotional events for marketing and entertainment); setting up of quarterly compliance committee meeting as well as compiling of the pack and minute taking of these meetings; receiving guest complaints lodged investigating same and providing a response back; attending to license applications and renewals of directors and units; assist with compliance and company secretarial administration duties; to ensure the group is compliant with the FIC ACT; ensuring compliance with the ACT and as changes take place making sure we comply by updating accordingly and getting approval from the Board; updating and ensuring every AMLCO knows their responsibilities for each unit; PEP / PIP (Group) – daily screening and making sure all positive matches are auth and records kept; UN / TFS screening (Group) – daily and live screening ensuring we comply with the ACT; excessive cash transactions (Group excluding BOTS + PalaceBet) (K +) investigating all customers buying in for all amounts exceeding R; CTR reporting (Group excluding BOTS and PalaceBet) – ensuring all transaction (50k +) gets reported to FIC within 72h; checking for duplications, missed, rejected, and valid validations; correcting all as set out in Directive 3; irregular behaviour (Group excluding BOTS and PalaceBet) – to monitor and check all customers with a jump in play; customer risk assessment (Group) – all customers must be risk assessed based on our risk matrix; SEC FIC 27,32 – SARS 46 and crime prevention (emperors only) – to comply with the requested and to respond in the set timeline given; enhance / due diligence (Group) – ensuring all files, high‑risk or politically exposed customers files gets reviewed annually; staff risk assessment (Group) – all staff must be risk assessed by our risk matrix; staff screening UN / TFS (Group) – screening of all staff against the lists as per the ACT; cash desk (Group) – all new accounts and tenders added to the system – supporting group in no balance and system errors; KYC (Group) – updating customer application forms and ensuring our gaming and AML systems updated the correct information as required by the ACT; banned players (Group) – second check on all banned players using the casino facilities; anonymous players (Group) – tracking all anonymous players (reports and updating records); system testing (Group) – Avanti and CRS FIC tool – we test the system regularly to ensure compliance – we also have the system audited by internal audit once a year to ensure compliance; record keeping (emperors only) – ensuring all records are kept, maintained in the prescribed manner; training – once the FIC ACT changes, we ensure that the RMCP is updated, distributed to the group and the training system is updated to the latest version; the training department will ensure the physical training takes place; maintaining and updating of AML as required by the ACT; predictable work – oversee the above; anticipate issues and resolve proactively; unplug bottlenecks in processes when they happen regardless of the cause; the quarterly work‑around Group board meeting prep – quarterly corporate governance report informed by the workplan; assist with sub‑co board meeting prep where there are capacity challenges; stay comfortably familiar with all litigation matters including providing feedback in the relevant management or board meetings; legal review and oversight on all transaction / special project matters; handle complex customer complaints; quarterly compliance matters; manage law firm performance and billing; manage gambling board relationships quarterly; boxing – arrange attendees for stakeholder table; where dispensations are not permanent e.g. NW AFS and MP security / surveillance merger, submit annual renewal; director license renewal. Usually involves filling forms for them; BEE ownership element.

Please note: This description includes extensive duties and responsibilities grouped under legal, compliance, litigation, and various operational topics.