- Location
- Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Seniority
- Manager
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- 2 weeks ago
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Company Summary
PalmPay is a leading fintech company driving financial inclusion across Africa. Through our secure mobile platform, we make digital payments and financial services simple, reliable, and accessible to millions of users. We are a fast-growing team passionate about innovation, customer experience, and creating opportunities for growth. A Legal Manager & Company Secretary at PalmPay ensures regulatory compliance, manages legal risks, and upholds sound corporate governance to support sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
•Ensure timely provision of legal advice, guidance and support to line Management on business matters as needed.
•Provide expert legal advice on FINTECH products, including digital payments, lending and recovery.
•Safeguard the legal interest of the companies in dealing with contractors, vendors, dealers and all other service providers.
•Manage contract drafting, reviewing and approvals/contracting process in line with the company delegation authority and also monitor contract compliance to prevent potential breaches.
•Manage outsourced legal services, including service level Agreement (SLAs)with external legal providers.
•Manage legal disputes and litigation and represent the company and its subsidiaries before courts and other dispute resolution bodies.
•Facilitate effective interdepartmental and cross functional communication
Company Secretary:
•Act as the primary advisor to the board on fiduciary duties and corporate Governance best practice.
•Coordinate Board and committee meetings by manage the calendar, preparing agenda and distributing board packs.
•Ensuring accurate minutes recording of the Board and AGM meetings and track implementation of resolutions.
•Manage all statutory fillings with BRELA and ensure the company records status is updated.
Data Protection Officer
•Serve as the official liaison with Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
•Implement and oversee the company Privacy framework in compliance with Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (2022)
•Maintain and report personal data privacy risk register and operational issues and oversee the process for handling data subject access requests (DSARs) and ensure customers can exercise their rights under the PDPA 2022.
•Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and lead the response team for any data related breaches.
•Conduct training on data privacy as per company policy.
Minimum skills and Qualifications
•Bachelor of laws (LLB) is required and must be An Advocate of High Court of Tanzania with valid practicing license
•Experience of 6+yrs in Banking, Telecom or Fintech sector
•Regulatory experience from BOT, TCRA, PDPC, companies Act etc.
PalmPay is a leading fintech company driving financial inclusion across Africa. Through our secure mobile platform, we make digital payments and financial services simple, reliable, and accessible to millions of users. We are a fast-growing team passionate about innovation, customer experience, and creating opportunities for growth. A Legal Manager & Company Secretary at PalmPay ensures regulatory compliance, manages legal risks, and upholds sound corporate governance to support sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
•Ensure timely provision of legal advice, guidance and support to line Management on business matters as needed.
•Provide expert legal advice on FINTECH products, including digital payments, lending and recovery.
•Safeguard the legal interest of the companies in dealing with contractors, vendors, dealers and all other service providers.
•Manage contract drafting, reviewing and approvals/contracting process in line with the company delegation authority and also monitor contract compliance to prevent potential breaches.
•Manage outsourced legal services, including service level Agreement (SLAs)with external legal providers.
•Manage legal disputes and litigation and represent the company and its subsidiaries before courts and other dispute resolution bodies.
•Facilitate effective interdepartmental and cross functional communication
Company Secretary:
•Act as the primary advisor to the board on fiduciary duties and corporate Governance best practice.
•Coordinate Board and committee meetings by manage the calendar, preparing agenda and distributing board packs.
•Ensuring accurate minutes recording of the Board and AGM meetings and track implementation of resolutions.
•Manage all statutory fillings with BRELA and ensure the company records status is updated.
Data Protection Officer
•Serve as the official liaison with Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
•Implement and oversee the company Privacy framework in compliance with Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (2022)
•Maintain and report personal data privacy risk register and operational issues and oversee the process for handling data subject access requests (DSARs) and ensure customers can exercise their rights under the PDPA 2022.
•Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and lead the response team for any data related breaches.
•Conduct training on data privacy as per company policy.
Minimum skills and Qualifications
•Bachelor of laws (LLB) is required and must be An Advocate of High Court of Tanzania with valid practicing license
•Experience of 6+yrs in Banking, Telecom or Fintech sector
•Regulatory experience from BOT, TCRA, PDPC, companies Act etc.
Skills
Compliance
