Our client is a rapidly growing scale-up dedicated to improving the lives of everyday households across Africa by providing access to solar energy and the internet. Our client provides financing, builds technology, and operates a distribution network that enables hundreds of people every day to buy solar panels and smartphones.
Our client's solar business operates across 4 countries—Malawi, Madagascar, Nigeria, and the DRC—and has provided more than half a million families access to small home solar systems over the last 5 years. They employ 100s of agents who visit local villages, field credit applications using our client’s custom-built technology, and deliver and set up the solar systems.
Our client’s smartphone business operates in Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zambia. In these countries, they partner with hundreds of phone retailers—including some of the biggest telecom companies like MTN—to allow customers to purchase smartphones on credit and pay for them over time.
Working with our client is about creating trust in markets where trust is often the lowest, and providing life-changing value to people who need it most.
Job Type: Full time/Permanent
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Requirements
Responsibilities
As a Senior Regulatory, Legal & Compliance Manager with our client, you will unblock the growth of our client’s Smartphones business by proactively identifying, coordinating, and resolving the most complex regulatory, legal, and compliance obstacles across our priority markets (initially Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia, with potential to extend to Uganda, Nigeria, and new-market assessments). You will:
Why work with our client
Our client offers the stability of a large company with the culture of a tight-knit start up. While our client employs more than 1,000 people across the continent, the core management team in Cape Town, South Africa is an agile, talented group of less than 30. No matter your age or level of experience, you'll be given large responsibilities from Day 1 and expected to be a self-starter and self-teacher. While expectations are high, so is the level of support: they foster a culture where colleagues from across the business are eager to support and learn from one another.
Black Pen Recruitment is the leading recruitment agency in fintech and cryptocurrency across Africa. From our headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, we've been at the forefront of specialised recruitment since 2012, carving out a distinct niche in the landscape of financial technology. Our success story is rooted in our ability to identify top-tier talent and match them with leading companies in the industry. With over 180 clients worldwide and over 120,000 candidates in our database, we've built partnerships with Startups, Scale-ups, SMEs, and Corporates, driving growth and innovation every step of the way. We have also expanded our reach into key sectors including e-Commerce, Digital Banking, SaaS, Tech, and Travel/Tourism.
Black Pen Recruitment stands as a dedicated partner in growing your team, with over a decade of experience. Driven by a vision to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in the growing fintech and cryptocurrency sectors, we've built a formidable team of internationally trained recruiters who share a passion for excellence and dedication. With a strategic presence in Malta, we have established a global footprint, nurturing relationships with clients worldwide. Our journey has been defined by navigating the frontier of finance and technology, driving excellence in every partnership we forge.
