Legal Counsel // Commercial

Remote, South Africa

About this job JUMO builds the technology that helps banks and mobile network operators offer savings and loans to millions of people across emerging markets. Our deals are cross-border, fast-moving and often first of their kind. We’re looking for a commercial lawyer who enjoys getting deals done and wants real ownership of them. As Legal Counsel // Commercial, you’ll work closely with our partnerships and funding teams and report to the Head of Legal // Commercial.

We’re a small, close-knit legal team. We collaborate closely, share knowledge and back each other up. We care about getting things done well, not about titles: high on output, low on ego.

You will

Lead deals with mobile network operators, banks and funders, from the first term sheet to signature.

Draft and negotiate the agreements that underpin our business: partnership and platform agreements, banking-as-a-service and funding structures, MOUs, NDAs and supplier contracts.

Sit across the table from counterparties and their lawyers, and find the solution that works for both sides.

Build templates and playbooks so that our next deal is faster than the last.

Help us launch in new markets by working out what local...