Company Introduction

At ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE (ZOLAi), we are addressing an immense challenge head on: nearly 3 billion people still lack reliable, affordable energy—a barrier that has fueled inequality in income, healthcare, and education for centuries. This problem is simple, the lack of any automation layer in energy delivery. We are redefining what’s possible in emerging markets by building the Agentic AI Automation Layer for the world’s most critical and inefficient energy infrastructure

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Building on 15 years of experience automating complex workflow & data as pioneers in distributed energy, ZOLAi is driving Agentic Automation into energy delivery across Emerging Markets

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Our Agentic Ai energy platform bridges intelligent hardware, humans, and autonomous AI agents—managing all of our enterprise customer’s workflow from energy management to sales, financing, and fleet management. We empower our customers, Energy Service Providers, to scale resilient networks with unprecedented efficiency, deliver incredible customer outcomes and business R

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ZOLAi's technology has already impacted millions of lives across 100,000+ networked facilities, 6 countries, and 2 continents ensuring energy independence and opportunities for generations to come. If you're ready to tackle this challenge with cutting-edge AI technology, join

us.
Always PAMOJA—one team, one mis

sion.
Position Ov

erviewWe seek a highly capable full-time Lead Counsel to assume General Counsel level responsibilities. The ideal candidate will possess 8–12 years of corporate legal experience and strong proficiency in Artificial Intelligence (AI) legal tools (i.e. Spellbook, Luminance, Gemini, etc.). This role will join our leadership team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding ZOLA’s interests, enabling business growth, and ensuring strong gover

nance.
Key Responsib

• ilitiesRepresent ZOLA in all legal matters and ensure the company’s best interests are protected and advanced in good faith across all jurisdi
• ctions.Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the Leadership Team by providing accurate, timely, and commercially sound legal guidance on a broad range of corporate, operational, regulatory, and strategic m
• atters.Lead high-stakes international transactions across emerging markets, including commercial contracts, financing arrangements, licensing, partnerships, M&A activities, and equity transactions, ensuring optimal risk allocation and business prot
• ection.Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain operational and commercial agreements across ZOLA’s various jurisdictions, including customer leases, supplier agreements, contractor agreements, mobile money provider agreements, and other strategic business con
• tracts.Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks through legal research, legislative analysis, compliance monitoring, and practical risk-management stra
• tegies.Oversee litigation, disputes, administrative proceedings, environmental permitting matters, regulatory inquiries, and sector-specific legal processes, while effectively managing external counsel and ensuring cost-efficient legal s
• upport.Coordinate and manage external law firms engaged in due diligence, negotiations, transactions, project development, and dispute resolution to ensure high-quality and commercially effective legal ou
• tcomes.Serve as Company Secretary and strategic advisor to executive leadership on corporate governance, board matters, enterprise risk management, and compliance oblig
• ations.Provide legal oversight and subject matter expertise on Tanzanian law, including ensuring compliance with local regulatory filings, corporate requirements, and sector-specific legal oblig
• ations.Develop, implement, and maintain internal governance frameworks, legal policies, compliance procedures, and standardized legal documentation to support sound corporate governance and regulatory comp
• liance.Build and maintain centralized databases of contracts, corporate records, legal filings, and regulatory documentation to ensure effective legal operations and compliance tr
• acking.Partner with Human Capital to develop and deliver legal and compliance trainings, policies, and staff awareness initiatives on relevant legal and regulatory
• topics.Drive modernization of legal operations by implementing scalable, AI-powered legal workflows, contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, and automation tools that improve efficiency, deal velocity, and cross-functional collabo
• ration.Support strategic business initiatives and provide additional legal and operational support as required by the Managing Director and executive leadershi

p team.
Requirements an

• d SkillsProven Legal Excellence: Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB or equivalent) with a strong track record managing complex cross-border corporate transactions and legal matters across multiple jurisd
• ictions.Comprehensive Legal Expertise: Strong knowledge of corporate and commercial law, including contracts, financing transactions, M&A, corporate governance, compliance, labor law, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and regulatory
• affairs.Emerging Markets Experience: Demonstrated experience navigating legal and regulatory environments within Africa and other emerging markets, preferably within the energy, infrastructure, fintech, or technology
• sectors.AI-Powered Agility: Proficiency in leveraging AI tools, contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, and legal automation technologies to modernize legal operations and improve produ
• ctivity.Strategic Business Acumen: Strong commercial judgment with the ability to balance legal risk management against business growth, innovation, and operational pri
• orities.Regulatory & Governance Expertise: Deep understanding of corporate governance frameworks, compliance obligations, regulatory filings, and enterprise risk management pr
• actices.Negotiation & Stakeholder Management: Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills with the ability to engage effectively with regulators, external counsel, executive leadership, and cross-functiona
• l teams.Dynamic Execution: Hands-on, solutions-oriented professional capable of operating effectively at both strategic and operational levels in a fast-paced, high-growth envi
• ronment.Mission-Driven Mindset: Passionate about ZOLA’s mission and committed to creating meaningful impact through strong legal stewardship and ethical business pr

actices.
Why Jo

in ZOLAi?You aren't just taking a job, you are taking a strategic seat at the table. You will collaborate with a brilliantly diverse, global team of visionaries, diving headfirst into an unmatched learning curve that will challenge you to do the best work of your life. Here, your voice drives innovation, your growth is limitless, and your relentless dedication is recognized with a competitive package and high o

wnership.
Ready

to apply?We can’t wait to meet people who are passionate, driven, and inspired by what we’re building. Apply now and help us shape the future of ener

gy access.