As a qualified attorney with extensive experience in the financial services industry, you’ll play a key role in providing world-class legal advice and oversight for all business units and shared services in the region, in pursuit of delivering the organization’s strategic priorities. Holding a senior position as part of the APAC & Middle East Legal Team, you’ll be assigned primary responsibility for day-to-day legal management of the Middle East, Pakistan & Afghanistan and will be expected to provide timely and commercial legal and regulatory support for BAU operations and new initiatives as well as partnering with business leaders to help shape the strategic direction of the company.

• Work independently as well as cooperatively, as part of a cohesive regional team.
• Execute a variety of tasks, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements for Consumer Money Transfers (Retail and Digital) and various other Projects and initiatives in coordination with other lawyers, business leaders and internal stakeholders.
• Provide legal advice to business partners and stakeholders across the organization.
• Coordinate with outside counsel.
• Boast superior skills in researching, analyzing and monitoring new and existing laws.
• Stay abreast of current legal issues and advise business and senior leadership on changes to regulatory environments in your jurisdictions of responsibility.
• Drive end-to-end customer value and display a customer-first orientation; and
• Be forward-thinking, adaptable and be able to thrive in a dynamic and high-pressure environment.

Role Requirements

To be successful in this role, financial services experience in an international law firm or corporate legal department of a multi-national corporation is essential (minimum 8-10 years PQE).

Additionally

• Arabic skills will be viewed favorably (but not essential).
• You must have strong communication skills, written and verbal (Plain English Drafting).
• You must possess a demonstrated ability to tailor communications for different audiences (internal and external stakeholders/partners/customers); and
• You are skilled at building networks and client relationships.

A Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law is the minimum educational qualification required. You must be admitted to at least one U.S. state bar (if U.S. qualified) or hold a current country equivalent bar admission.