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Head of Brokerage, Product & Commercial Legal Department (Cyprus)
Freedom24
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Director
Onsite
4 weeks ago
MiFID II/MiFIRCySEC RequirementsGDPRSanctions FrameworksDORALegal Drafting
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About the Role
Freedom24 seeks a senior in-house lawyer to lead the Brokerage, Product & Commercial Legal Department in Limassol, Cyprus. The role involves leading legal support for brokerage, product launches, client documentation, marketing, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on MiFID II, GDPR, and sanctions.
Key Skills for This Role
MiFID II/MiFIRCySEC RequirementsGDPRSanctions FrameworksDORALegal Drafting
Responsibilities
- Lead legal support of the Company's brokerage, product, commercial, client facing, and marketing activities
- Own the department portfolio, priorities, workload allocation, quality control, escalation discipline and legal standards
- Act as main escalation point for complex, high risk, time sensitive or strategically important matters
- Provide senior legal assessment of new products, client journeys, sales channels, distribution models, marketing campaigns, client communications and commercial initiatives
- Translate MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC requirements, GDPR, sanctions, DORA into practical business requirements
- Lead or supervise drafting, review and negotiation of brokerage, product and commercial agreements
- Own legal quality and consistency of Terms of Business, disclosures, product terms, client forms, prospectus related materials, website/platform wording, disclaimers
- Set legal review framework for marketing campaigns, claims, presentations, landing pages, sales materials
- Lead legal strategy for complex client complaints, pre dispute matters, sanctions/restriction scenarios and asset unblocking matters
- Build and maintain scalable legal tools: templates, playbooks, standard clauses, fallback positions, checklists, decision trees and escalation rules
- Manage, mentor and develop Senior and Mid Legal Counsels within the department
Requirements
- 10 12+ years of relevant legal experience in a Cyprus or European Investment Firm, regulated broker, fintech, payment institution, or law firm advising such clients
- Law degree; common law qualification/JD or civil law equivalent with strong exposure to common law drafting and EU financial services regulation preferred
- Proven experience leading legal teams or managing complex legal portfolios in a regulated financial services environment
- Strong expertise in brokerage, investment services, capital markets, product distribution, commercial agreements, client facing documentation and regulated communications
- Strong knowledge of MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC requirements, EU financial services regulation, GDPR, sanctions frameworks, DORA
- Excellent drafting, negotiation and legal advisory skills in English; fluent Russian required
- Ability to provide clear, business oriented legal advice without lowering regulatory or legal standards
- Strong leadership, ownership, prioritisation, stakeholder management and communication skills
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About Us
- Freedom Finance Europe Ltd is a regulated European online broker headquartered in Cyprus, providing access to US, European and Asian capital markets and a broad range of investment services and financial products.
- We operate in a fast moving, highly regulated environment where product speed, client trust, marketing accuracy, regulatory discipline and legal architecture must work together.
About The Role
- The Head of Brokerage, Product & Commercial Legal Department will lead legal support of brokerage and commercial agreements, product launches, client facing documentation, marketing materials, client complaints, GDPR/data and sanctions related scenarios, MiFID related matters, disclosures, prospectu
- This role is for a senior in house lawyer who can combine financial services expertise, practical business judgement, leadership, speed of execution and the ability to build legal systems rather than only solve individual tasks.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with the CLO Lead, the legal support of the Company's brokerage, product, commercial, client facing, and marketing activities
- Own the department portfolio, priorities, workload allocation, quality control, escalation discipline and legal standards
- Act as the main escalation point for complex, high risk, time sensitive or strategically important matters within the department perimeter
- Provide senior legal assessment of new products, client journeys, sales channels, distribution models, marketing campaigns, client communications and commercial initiatives
- Translate MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC requirements, applicable EU financial services rules, GDPR, sanctions, DORA and other relevant regulations into practical business requirements, red flags and execution routes
- Lead or supervise drafting, review and negotiation of brokerage, product and commercial agreements with clients, partners, counterparties, providers, data providers, banks, payment institutions, introducing brokers, sales channels, vendors and other third parties
- Own the legal quality and consistency of Terms of Business, disclosures, product terms, client forms, prospectus related materials, website/platform wording, disclaimers and other client facing documentation
- Set the legal review framework for marketing campaigns, claims, presentations, landing pages, sales materials and other regulated communications
- Lead legal strategy for complex client complaints, pre dispute matters, reputationally sensitive cases, sanctions/restriction scenarios and asset unblocking matters
- Build and maintain scalable legal tools: templates, playbooks, standard clauses, fallback positions, checklists, decision trees and escalation rules
- Work closely with Product, Marketing, Sales, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Client Support, IT, Document Management, Legal Operations and senior management
- Manage, mentor and develop Senior and Mid Legal Counsels within the department
Requirements
- 10 12+ years of relevant legal experience in a Cyprus or European Investment Firm, regulated broker, fintech company, payment institution, financial services group, or a law firm advising such clients
- Law degree. Common law qualification/JD or civil law equivalent with strong exposure to common law drafting, international transactions and EU financial services regulation is preferred
- Proven experience leading legal teams or managing complex legal portfolios in a regulated financial services environment
- Strong expertise in brokerage, investment services, capital markets, product distribution, commercial agreements, client facing documentation and regulated communications
- Strong knowledge of MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC requirements, applicable EU financial services regulation, GDPR, sanctions frameworks, DORA and related legal/regulatory requirements
- Experience supporting product launches, marketing and sales initiatives, client documentation, complaint handling and cross functional business projects
- Excellent drafting, negotiation and legal advisory skills in English; fluent Russian is required
- Ability to provide clear, business oriented legal advice without lowering regulatory or legal standards
- Strong leadership, ownership, prioritisation, stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to build repeatable legal solutions, not only handle one off legal tasks
- Confidence working with senior management, business teams, compliance, risk, external counsel and cross functional stakeholders
- Experience with legal technology, document management tools, knowledge management, templates, playbooks or legal process improvement will be a strong advantage
Benefits
- Work in a modern office in the center of Limassol with an open minded and professional team
- Relocation package, including reimbursement for flights and accommodation for 1 month
- Visa sponsorship for the employee and their family members
- The company covers 50% of the annual cost of the health plan, which the employee can choose with any insurance company
- 21 working days of paid vacation
- 12 additional days off per year, provided by the company
- Paid sick leave
- Opportunity for remote work, by agreement with the manager, on days when there are no events or preparations for events
- Team building activities, corporate events, football and volleyball clubs, sports events, and challenges
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