Black Pen Recruitment · 1 week ago
French/Arabic Speaking Senior Legal Counsel West Africa (Remittance/FX/Stablecoin/Cryptocurrency)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expBlack Pen Recruitment is representing a client that is the largest licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to manage legal and regulatory affairs in several West African countries and to work closely with various internal functions to ensure compliance and effective legal strategies.
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Responsibilities
Manage the company’s legal and regulatory affairs function in Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali
Work closely with the company’s Commercial, Compliance, Finance and HR functions
Actively manage and build relationships with relevant regulatory authorities (e.g. AMF-UEMOA, BCEAO, CENTIF, etc.)
Actively manage and build relationships with external counsel
Craft and implement legal strategies regarding disputes and litigation, and regulation and licensing matters
Qualification
Required
Law degree from accredited, top-tier University
Admitted to practice law in Cote d'Ivoire or Senegal (strong preference for additional qualification in e.g. France, UK, U.S.)
Bilingual in French and English (Arabic a plus)
5+ years of legal experience in French-speaking West Africa (either on-the-ground or actively from Europe) as an associate with a leading international or local law firm and/or as an in-house attorney with a major financial services institution or Fintech
Excellent understanding of payments, remittance and FX regulation and related commercial transactions (exposure to cryptocurrency a plus)
Experience managing corporate governance issues and company secretary duties
Experience analyzing and advising on compliance-related issues (e.g., AML, CFT)
Experience interacting with a wide variety of regulatory authorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Practical and commercial approach, with an entrepreneurial mindset
Company
Black Pen Recruitment
Black Pen Recruitment is a human resource firm that offers placement services for fintech companies.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Nora Dawud
Chief Executive Officer
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