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Legal Counsel
Wave
Posted 4 months agoDakar, Senegal
Location
Dakar, Senegal
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Operations
Job Description
We're making Africa the first cashless continent.
In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.
We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across 9 countries and are growing fast.
Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...
As a Legal Counsel at Wave, you will play a key role in supporting our Senegal Legal Team, which strongly focuses on Marketing, Public Relations, and Corporate Governance. You will collaborate closely with operational and functional teams to help them reach their objectives, while actively managing legal risks and ensuring full regulatory compliance.
In this role, you will provide clear, practical legal advice and implement strategies that protect the company’s interests and contribute to business success.
We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal
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Requirements
- Master's degree in law.
- 5+ years of legal experience, preferably in mobile money, banking, or other financial sectors.
- Proficiency in both written and spoken French and English.
- Demonstrated expertise in planning and preparing for board and shareholder meetings.
- Solid understanding of legal requirements related to advertising.
- Efficiently and quickly apply instructions from your lead, and proactively identify and report problems or blockers.
- Excel in both teamwork and independent work.
- Are proficient in drafting and reviewing contracts in English and French.
- Demonstrate tenacity and a commitment to completing tasks.
- Possess a strong analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Are highly organized and detail-oriented, with a clear and accurate legal approach.
- Have excellent writing, listening, and communication skills, consistently striving for excellence in all endeavors.
Responsibilities
- You will report directly to the Head of Legal.
- In this role, you'll:
- Contracting
- Lead and engage in complex and high-value contract negotiations.
- Legal Operations
- Litigation
- People Support
- Provide legal support on employment matters such as contracts, disciplinary procedures, and terminations.
- Company Secretarial
- Oversee company secretarial responsibilities in coordination with the Head of Regulatory Affairs/Company Secretary.
- Risk Management
- Data Privacy & Consumer Protection
- Support the rollout and enforcement of the c
- Draft and negotiate contracts for procuring goods and services, focusing on marketing, public relations, and press (PR) services.
- Support contract drafting for all Wave core products and services (agents, payments, procurement), ensuring protection of the company’s commercial and legal interests while maximizing value.
- Improve and manage the contracting process, including implementing the contracts policy, contract management systems, electronic signature tools, and physical archiving procedures.
- Implement group legal policies and propose updates based on legal developments, operational feedback, and industry best practices (e.g., contract policy, data privacy policy).
- Develop and apply procedures for managing legal claims and disputes, including pre-litigation strategy, mediation, arbitration, and litigation follow-up.
- Collaborate with the Risk and Controls teams to identify legal risks and implement appropriate mitigations and internal controls.
Benefits
- We are on Y Combinator's top companies by revenue.
- Wave is an equal-opportunity e
