Debt Collections & Corporate Legal Advisor

Debt Collections & Corporate Legal Advisor

We're looking for a Debt Collections & Corporate Legal Advisor to join our team - a role that combines debt recovery strategy and corporate legal advisory within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

In this role, you will act as the company's debt collector and corporate legal advisor, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding business interests, and driving effective debt recovery through ethical and legally sound practices.

Key Responsibilities Debt Collections & Recovery

• Review and assess delinquent accounts for legal action.
• Manage a portfolio of delinquent accounts and ensure effective recovery strategies.
• Initiate and manage legal proceedings for recovery of outstanding dues, including issuance of demand notices, filing of suits, and execution proceedings.
• Liaise with legal counsel and courts regarding ongoing legal recovery matters.
• Maintain and update litigation records, case trackers, and collection status reports.
• Ensure accurate record of collection activities and customer accounts.
• Regular customer visits and follow-ups with clients who are defaulted and find solutions before legal actions.

Legal Advisory & Compliance

• Provide proactive legal advice on a wide range of corporate, commercial, employment, and regulatory matters.
• Ensure company operations and policies comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal governance frameworks.
• Monitor changes in legislation and advise management on their impact to the business.
• Develop and implement compliance programs, policies, and procedures.
• Represent the company in legal proceedings, either directly or in coordination with authorized representatives.

Documentation & Legal Drafting

• Draft, review, and finalize legal notices, affidavits, plaints, written statements, settlement agreements, and other legal documents.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance of all legal documents involved in the collection process.
• Verify loan and contract documentation to support legal action against defaulters.
• Maintain a contracts database and ensure timely renewals and terminations.
• Ensure compliance with statutory filing requirements and corporate governance obligations.
• Maintain company records, licenses, and registrations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.). A Master's (LL.M.) is an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in debt collections, litigation, and corporate legal advisory, preferably within a multinational environment.
• Strong knowledge of debt collection procedures, recovery laws, and corporate legal frameworks.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Proficient in English (Arabic is an advantage).

What We're Looking For

• A proactive and solutions-oriented debt collections and legal professional who can balance business priorities with compliance.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across multicultural teams.
• Passion for driving results while maintaining ethical and legal standards.

If you have the expertise to protect and strengthen our legal standing while optimizing debt recovery processes, we'd love to hear from you.