Legal Counsel - FinTech

• 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, reg