Legal Counsel (Payments)

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Dubai-based payments technology company is hiring a Legal Counsel to join its growing in-house legal team owning the companys commercial supplier technology and SaaS contracts.

Role overview
Our client is a fast-growing payments technology company building out its Dubai hub. Due to expansion the legal team is looking to hire a Legal Counsel to support its in-house legal function from the Dubai office. The Legal Counsel reports to the Senior Legal Counsel and sits within an in-house team that is growing under the Chief Legal Officer. The successful candidate will work across commercial contracts technology and payments agreements and day-to-day corporate governance. The role will suit a driven mid-level lawyer who is keen to broaden their experience and grow with the business. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term in-house career in payments and fintech.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full commercial contracts portfolio: merchant partner and supplier agreements
• Lead on technology agreements including SaaS licensing hosting and data protection terms
• Handle corporate governance across the group including board and shareholder resolutions
• Advise product operations and commercial teams on new initiatives and contract risk
• Help maintain contract templates and improve legal workflows as the team grows
• Support the wider legal team on general corporate and commercial matters as required

Candidate profile

• Common law qualified lawyer with approximately 4 to 6 years PQE
• Fintech and payments experience essential
• Currently in-house ideally at a payments company PSP e-money or fintech business
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and quick to pick up new areas
• Based in the UAE; candidates elsewhere in the GCC considered only where the package stays within budget