Senior Manager | MTN Careers

As the Senior Manager: Group Legal (Finance) at MTN South Africa, you’ll provide top-tier legal guidance and manage all legal services pertaining to:

• A broad range of banking and finance activities, including complex transactions like syndicated and bilateral finance, project finance, and structured finance.
• Complex mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and intra-group reorganizations, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

Context

MTN is entering a critical phase where legal and compliance excellence is paramount for success. Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying, and competition is rising across MTN’s diverse markets. The Senior Manager must navigate these challenges, balancing legal risk management with business needs and evolving organizational dynamics.

Values

At MTN, we prioritize our people’s needs and aspirations, fostering an environment where every member of our team is heard, understood, and empowered. Our values guide us, ensuring honesty, creativity, and meaningful partnerships with employees, customers, and stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES Key Performance Areas:

As the Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing and executing the legal team’s risk management and compliance strategy.
• Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks and providing advisory services.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders, reviewing RFPs, and drafting legal agreements.
• Project management to ensure successful transaction closures.
• Preparing tactical reports for key committees.
• Managing external counsel and overseeing legal matters independently.
• Addressing Opco queries and participating in special projects.
• Assisting with business continuity and crisis management.

Role Dependencies

Your success will depend on:

• Support from Group treasury, M&A teams, and other stakeholders.
• Understanding MTN’s business strategy and legal/compliance environments.
• Timely decision-making and alignment of internal stakeholders.

Collaboration

You’ll collaborate with key customers such as Group Legal & Regulatory, Treasury teams, M&A, and business management, as well as with counterparties to transactions.

QUALIFICATIONS Job Requirements

Education:

• Minimum LLB degree, LLM or other Masters degree preferred.
• Membership in relevant law society.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English, French language skills advantageous.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience at a reputable law firm, including banking/finance and M&A.
• Experience in medium to large corporate organizations preferred.
• Familiarity with diverse cultures and geographies beneficial.

Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of financial services, corporate, stock exchange, and anti-trust laws.
• Strategic thinker, decisive problem solver, and value creator.
• Results-oriented and operationally astute.

Other:

• Regional and international travel may be required.