Senior Legal Counsel – FinTech

Role Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Location: UAE
Experience Required: 3‑5 years
Language: Excellent English communication

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support and counsel on corporate and commercial matters within the FinTech business environment.
• Advise on regulatory / licensing issues relevant to FinTech (payments, digital financial services, etc) in the UAE and possibly neighbouring jurisdictions.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, commercial agreements, vendor agreements, partnerships and licensing agreements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including financial services regulation, data protection/privacy, AML/KYC where relevant).
• Work closely with business teams to structure transactions, manage risk, provide legal insight for new products/features.
• Liaise with external legal advisors and regulatory bodies when needed.
• Support internal policy creation (e.g., compliance, risk, internal controls) aligned with FinTech operations.
• Monitor changes in the regulatory & legal landscape affecting FinTech, and proactively advise management accordingly.
• Act as the legal business partner to the management / senior leadership of the FinTech business.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Qualified lawyer (UAE or recognised jurisdiction) with 3‑5 years’ post‑qualification experience, ideally in FinTech, payments or digital financial services.
• Solid experience in commercial contracting and regulatory/legal matters in a FinTech context.
• Strong understanding of UAE regulatory environment for financial services, payments and technology (plus exposure to regional/international if possible).
• Excellent negotiation, drafting and analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to engage with non‑legal stakeholders (product, operations, risk).
• Excellent English (written & spoken) — ability to articulate legal advice clearly to business.
• Self‑starter, able to manage multiple tasks, work in a dynamic FinTech environment.

Reporting & Stakeholders:

• Reports to Head of Legal / General Counsel (or directly to senior management depending on company structure).
• Stakeholder interfaces: business units (product, operations, compliance), external counsel, regulators, senior management.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED35,000.00 - AED70,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• What is your Visa Status ?
• What is your joining availability ?
• What is your Expected salary ?

Experience:

• Senior Legal Counsel – FinTech: 5 years (Required)