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About the Role
RiDiK is seeking a qualified Lawyer for a 3-month contract in Dubai to handle legal and regulatory matters for payments and financial services in the Middle East. The role involves advising cross-functional teams, managing external counsel, and supporting market entry and licensing.
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Responsibilities
- Handle regulatory legal issues relating to the business in the Middle East and provide strategic advice to cross functional stakeholders
- Monitor, report, and analyse trends and developments in payments and financial services regulation across the Middle East
- Partner with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure compliance
- Support local and global teams on new market entry and expansion of regulatory licences in the Middle East
- Liaise with senior stakeholders globally, providing timely regulatory legal advice and risk assessments
- Manage external legal counsel and consultants in the region
- Leverage AI and other tooling to enhance the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team
- Provide legal advice on regulatory compliance obligations and support timely filings
- Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies in key Middle Eastern markets
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with around 6–8 years of relevant post qualification experience
- Strong regulatory experience in fintech, law firms, or financial institutions with focus on payments, e money, FX, remittance, or card issuing in Middle Eastern markets
- Demonstrated success advising on regulatory matters and handling regulatory submissions, filings, and strategy
- Experience supporting expansion into new markets and launching new regulatory licences in fintech, payments, or financial services
- Strong stakeholder management skills, ability to work cross functionally
- Fluent in English with strong drafting and negotiation skills; additional languages like Arabic are an advantage
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Job Summary
- We’re looking for a Lawyer to support our team in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai for a 3 months contract (subject to extension).
- This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute to the success of a growing company.
The Role
- Handle regulatory legal issues relating to our business in the Middle East, and provide strategic advice to cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Monitor, report, and analyse trends and developments in payments and financial services regulation across the Middle East.
- Partner closely with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure robust compliance.
- Support local and global Product, Strategy, and Management teams and regional Commercial teams on new market entry and expansion of regulatory licence(s).
- Liaise with senior Airwallex stakeholders globally, providing timely, pragmatic regulatory legal advice and risk assessments.
- Manage external legal counsel and consultants in the region, ensuring high quality, cost‑effective support.
- Leverage AI and other tooling to enhance the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team.
- Provide legal advice on Airwallex’s regulatory compliance obligations with respect to ongoing regulatory compliance and submission of regulatory reports and filings.
- Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies in key Middle Eastern markets.
Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with around 6–8 years of relevant post‑qualification experience (P3 level).
- Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms and/or financial institutions, with a focus on payments, e‑money, FX, remittance and/or card issuing in Middle Eastern markets.
- Demonstrated success advising on regulatory matters and handling regulatory submissions, filings and regulatory strategy, ideally including direct engagement with central banks, financial services regulators and/or free‑zone regulators in the Middle East.
- Experience supporting expansion into new markets and launching new regulatory licences in the fintech, payments, or financial services sectors will be advantageous.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross‑functionally and build trust with business, legal, compliance and external counsel stakeholders.
- Fluent in English, with strong drafting and negotiation skills; additional languages used in the region (e.g. Arabic) are an advantage.
- Ability to influence, explain complex legal topics to non‑lawyers, and frame business‑relevant, risk‑balanced solutions.
About CLPS RiDiK
- RiDiK is a global technology solutions provider and a subsidiary of CLPS Incorporation (NASDAQ: CLPS), delivering cutting edge end to end services across banking, wealth management, and e commerce.
- With deep expertise in AI, cloud, big data, and blockchain, we support clients across Asia, North America, and the Middle East in driving digital transformation and achieving sustainable growth.
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