Data Protection And Legal Counsel

2 days ago

London, United Kingdom Black Pen Recruitment Full time

Our Client is the largest and the first licensed on/offramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone providing their customers with secure and userfriendly platforms for their financial transactions.


Job type: Fulltime

Workplace: Remote


Requirements

  • Law degree from accredited toptier University
  • Admitted to practice law in the UK EU and/or a major African jurisdiction (e.g. South Africa or Nigeria)
  • 3 years of legal experience focusing on GDPR matters either as an associate with a leading international or PanAfrica law firm and/or as an inhouse attorney
  • Excellent understanding of GDPR with exposure to data protection and privacy laws and regulations across Africa
  • Familiarity with fulfilling the role of Data Protection Officer
  • Experience drafting user agreements and thirdparty contracts with respect to data
  • protection and privacy clauses
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Practical and commercial approach with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Fluency in French a plus (Arabic a further plus)

Responsibilities

  • Manage the companys data protection and privacy legal matters in the EU 20 African jurisdictions and future expansion jurisdictions (e.g. UK MENA)
  • Serve as the Groups named Data Protection Officer
  • Work closely with the Information Security team to bring the Group into compliance with
  • GDPR (e.g. policies procedures contracts etc.)
  • Work closely with the Product and Marketing teams to ensure GDPR and African jurisdiction data protection and privacy compliance
  • Advise relevant functions on all matters relating to data protection and privacy
  • Own data protection and privacy matrices
  • Acquire and maintain various data collector registrations
  • Advise on data protection and privacy provisions in various contracts


Reporting Lines:

  • Reports to: Assistant General Counsel
  • Direct reports: None
  • Key stakeholders: Information Security team Product team Marketing team

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