Legal Counsel - FinTech

• Join as the first in-house legal hire in a scaling fintech
• Broad exposure across lending, trade finance & regulation

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing fintech business developing an innovative procurement and trade finance ecosystem across the UAE and wider region. Backed by a strong growth strategy, the business is expanding its products, market presence, and operational capabilities.

Job Description

• Lead debt recovery, collections, and pre-litigation activities across the UAE.
• Manage external counsel and oversee claims, enforcement, and litigation matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial, lending, and financing agreements.
• Advise the business on lending, trade finance, credit, and day-to-day commercial legal matters.
• Support new market entries, licensing activities, and corporate structuring initiatives.
• Partner with commercial, product, and operational teams to identify risks and deliver practical legal solutions.
• Develop legal processes, governance frameworks, and policies while monitoring regulatory developments.

The Successful Applicant

• Lead debt recovery, collections, and pre-litigation activities across the UAE.
• Manage external counsel and oversee claims, enforcement, and litigation matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial, lending, and financing agreements.
• Advise the business on lending, trade finance, credit, and day-to-day commercial legal matters.
• Support new market entries, licensing activities, and corporate structuring initiatives.
• Partner with commercial, product, and operational teams to identify risks and deliver practical legal solutions.
• Develop legal processes, governance frameworks, and policies while monitoring regulatory developments.
• Fluent Arabic is mandatory for this position

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to shape the legal function within a rapidly expanding fintech business.
• Significant exposure to technology, procurement, lending, regulatory, and commercial projects.
• Highly competitive package with family benefits and bonus potential
• Fluent Arabic is mandatory for this position

Contact
Matt Jones

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