Corporate Counsel (Fintech)

TL;DR

Corporate Counsel (Fintech): Building the legal function from the ground up, defining processes, and serving as a strategic advisor across the business. Focus on corporate governance, regulatory frameworks, and supporting product launches.

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to bring financial freedom to every person in the Middle East, building MENA’s consumer and SMB financial platform, starting with a peer-to-peer and merchant wallet.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor, partner, employment, merchant, and consumer contracts.
• Lead product legal reviews to ensure all product features and offerings comply with applicable laws and deliver a seamless user experience.
• Oversee corporate governance, including maintaining records, preparing board resolutions, and supporting fundraising and expansion.
• Draft and maintain terms and conditions, privacy notices, and all customer-facing legal documentation for fintech products and services.
• Advise on data privacy requirements and work with technology teams to implement robust data handling practices.

Requirements

• Are qualified to practice law and have 6+ years of legal experience, with proven experience working in the fintech sector or at Financial Institution, ideally with a background in payments-related matters.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment governing payments and fintech services.
• Have a strong command of commercial contract negotiation, corporate governance, and regulatory frameworks across the GCC or international fintech markets.
• Are confident advising on a variety of legal domains, including employment, privacy, intellectual property, and product-related risk.
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-lawyers.

Nice to have

• You’ve navigated legal questions across jurisdictions, including labor, tax, or commercial law in the UAE, and have strong domain knowledge of UAE legal frameworks (e.g., commercial, corporate, private, labor, and tax law).
• You are fluent in Arabic as well as English.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to make a real impact.
• Join us in shaping the future of financial freedom.