We are looking for a Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Counsel to join our Legal group; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.

Help us build and scale responsibly across West Africa.
M-KOPA is scaling digital and financial inclusion across our markets, and as we grow, so does the need to make sure we are building on strong legal, regulatory and compliance foundations.

This is a broad, hands-on role. You will sit at the intersection of legal, regulatory, compliance, risk, and business operations, helping teams navigate an increasingly complex regulatory workplace while enabling the business to move forward confidently.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll be the go-to legal and compliance partner for our West Africa markets, helping M-KOPA understand what is changing in the regulatory landscape and what those changes mean for our business.

A significant part of your role will be keeping our operations compliant across Ghana and Nigeria.



This will include supporting regulatory licensing and engagement with regulators such as the Bank of Ghana and Central Bank of Nigeria, managing relevant corporate and regulatory filings, and keeping track of emerging legislation that could affect our products and operations.

You’ll also play an important role in data privacy, acting as the Data Privacy Officer for our West Africa markets and working closely with our global privacy team to ensure we meet applicable privacy requirements and maintain good data governance practices.

Beyond responding to regulations, you’ll help us build a culture where compliance is understood and embedded in how we work. You’ll coordinate compliance training, support the development and review of policies and procedures, and help teams understand and manage compliance risks in their day-to-day work.

You’ll work closely with Legal, Internal Audit, EHS, Risk Management and other business teams to identify compliance gaps, understand root causes and make sure agreed actio

📌 Legal, Regulatory (Ghyana)
🏢 M-KOPA
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