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 Quote job ref: JN-092026-7107197 Show more Show less

Fluent Arabic is mandatory for this position.

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.