About Moove AV

At Moove AV, we’re on a mission to make the world safer by enabling autonomy in transportation. Partnering with industry leaders like Waymo, we’re redefining fleet management and driving the commercialisation of autonomous vehicles.

About the Role:

Leading and managing the Central Legal team, which provides transactional support and legal advisory services in relation to transactions that cut across debt and equity financing, M&A, corporate restructuring, fintech, data privacy as well as Expansions, Marketplace & Partnerships.

What You’ll be Doing

Contribute to the development and execution of the Legal strategy, aligning it with the Company’s overall business goals and objectives

Provide strategic direction to the Company based on legal advice

Manage and provide oversight on all Central Legal Matters to ensure efficient execution and proper identification, management and mitigation of legal risk

Keep the Chief Legal Officer informed of material legal and regulatory risk issues affecting the business

Line management responsibility for all members of the Central Legal team

Manage the efficient delivery of work through team members

Liaise with and manage relationships with external counsel on Central Legal Matters including scoping work, negotiating fees and closing of files

Provide legal and regulatory advice to other departments and business units within the organisation.

Provide training to other departments on legal and regulatory compliance in relation to Central Legal Matters

Perform such other responsibilities and handle other project-based work within the scope of the Legal department’s responsibilities on an as-needed basis.

What You will need for this position

Law degree (JD) required

Must be located in PST or MST

Minimum of 10 years post qualification experience (or equivalent in the employee’s jurisdiction of qualification)

Specific skills and competencies include:

Corporate and commercial law expertise

Strong debt and equity financing experience

Experience in a senior inhouse counsel role leading and managing a team of lawyers

Experience in managing complex transactions and projects, especially those that fall within the areas covered by the Central Legal Matters

Strong stakeholder management skills, including confidence in managing senior stakeholders and ability to manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders effectively 

Inhouse experience in a rapid growth, scale-up business is desirable

Key Competencies:

Sound judgment in evaluating and mitigating legal risk

Commercial mindedness

Ability to work with a very high degree of autonomy and initiative

Ability to work under pressure, effectively manage competing priorities and manage tasks proactively

Strong work ethic

Positive and can-do attitude

Adaptability and agility in supporting a business that moves fast and changes direction quickly

About the team

Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt vehicle ownership and make financial freedom within reach.

Moove is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.

Pre-hiring Notice: Moove relies on the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other data presented throughout the hiring process and during employment. Any misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions in any information or data provided by an applicant may result in the applicant being excluded from further consideration for employment or if an individual has already been hired, termination of employment.

EEO Statement: Moove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic.

Moove: Moove is a mobility asset finance company and Uber's preferred fleet partner across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our Vision is to democratise financial services to make our customers more productive and successful. Our Core values are Compassion, Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Trust and Ownership.