About us

Prospa is building the operating system for 40 m Nigerian entrepreneurs. With our mobile app, business owners can open a business bank account in 5 minutes and get powerful tools to run a business (Invoicing, CRM, Inventory, e-commerce +More).

Prospa is backed by Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures. Immad Akhund CEO of Mercury, Karim Atiyeh CTO of Ramp, executives from Square, Facebook, and Nubank and many other well respected angels and funds.

What you’ll do

• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies, and ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable statutory or regulatory requirements
• Assist with the development, revision, and/or implementation of a contract management system, compliance policies, and best practice procedures
• Drive awareness with regulatory and statutory directives and requirements
• Support in liaising and engaging with regulatory bodies/authorities
• Keep abreast of, monitor and analyse regulatory trends and changes in regulatory directives, rules and regulations
• Prepare and assist with legal and corporate filings and reports
• Work on business registration and incorporation

Who we’re looking for

• Advanced legal reasoning skills
• Problem-solving
• Organizational and collaborative skills
• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent drafting skills
• Excellent negotiation skills.

What you’ll need

• Experience working as a legal associate or legal assistant in a corporate establishment or in a law firm
• Experience working with agreements, including drafting and preparing simple amendments to standard templates
• Ability to work with a wide range of contract types including service agreements, amendments, addendums, schedules and statements of work
• Experience supporting a legal team in a fast-paced and high volume environment
• Ability to understand & implement various CBN reporting requirements (CBN-CRMS), and closely work with Finance and engineering to manage reporting and compliance obligations.
• Experience with legal software solutions (e.g., contract lifecycle management, workflow automation, etc.)
• Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor of Laws from a reputable university & member of the Nigeria Bar Association with preferred or equivalent practical experience
• Previous tech industry or handling assignments or projects within Fintech is a huge plus

Benefits?

• Medical Cover
• Pension
• Paid time off (leave days)
• Career development opportunities

Like what you see?

If you’re thinking: “This is totally me!” we’d love to hear from you; apply!