Legal Manager – Security Perfection & Credit Support

Equity Bank is a leading Financial Services Institution operating in Kenya. The Legal Manager – Security Perfection & Credit Bank's security perfection framework, ensuring all collateral and security documentation meets legal, regulatory and internal policy requirements, while proactively identifying and mitigating legal and operational risks. The role provides strategic guidance and functional oversight for all security perfection activities, driving efficiency, risk mitigation, and portfolio integrity, reporting directly to the Head of Credit Administration. Security Perfection Management: Oversee the drafting, review, execution, and perfection of all security documentation, including charges, mortgages, debentures, guarantees, and other collateral instruments. Compliance and Risk Governance: Ensure all security documentation is legally enforceable and compliant with applicable laws, including the Land Act, Companies Act, and other relevant statutes. Proactively identify, assess and manage legal and operational risks arising from security documentation and perfection processes. Confirm that all securities meet the Bank's credit policy and risk requirements prior to credit disbursement. Credit Structuring Advisory: Provide authoritative legal advisory support to business and credit teams on security structuring and documentation requirements. Monitoring, Controls, and Record Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of perfected and pending securities within the bank's systems. Reporting and Management Information: Review periodic management reports on security perfection status, exceptions and risk exposures. Process Improvem