Legal & Compliance Lead
Location: Cape Town CBD
Salary: Market related
Want real exposure instead of sitting behind senior management? This role puts you directly in the room where decisions are made.
Is this you?
You’re a confident and commercially minded legal professional who enjoys being hands-on and taking ownership. You will enjoy being close to the detail, solving problems yourself and building credibility through practical support and sound judgement. You’re assertive enough to engage with executives and board members, yet adaptable enough to roll up your sleeves and handle the operational side of the function too. Most importantly, you’re eager to grow and develop within a role that offers genuine exposure and responsibility early in your career.What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)
You’ll take ownership of the legal and compliance function for the SA, Namibian, Serbian and Tanzanian business that is part of a global business, supporting management across governance, risk and regulatory matters. Your role will include maintaining compliance frameworks, overseeing audits and due diligence processes, managing commercial agreements, handling company secretarial responsibilities and ensuring compliance with local and international regulations, including GDPR requirements. You’ll also advise leadership on legal and compliance risks while helping ensure policies, procedures and governance controls are effectively maintained. This is a standalone function, so you’ll need to be comfortable operating independently across both strategic and administrative aspects of legal and compliance, without any direct reports. One moment you may be preparing board documentation or advising executives, and the next you’ll be handling operational compliance tasks yourself. You’ll enjoy this role because it offers exceptional exposure, the opportunity to build confidence in a highly visible position and the chance to grow into a trusted advisor within the business.Where you’ll be doing it
Initially office based in Cape Town CBD, the role later offers a hybrid working structure with flexibility around working hours. You’ll join a professional yet down-to-earth environment where collaboration, accountability and individual contribution are genuinely valued. The team is diverse, supportive and encourages people to take ownership of their work while continuing to develop professionally. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders while still being part of a business where people remain approachable and connected.What you’ll need
A completed LLB is essential, with admission as an Attorney advantageous but not essential. You’ll need around 2 to 3 years’ experience within legal and compliance in a corporate environment, with exposure to governance, risk and commercial contracts. Experience dealing with international legislation or GDPR will be beneficial. This role will suit someone who wants broad exposure rather than team management and who is equally comfortable engaging at executive level while remaining fully hands-on in the day-to-day running of the function.What you’ll get
You’ll receive a market-related salary together with benefits including medical aid, provident fund, group life and disability cover, a guaranteed 13th cheque and performance-related bonuses additional to that. There are also travel-related perks, 25 days annual leave and being part of senior leadership.How to apply
For a confidential discussion please contact Sandy on (021) 035 1432 or send your CV to s.bremner@thetalentexperts.co.za – We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.Applicant Consent
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