• Application Deadline:
• Position: Team Lead, Legal



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 7 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Legal and Regulatory 
  
  

Job Summary

• The Team Lead, Legal runs the group legal team day to day and deputizes for the Head of Legal when required.


• The role leads a team of lawyers and personally handles the more complex contracts, transactions and advisory work.


• The aim is simple: every business in the group, in every market, gets clear, practical and timely legal support.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial and contracts

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements across group entities, including technology vendor and OEM/VAD arrangements, NDAs, MOUs, service, supply, construction and government contracts.


• Apply the Legal Contract Playbook and DOA Policy, including red lines, routing and approvals, and log every deviation.


• Negotiate risk allocation, governing law and dispute resolution terms, particularly with foreign counterparties.


• Review finance documents such as facility letters, guarantees and FX agreements, and flag risks to Finance.


• Keep the contract register current and track obligations, renewals and expiries.

Corporate governance and company secretarial:

• Manage group entities across the group’s markets: statutory filings, registers, annual returns and good standing.


• Prepare board and committee papers, minutes and resolutions that record decisions and actions clearly.


• Advise on governance under CAMA 2020, the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 and equivalent rules elsewhere.


• Support corporate actions such as share schemes, restructurings, new entities and wind-ups.

Regulatory and compliance:

• Run the group compliance framework and calendar so no regulatory deadline is missed.


• Advise on data protection (NDPA 2023), competition and consumer protection, AML and anti-bribery.


• Work with Finance and tax advisers on the legal side of tax and FX issues, including cross-border vendor payments.


• Track legal and regulatory change across the group’s markets with local counsel, and brief the business on its impact.

Employment:

• Advise HR on contracts, policies, disciplinary matters and exits


• Review HR policies and handbooks for legal compliance and consistency.


• Make sure disciplinary and termination processes would stand up at the National Industrial Court.

Disputes:

• Handle pre-action correspondence, demand letters, petitions and dispute strategy.


• Instruct and supervise external counsel, test their advice, and keep matters on scope and budget.


• Maintain the litigation register and report on exposure.

Team leadership and legal operations:

• Allocate and prioritise the team’s work, and review all output before it leaves the team.


• Coach team members, set objectives and contribute to performance reviews.


• Set and track turnaround times for legal requests.


• Maintain the group legal matter tracker and prepare inputs for quarterly business reviews.


• Keep templates, precedents and the THL document referencing system in order.

Key performance indicators

• Performance is judged on speed, compliance, cost and team growth.


• Turnaround times on legal requests met against agreed service levels


• Contracts signed in line with the Contract Playbook and DOA Policy, with every deviation logged and approved


• Statutory and regulatory filings made on time across group entities, with no penalties


• External counsel spend kept within budget

• Matter tracker, contract register and litigation register current at every quarterly review


• Team objectives met and development plans delivered

Qualifications and experience

• Education: LL.M in commercial, corporate or a related area


• Professional standing: ICSAN or CIArb membership; data protection certification


• Experience: 7 years’ post-call, In-house experience in a multi-sector, multi-country group


• Leadership: Experience building legal processes, policies or playbooks

Required competencies:

Knowledge:

• Nigerian contract and commercial law, including risk allocation

• Corporate law, governance and company secretarial practice (CAMA 2020, NCCG 2018)


• Regulatory compliance (NDPA 2023, FCCPA 2018, AML, anti-bribery)


• Litigation and arbitration procedure (Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023)


• Sector regulation in technology, real estate and consumer goods


• Cross-border practice (OHADA, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa)


• Foreign exchange and cross-border investment rules

Skills:

• Risk assessment with clear, practical recommendations


• Legal tech and AI review tools


• Presenting to senior management and the board


• Managing external counsel on scope and budget


• Legal research and analysis.