About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded In-House Counsel to join the Ceviant Group. This senior-level legal role will support all entities across payments, finance, treasury, and asset management. The Counsel will provide high-quality legal guidance, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory compliance while enabling strategic growth across the Group.
This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with strong in-house experience in financial services, excellent judgment, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-moving environment.
What You'll Do
- Provide day-to-day legal advisory support to all Ceviant Group entities, including payments, finance, and asset management.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (e.g., customer agreements, vendor contracts, service-level agreements, partnership contracts).
- Support licensing, regulatory filings, and ongoing compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Work closely with Compliance to interpret financial regulations and ensure Group-wide adherence to CBN, SEC, NDPR, FCA (where applicable), and other relevant frameworks.
- Advise leadership on strategic initiatives, product launches, risk exposure, and governance matters.
- Manage legal aspects of corporate structuring, cross-entity transactions, and intercompany agreements.
- Oversee dispute resolution processes and liaise with external counsel where necessary.
- Maintain internal legal documentation, policies, and contract repositories.
- Provide internal training on legal and regulatory topics to relevant teams.
- Support Board secretarial functions, including drafting minutes, resolutions, and corporate governance documentation (as required).
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B) and call to the Nigerian Bar; LL.M is an advantage.
- Minimum of 6 years' experience as in-house counsel in a financial services, fintech, banking, or investment institution.
- Strong understanding of financial regulations, payments law, corporate governance, data protection, and compliance frameworks.
- Proven ability to draft, negotiate, and manage complex agreements.
- Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and business-partnering abilities.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and sound judgment.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities across multiple entities.
Why Join Us?
Ceviant is redefining the future of financial services across Africa and beyond. As our In-House Counsel, you'll partner closely with leadership to shape the legal and governance foundation of a fast-growing multi-entity Group while influencing impactful decisions across diverse business lines.