Head of Legal, Regulatory & Compliance – Financial Services, West Africa

A proven track record in financial services compliance, regulatory affairs, or in-house legal/regulatory roles within a regulated environment — digital credit, lending, payments, consumer finance, fintech, or banking.

Demonstrable experience leading licensing and authorisation processes, managing ongoing supervisory engagement, and handling examinations and regulatory reporting at a senior level.

Deep knowledge of financial services regulatory frameworks and conduct risk, including consumer protection, AML/CFT, and data protection, with the ability to engage credibly with regulators, investors, and senior internal stakeholders.

A Bachelor's degree in Law, Compliance, Finance, or a related field is required. A professional qualification — bar admission, CAMS, ICA, or equivalent — is an advantage.

At a bank or established financial institution, regulatory affairs tends to mean stable frameworks and incremental change. Here, the frameworks are still being shaped — and M-KOPA's senior regulatory voice will have a hand in shaping them. That is a genuinely different kind of work, with a genuinely different kind of impact.