Team Lead, Legal

Team Lead, Legal

The Team Lead, Legal runs the group legal team day to day and deputizes for the Head of Legal when required. The role leads a team of lawyers and personally handles the more complex contracts, transactions and advisory work. The aim is simple: every business in the group, in every market, gets clear, practical and timely legal support.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements across group entities, including technology vendor and OEM/VAD arrangements, NDAs, MOUs, service, supply, construction and government contracts.
• Apply the Legal Contract Playbook and DOA Policy, including red lines, routing and approvals, and log every deviation.
• Negotiate risk allocation, governing law and dispute resolution terms, particularly with foreign counterparties.
• Review finance documents such as facility letters, guarantees and FX agreements, and flag risks to Finance.
• Keep the contract register current and track obligations, renewals and expiries.
• Manage group entities across the group’s markets: statutory filings, registers, annual returns and good standing.
• Prepare board and committee papers, minutes and resolutions that record decisions and actions clearly.
• Advise on governance under CAMA 2020, the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 and equivalent rules elsewhere.
• Support corporate actions such as share schemes, restructurings, new entities and wind-ups.
• Run the group compliance framework and calendar so no regulatory deadline is missed.
• Advise on data protection (NDPA 2023), competition and consumer protection, AML and anti-bribery.
• Work with Finance and tax advisers on the legal side of tax and FX issues, including cross-border vendor payments.
• Track legal and regulatory change across the group’s markets with local counsel, and brief the business on its impact.
• Advise HR on contracts, policies, disciplinary matters and exits.
• Review HR policies and handbooks for legal compliance and consistency.
• Make sure disciplinary and termination processes would stand up at the National Industrial Court.
• Handle pre-action correspondence, demand letters, petitions and dispute strategy.
• Instruct and supervise external counsel, test their advice, and keep matters on scope and budget.
• Maintain the litigation register and report on exposure.
• Allocate and prioritise the team’s work, and review all output before it leaves the team.
• Coach team members, set objectives and contribute to performance reviews.
• Set and track turnaround times for legal requests.
• Maintain the group legal matter tracker and prepare inputs for quarterly business reviews.
• Keep templates, precedents and the THL document referencing system in order.

Requirements

• Education: LL.M in commercial, corporate or a related area
• Professional standing: ICSAN or CIArb membership; data protection certification
• Experience: 7 years’ post-call, In-house experience in a multi-sector, multi-country group
• Leadership: Experience building legal processes, policies or playbooks

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application to: jobs@tenece.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.