Senior Legal Advisor at Nedbank

Job Purpose


To provide proactive, professional legal advice and risk management services with a primary focus on payments and digital banking solutions, ensuring the effective mitigation of legal and regulatory risk.


Job Responsibilities


Provide expert legal advice on payment solutions, including EFTs, debit orders, real-time payments, and digital payment platforms.
Advise on regulatory compliance and legal risk management across payment processes and product lifecycles.
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, product terms, and customer-facing documentation related to payments and digital banking.
Interpret and apply relevant legislation (e.g., NCA, FICA, POPIA, PASA rules) to payment products, systems, and operations.
Support innovation initiatives by advising on legal considerations relating to new payment technologies and platforms.
Assist in managing legal disputes, complaints, and litigation related to payments and transactional banking activities.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
Contribute to process enhancements, policy development, and implementation of systems that support payment solutions.
Conduct gap analyses, monitor compliance, and support risk and regulatory reporting.
Participate in audits, provide legal input on findings, and track remediation actions.
Support knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and team development initiatives.
Build strong stakeholder relationships to drive business understanding and effective communication.


Essential Qualifications - NQF Level


Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Professional Qualifications/Honour's Degree


Essential Certifications



Admitted Attorney



Minimum Experience Level


8 years' experience as a legal advisor within the banking or financial services industry
Strong experience in payments, transactional banking, or digital banking environments
Sound understanding of the payments ecosystem, including regulatory frameworks and industry standards
Experience advising on digital platforms and financial innovation (advantageous)
Proven ability to conduct risk assessments, gap analysis, and regulatory reviews
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills


Technical / Professional Knowledge


Banking knowledge
Business Acumen
Business principles
Diversity management
Governance, Risk and Controls
Legal Risk and practice management
Nedbank culture and values
Nedbank vision and strategy
Regulatory, Legal and Economics Principles
Research and development
Stakeholder management
Business writing skills
Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms


Closing date: 26 May 2026