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Regulatory Legal Counsel – Middle East

RIDIK PTE. LTD.

Dubai, UAE

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Key Responsibilities

Serve as the primary legal advisor on regulatory matters relating to the company's business operations across the Middle East.
Provide strategic legal guidance to cross-functional stakeholders regarding existing licenses, registrations, and future regulatory license applications in key Middle Eastern markets.
Monitor, analyze, and report on developments and emerging trends in payments and financial services regulations across the region, proactively identifying potential business impacts.
Partner closely with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
Support Product, Strategy, Management, and Commercial teams on market entry initiatives and regulatory expansion projects, including regulatory mapping and licensing assessments.
Advise senior stakeholders on regulatory risks and legal implications of business initiatives affecting Middle Eastern operations.
Manage and coordinate external legal counsel and regulatory consultants, ensuring high-quality, commercially focused, and cost-effective support.
Leverage AI-driven solutions and legal technology tools to improve efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness within the Regulatory Legal function.
Provide legal support on ongoing regulatory compliance obligations, including regulatory reporting, filings, and submissions across relevant Middle Eastern jurisdictions.
Collaborate with Regulatory Compliance teams to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of regulatory requirements.
Support government relations initiatives and engage with policymakers, central banks, financial services regulators, and free-zone authorities to help shape regulatory frameworks relevant to the business.

Qualifications & Experience

Qualified lawyer with approximately **6–8 years of post-qualification experience (PQE)**.
Strong regulatory legal experience gained within:
Fintech organizations
Financial institutions
Reputable law firms
Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Payments
E-money

• Foreign Exchange (FX)

Remittance
Card Issuing

• Digital Financial Services

Experience across Middle Eastern regulatory jurisdictions is essential.
Combination of private practice and in-house legal experience is preferred, though not mandatory.
Demonstrated experience advising on regulatory matters, regulatory filings, submissions, and regulatory strategy.
Prior engagement with central banks, financial services regulators, and/or free-zone regulatory authorities within the Middle East is highly desirable.
Strong understanding of the financial services regulatory landscape across the Middle East, particularly in payments, remittance, FX, issuing, and digital finance sectors.
Experience supporting new market expansion and regulatory licensing initiatives within fintech, payments, or financial services environments is advantageous.
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across legal, compliance, business, and external advisory functions.
Highly organized and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Fluent in English with exceptional legal drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Proficiency in Arabic or other regional languages would be an added advantage.
Strong ability to simplify complex regulatory issues and provide commercially practical, risk-balanced legal solutions.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to thrive in dynamic and evolving regulatory environments.
Pay: AED30,000.00 - AED50,000.00 per month