Legal and Compliance Associate

Startbutton is a Merchant of Record and payment infrastructure provider helping businesses expand and operate seamlessly across Africa—without needing local setup. We make it possible for global and regional businesses to seamlessly pay and accept payments across Africa, while staying fully compliant with local tax and regulatory frameworks. Our goal is simple: we're unlocking pan-African commerce for global corporations or corporations with global expansion. Since launch, Startbutton has enabled businesses from over 30 countries to operate in Africa, launched across over 15 African countries, and is rapidly expanding into other parts of Africa. We've been featured by CNN and Afreximbank as one of the emerging leaders powering cross-border commerce in Africa.

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Junior Legal and Compliance Associate at Start Button Limited. We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Legal and Compliance Associate that will be responsible for ensuring the company operates within the legal framework and adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting, reviewing, and organizing contracts (e.g., merchant agreements, NDAs, service agreements, referral agreements)
• Support contract lifecycle management, including execution tracking and document management
• Conduct basic legal research on regulatory and commercial matters
• Assist with corporate governance documentation (board resolutions, filings, statutory records)
• Support compliance with applicable regulations (AML/CFT, data protection, consumer protection, payments regulations)
• Assist with regulatory filings, license renewals, and regulator correspondence
• Support KYC, KYB, merchant onboarding, and risk categorization processes
• Help maintain compliance registers, policies, and procedures
• Support internal audits, compliance reviews, and remediation tracking
• Assist with incident tracking (complaints, chargebacks, disputes)
• Help monitor regulatory developments and flag relevant updates
• Maintain legal and compliance trackers, repositories, and reporting dashboards
• Support responses to due diligence requests from banks, partners, and auditors.