Legal & Compliance Executive

About our client

LibraStrat Consulting Services is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing cross-border payments and financial technology company. Our client moves money across Africa's borders for businesses and individuals, offering cross-border payments, FX and treasury, remittances and everyday payments. It is a licensed and regulated money services business with operations in Canada and Nigeria, and compliance is built into everything it ships.

The team works in weeks, not quarters, and values speed without compromise, compliance by design, and transparency. The client's name will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

The role

We are looking for a junior lawyer with about three years of experience to join our client's Compliance unit. The ideal candidate will draft and review the agreements that run the business and support the Compliance Manager in keeping the company compliant with the rules that apply to a regulated payments company. You will work with the Compliance, Treasury, Product, Engineering, Finance and Business Development teams and report to the Compliance Manager.

What you will do

Agreements and contracts

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements: NDAs, partner and payout agreements, vendor and technology agreements, service level agreements, and client terms.
• Prepare and maintain customer-facing documents such as terms and conditions, privacy notices and consent wording, working with Product and Engineering.
• Keep a contract register and template library, and track renewals, obligations and key dates.
• Flag legal and regulatory risks in agreements, and escalate non-standard terms to the Compliance Manager and Management.
• Oversee all agreements and policies drafted internally, including those prepared by other teams, to check that they are legally sound, consistent and approved before use.
• Review employee-facing documents with HR: employment contracts, the employee handbook, code of conduct, HR and workplace policies, and keep them aligned with Nigerian labour and data protection law.
• Maintain a policy and agreement library with version control, owners and review dates.
• Coordinate with external counsel where needed.

Compliance duties

• Support the KYC/KYB, AML/CFT and sanctions programme: policies, procedures, risk assessments and partner due diligence.
• Monitor regulatory changes in the markets the company operates in and write short briefings on what they mean for the business.
• Help prepare regulatory filings, returns, licence applications and responses to regulator requests.
• Carry out compliance monitoring and testing, record findings and track corrective actions.
• Support the handling of compliance incidents, complaints and suspicious activity escalations.
• Deliver compliance awareness training and keep staff guidance up to date.

Data protection

• Support the company's Designate Compliance Professional (DCP) certification under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and related rules: records of processing, privacy impact assessments, data subject requests, breach response and regular audits.
• Review data processing terms with vendors and partners and make sure they are in place before data is shared.

What we are looking for

Essential

• LL.B and call to the Nigerian Bar (B.L.).
• About 3 years of post-qualification experience in a legal or compliance role, ideally in fintech, banking, payments or another regulated business, or a law firm with a financial services practice.
• Proven experience drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
• Designate Compliance Professional (DCP) certification, or currently enrolled and on track to complete it within an agreed period after joining.
• Good working knowledge of Nigerian data protection law, anti-money laundering rules and financial services regulation.
• Clear, precise writing and strong attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-moving, remote-first team.

An advantage

• Knowledge of CBN requirements, FINTRAC and Canadian AML rules, or international sanctions regimes.
• Experience with cross-border payments, FX or remittance products.
• Additional certifications such as ACAMS, CAMS or CIPP.

What we offer

• A real role in building the legal and compliance foundation of a growing fintech.
• Direct access to the founders and the Compliance Manager, with room to grow.
• A competitive salary, with health insurance and other benefits in line with company policy.
• A remote-first team.

How to apply

Send your CV and a short cover letter to careers@librastratconsulting.com with the subject line Legal & Compliance Executive. Tell us about the agreements you have drafted and your DCP status. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.