Chinese speaking Compliance Specialist

Value Proposition

• Drive legal compliance for high-value, cross-border transactions worth billions.
• Play a key role in due diligence for major M&A deals.
• Collaborate with elite international law firms and financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Legal Risk Management

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including sales, procurement, and service agreements.
• Maintain and update a centralized contract template library with current legal standards.
• Provide strategic advice on transaction structuring and risk mitigation.
• Oversee dispute resolution processes, including litigation and arbitration coordination.

2. Compliance Oversight

• Review marketing and communication materials to ensure cultural and religious sensitivity.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions.
• Develop and enforce website and product content review protocols.
• Monitor, interpret, and implement regional legal and policy changes.

3. M&A Legal Support

• Conduct and coordinate due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
• Support the negotiation and drafting of M&A agreements.
• Design legally sound, risk-hedged transaction structures.
• Manage multi-jurisdictional regulatory approval processes.

4. External Legal Management

• Identify, onboard, and manage external counsel and legal partners.
• Review and benchmark legal service fees, establishing clear performance evaluation metrics.
• Coordinate legal collaboration across multiple global regions.

5. Compliance Governance & Training

• Develop and maintain compliance manuals and crisis response mechanisms tailored to each jurisdiction.
• Organize and deliver legal and compliance training programs.
• Regularly review and update company-wide risk prevention frameworks.

Requirements

• Law degree from a top-tier university with a valid legal professional qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cross-border legal practice (in-house or with an international law firm).
• Familiarity with Islamic finance law and/or UK–US contract law is an advantage.
• Proficiency in AI-based contract review or legal automation tools.
• Excellent bilingual drafting ability in English and Chinese (IELTS 7.5 / TOEFL 105+ or equivalent).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: AED15,000.00 - AED22,000.00 per month