Corporate Counsel

We re looking for a sharp, commercially minded, and execution-driven Corporate Counsel to join Ziina.

In this role, you ll build the legal function from the ground up, define scalable processes, and work with autonomy while collaborating cross-functionally across other areas.

You ll serve as a strategic advisor across the business supporting day-to-day operations, complex transactions, growth, and everything in between.

You ll wear multiple hats as our in-house legal expert, balancing risk mitigation with business enablement in a fast-paced environment.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the legal foundation of a scaling company operating at the intersection of finance and technology.

As a Corporate Counsel at Ziina, you will:

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor, partner, employment, merchant, and consumer contracts.

Lead product legal reviews to ensure all product features and offerings comply with applicable laws and deliver a seamless user experience.

Advise cross-functional teams on legal risks and frameworks to enable fast yet responsible innovation, and collaborate with product teams to integrate legal and regulatory requirements into the product development lifecycle from inception to launch.

Oversee corporate governance, including maintaining records, preparing board resolutions, and supporting fundraising and expansion.

Build and implement scalable legal infrastructure using AI, automation and digital tools to streamline contracts, legal workflows, and risk assessments.

Draft and maintain terms and conditions, privacy notices, and all customer-facing legal documentation for fintech products and services.

Advise on data privacy requirements and work with technology teams to implement robust data handling practices.

Support HR with employment law guidance, internal policy design, equity plan imp