Legal Counsel

• Regulatory advice on products & strategic partnerships
• Provide forward-looking legal advice across payments, financial services regulation, commercial contracts, intellectual property, data privacy, and related corporate matters
• Help structure new products and partnerships so they are both innovative and compliant
• Negotiate partnerships with banking partners and key service providers behind Capi’s product
• Advise on intellectual property, data privacy, and other regulatory compliance issues
• Market Expansion & Licensing
• Assist on license applications and regulatory partnerships in new markets, across Europe and Africa
• Draft and adapt AML/CFT and other regulatory policies to suit different legal contexts
• Alongside the Head of Legal and Capi’s in-market teams, build trusted relationships with regulators by implementing robust legal frameworks and processes across the Capi Money group
• Corporate, commercial & employment legal advice
• Assist the Head of Legal on corporate governance topics (both as part of regulatory licensing applications and as part of business as usual)
• Assist the Head of Legal on debt and equity fundraising
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts
• Support People team with employment law matters across Europe and Africa
• Coordination
• Coordinate with external counsel where specialist expertise is needed, ensuring advice is both practical and cost-effective

• Qualified lawyer
• 2+ years in-house ideal
• Experience in both private practice and in-house settings
• Top-tier law firm training strongly preferred
• In-house experience at a high-performance company (ideally VC-backed or high-growth fintech/tech)
• Fluency in French and English
• Work experience in financial services regulation strongly preferred
• Experience working in or with emerging markets, particularly West & Central Africa, is a plus
• Curiosity and resilience when facing unfamiliar challenges
• Creativity and pragmatism in solving novel legal problems
• Willingness to travel to our markets up to once per quarter

Experience working in or with emerging markets, particularly West & Central Africa, is a plus

• Competitive salary
• Share options
• Competitive benefits