General Counsel at a Newly Established Investment Holding Company - StrataHR

StrataHR - Our client is a newly established investment holding company, building a portfolio of innovative ventures acrosstech platforms, legaltech, fintech, and compliance solutions. Our Client's mission is tocommercialize innovative ideas, incubate startups, and create a scalable ecosystem where legal, technology, and business intersect. Our Client isseeking aGeneral Counselwith astartup mindsetandstrong business outlookto support our portfolio, advise on contracts and compliance, and help shape the legal framework for our ventures.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Counsel

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• As General Counsel, you willown all legal matters across the holding company and its portfolio, providing strategic and operational legal guidance.
• You will work closely with founders, executives, and management teams toprotect the company while enabling growth, particularly intech, fintech, and startup ventures.
• This is a high-impact role with opportunities forequity participation in one or more of our client'sportfolio companies.You are astrategic thinker, entrepreneurial, and comfortableadvising at the intersection of law, tech, and business.
• You enjoy working across multiple ventures and are eager togrow with a company that is building Africa’s next-generation innovation ecosystem. You get to hire atleast 3 lawyers to support the legal team and to report to you.

Key Responsibilities

• Provideend-to-end legal advisoryacross the holding company and subsidiaries, including contracts, corporate governance, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
• Draft, review, and negotiatecommercial agreements, investment agreements, partnership agreements, SaaS agreements, NDAs, and IP assignments.
• Serve as theprimary legal advisoron corporate matters, includingCAC registrations, share issuances, corporate structure, and compliance.
• Supportfundraising, investments, joint ventures, and acquisitionswithin the portfolio.
• Advisefounders and managementon startup legal risks, employment contracts, equity structures, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with business teams to ensure legal frameworksalign with company strategy and commercial objectives.
• Monitorregulatory and industry trends, ensuring the company and portfolio remain compliant while minimizing risk.
• Build and maintain atrusted relationship with internal and external stakeholders, including lawyers, regulators, and investors.
• Mentor and guidejunior legal staff or outsourced counselas the team grows.

Qualifications & Experience

• Law degree from a recognized university; admission to practice in Nigeria required. A Masters Degree is an added advantage.
• 4+ years of post-call experience, ideally with a mix ofcorporate law, commercial contracts, startups, and tech practice.
• Experience instartups, fintech, or technology-focused ventureshighly desirable.
• Proven experience withcontract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, and CAC compliance.
• Strong understanding ofintellectual property, licensing, and equity arrangements.
• Business-minded, able toalign legal advice with commercial goals.
• Excellent communication andstakeholder management skills.
• Ability towork in a fast-paced, multi-venture environment, managing competing priorities.
• Excellent writing, listening, wrting, presentation and organisational skills.

Benefits

• Salary: N500,000 - N600,000 / month.
• Competitive monthly salary.
• Stock options in portfolio companies(vesting schedule)
• Opportunity toshape the legal and strategic frameworkof a fast-growing investment holding company
• Exposure tomultiple tech and startup ventures
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.