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Senior Legal Counsel – Regulatory, Privacy
Absa Group. Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans for legal methodology, governance and delivery objectives .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in data privacy and data protection laws, particularly POPIA, with strong capabilities in drafting and negotiating legal agreements. Proven ability to manage complex legal matters, provide practical legal advice, and collaborate effectively across teams and jurisdictions.
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Data Privacy ExpertiseLegal Drafting and NegotiationRegulatory Compliance ManagementStakeholder ManagementLegal Risk Mitigation
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Hard Skills
Legal AnalysisContractual DraftingData Protection ProvisionsPrivacy Impact AssessmentsData Processing AgreementsRegulatory Legal MattersFinancial Crime ComplianceCross-Border Data TransfersData Sharing AgreementsLegal Research
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsIndependent JudgementAttention to DetailStakeholder Engagement
Certifications & Qualifications
Admitted Attorney Qualified to Practise in South Africa
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesData Protection LawsPOPIARegulatory EnvironmentCompliance AssessmentsLegal GovernancePrivacy RegulationsFinancial-Sector RegulationMulti-Jurisdictional ExperienceLegal Training
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans for legal methodology, governance and delivery objectives
- Independently manage complex privacy and regulatory legal matters
- Translate legal requirements into practical business solutions
- Provide specialised legal advice on data privacy, data protection, regulatory and financial crime matters
- Review and legally assess Privacy Impact Assessments, compliance assessments, products, projects, technologies, processes and data-use arrangements
- Advise on data use, data sharing, disclosure, retention and cross-border transfers
- Draft, review and negotiate data protection provisions, data processing and data sharing agreements, consent wording, privacy notices, forms and customer communications
- Build client relationships and manage stakeholder expectations
- Plan, prioritise and manage a broad portfolio of matters from instruction through completion
- Represent the Bank as a subject-matter expert at committees, governance forums, industry engagements and professional bodies
- Supervise others where appropriate
- Manage external counsel and control external legal spend
- Provide legal training to internal clients
- Support identification, management and mitigation of legal risk
- Partner with Risk, Compliance and other control functions
- Collaborate across teams and geographies within Legal
- Share knowledge, provide feedback and contribute to Legal Function knowledge sessions
- Monitor domestic and international privacy and regulatory developments and communicate implications and recommended actions
Requirements
What you’ll need- BComm Law and LLB; or BA Law and LLB; or B Juris and LLB; BProc or LLB
- Bachelor Honours Degree in Law, Military Science and Security (Required)
- Admitted attorney qualified to practise in South Africa
- Ideally five–eight years’ relevant post-qualification experience
- Substantial specialist legal experience in data privacy and data protection
- Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating data protection provisions, data processing agreements and related documentation
- Experience working in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and managing competing demands
- Financial-services experience is advantageous
- Experience with financial-sector regulatory matters, including market conduct and financial crime, is advantageous
- Experience advising across multiple jurisdictions, particularly African jurisdictions, is advantageous
- Deep expertise in POPIA and relevant domestic and international data privacy and data protection laws
- Understanding of applicable financial-sector regulation and best practice
- Excellent legal analysis, interpretation, research and drafting skills
- Strong contractual drafting and negotiation capability
- Ability to provide practical, commercially balanced legal advice
- Strong written and verbal communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to exercise independent judgement and provide constructive legal challenge
- Ability to identify, assess and communicate the legal and business impact of relevant developments
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive matters to completion with minimal supervision
- High attention to detail, integrity and reliability
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employer and inclusive workplace
- Reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process
- Preference may be given to candidates from underrepresented designated groups, including persons with disabilities