Meet Ozow
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
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As a Legal Associate at Ozow, you will play a key role in supporting the legal function by assisting with the drafting, evaluation, and administration of contracts, as well as providing legal research and compliance support. You will work closely with the Head of Legal, the wider legal team, and multiple business units, including commercial, product, risk, operations and compliance. You will be involved at the forefront of launching new products, considering regulatory requirements and business risks, and helping to ensure that Ozow remains compliant in South Africa and other jurisdictions of strategic interest. A core part of the role is regulatory compliance: monitoring developments in payments law, supporting licence and reporting obligations, and helping the business respond to new and evolving regulatory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented legal professional to grow within a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Contract Management
Assist in drafting, reviewing, and processing contracts and related requests from the commercial, product and finance team within agreed timeframes.
Identify issues within contracting processes and communicate feedback to stakeholders.
Track and resolve system issues relating to contractual processes.
Legal Research & Compliance
Monitor and research developments in payments law and financial services regulation and assess impact on Ozow.
Track new and proposed regulations in SA and strategic jurisdictions, with practical briefings on required actions.
Support licence applications, regulatory filings, and reporting to payments regulators.
Help maintain compliance controls, registers, and monitoring to evidence ongoing adherence.
Support the development, review, and implementation of internal policies, procedures, and standard templates.
Risk & Advisory
Apply risk management principles to people, processes, and systems.
Provide sound and up-to-date feedback on legal and regulatory requirements.
Flag material risks early and propose balanced, commercially sensible mitigation options.
Legal Administrative Duties
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of legal documents, contracts, and approvals.
Assist with managing contract repositories, trackers, and registers.
Perform other legal administrative tasks as reasonably required to support the legal function
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve contractual and business risk issues.
Maintain continuous feedback loops with relevant stakeholders.
Help educate and upskill stakeholders on legal processes, templates, and requirements.
Business Support
You are an ideal candidate if you have
An LLB qualification from a recognised institution.
Admitted attorney.
3+ years of relevant post-article legal experience, preferably in corporate or commercial law.
Experience in a payments or fintech company is a bonus.
The ability to work independently in a structured and unstructured environment.
Meticulous attention to detail and organisational abilities.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Comfortable with performing administrative tasks.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Your skills and competencies
- You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
- Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
- A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impactthose driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
- You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global culturesvaluing collective success over individual credit.
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growthfor themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
- You are a decisive doerthose who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
- We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressurebalancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
- You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellencenot just as participants, but as catalysts for success.
Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.
In office perks
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
Perks for South African based employees
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards
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