This is a unique opportunity to become the company's first dedicated in-house legal professional, partnering directly with senior leadership to support strategic growth and manage legal risk. The role offers broad exposure across lending, debt recovery, commercial contracts, regulatory matters, new product initiatives, market expansion, and corporate structuring projects within a dynamic fintech environment. Client Details 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. 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. Job Offer * Opportunity to shape the legal function within a rapidly expanding fintech business. * Significant exposure to technology, procurement, lending, regulatory, and commercial projects. * Highly competitive package with family benefits and bonus potential * Fluent Arabic is mandatory for this position

* 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