226 Head Of Legal jobs in South Africa

Overview

Head of Legal role at Sasria SOC Limited. To develop and drive the successful delivery of the Legal strategy and the effective running of the function, ensuring the attainment of Sasria objectives internally and externally through provision of sound legal risk management expertise.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Legal
• Industries: Insurance
• Location: Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
• Master s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Management, Law, or a related field will be an added advantage.
• Admitted Legal Practitioner, registered with the Legal Practice Council.
• Must come from short -term insurance or financial sector background

• Minimum 5 years of relevant management experience, leading a legal function, resolution of disputes and differences including performance management issues, interacting with and providing legal advisory services to executive management.
• Experience in managing and resolving complex issues, legal and litigation matters.
• Key stakeholder engagement and influence.
• Proactively direct and oversee the Legal function, ensuring that the organisation remains compliant with all relevant legal prescripts including legislation, regulations and directives.
• Provide legal services and guidance to the organization as needed on matters including contracts, short term insurance, labour law, and company law among others.
• Provide general legal advice pertaining to organizational decisions regarding scope, mandate, and shareholder interactions.
• Oversee management of contracts and service level agreements.
• Drive the reduction of Corporate Risk by ensuring all contractual relationships are done in compliance with legal requirements.
• Facilitate the appointment and management of the panel of attorneys.

• Proactively direct and oversee the Legal function, ensuring that the organisation remains compliant with all relevant legal prescripts including legislation, regulations and directives.
• Collaborate with the executive management team to provide legal advice to and advance Company's interest.
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the company in terms of the legal impact of strategic plans and actions locally or internationally.
• Develop and implement legal risk management framework, strategies, policies, ensuring alignment with the overall organisational strategy.
• Develop the functions operational plans and monitor implementation thereof.

• Be the strategic and technical lead on legal and legal risk management matters.
• Provide legal services and guidance to the organisation as needed on matters including contracts, short term insurance, labour law, and company law among others.
• Provide general legal advice pertaining to organisational decisions regarding scope, mandate, and shareholder interactions.
• In collaboration with the executive management, manage various complex legal projects and litigation.
• Collaborate with external legal counsel and other stakeholders to facilitate and ensure attainment of organisational objectives.

• Collaborate with the Compliance Function to ensure that the framework for Legal and Compliance risk management is in alignment with Companys enterprise risk management.

• Oversee management of contracts and service level agreements.
• Drive the reduction of Corporate Risk by ensuring all contractual relationships are done in compliance with Company and legal requirements.
• Facilitate the appointment and management of the panel of attorneys.
• Represent Company in regulatory forums (e.g., SAIA legal committee).
• Participate in Risk and Audit Committee meetings as invited and provide necessary reports on a regular basis and in accordance with applicable governance frameworks including Prudential Standards, King Code IV & compliance standards.

• Compile and manage functional budget forecasts.
• Manage legal costs where applicable and oversee the taxation of costs.

• Ensure adequate capacity resourcing for the function to successfully execute its mandate.
• Recruit and develop skilled staff.
• Oversee, support, coach, and develop performance of direct reports, ensuring agreed performance targets are met.
• Address non-performance accordingly.
• Talent management of direct reports, including career development and succession planning for key positions.
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increasing productivity.

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
• Masters degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Management, Law, or a related field will be an added advantage.
• Admitted Legal Practitioner, registered with the Legal Practice Council.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant management experience, leading a legal function, resolution of disputes and differences including performance management issues, interacting with and providing legal advisory services to executive management.
• Experience in managing and resolving complex issues, legal and litigation matters.
• Key stakeholder engagement and influence.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.

About Us

Longdue Games is a narrative-first, psychologically rich video game studio building ambitious cRPGs that push the boundaries of storytelling, design, and emotional depth. We’re part of the HyperionDev ecosystem, one of the world’s largest and most recognised coding education providers, backed by Meta, the UK government’s Department for Education, and a global community of nearly 2000 investors.

Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused AI tools spin-out creating groundbreaking generative AI applications for software development. Together, we share a mission to combine creativity, technology, and impact, whether that’s through interactive storytelling or cutting-edge AI tools.

By joining Longdue, you’ll work alongside a diverse and ambitious team operating at the intersection of games, education, and AI innovation.

About the role

We are a rapidly expanding startup with international growth, managing complex government and university partnerships. Our legal operations involve working with multiple law firms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance, risk management, and strategic legal guidance to support our expansion.

The Group Head of Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our businesses, providing strategic direction, managing external legal counsel, and ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role is critical in safeguarding our company’s interests while facilitating scalable and legally sound growth. As the Group Head of Legal, you will be part of our leadership team, working directly with the CEO and Partnerships team on business expansion. You will represent us in all legal matters, lead our preparedness for legal challenges, and provide strategic counsel to other departments.

Please note this is a full time position.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance.
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team.
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary.
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales.
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum

Preferred

Benefits

Flexible & remote working : We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe : You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter / 2U, & Yoco.

Life-changing work : Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most : you're allowed to brag about it.