# Legal Counsel - FinTech — Michael Page

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4472786621-legal-counsel-fintech
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 27,000 to 33,000 per month (employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-09-28
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/legal-counsel-fintech-at-michael-page-4472786621?_l=en

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## Description

• 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

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## Requirements

Fluent Arabic is mandatory for this position.

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