About the Role
This is a pivotal legal and regulatory operations hire based in Dubai. As a Paralegal - Regulatory & Licensing Coordinator, you will serve as the operational backbone of the group’s corporate governance, internal administration, and international licensing initiatives. Operating across a multi-jurisdictional corporate structure encompassing holding companies and regional subsidiaries, you will coordinate documentation, manage corporate filings, and liaise directly with regulatory bodies to facilitate licensing operations and ongoing compliance across global markets.
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You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leadership and ex-banking executives possessing deep expertise in global payments and regulatory frameworks. This role is built for a meticulous, highly organized legal operations professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced international environments and brings sharp attention to detail, discretion, and strong administrative ownership.
The Responsibilities
- Manage Multi-Entity Corporate Administration: Maintain corporate records, statutory registers, resolutions, and governance documentation across a complex international structure of holding companies and operating subsidiaries.
- Facilitate Regulatory & Licensing Operations: Prepare, compile, and track licensing applications, regulatory submissions, renewals, and official correspondence with financial regulators across multiple jurisdictions.
- Draft & Review Commercial Contracts: Support the preparation, review, and version control of intercompany agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, and commercial partnership documentation.
- Coordinate Cross-Border Filings & Legalizations: Manage corporate secretarial tasks including notarizations, apostilles, attestations, and powers of attorney required across different geographies.
- Collaborate with Internal & External Stakeholders: Partner closely with Compliance, Finance, Operations, and external legal counsel to ensure seamless execution of regulatory milestones and corporate governance audits.
The Skills & Competencies
- Background: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Paralegal Studies, Business Administration, or a related discipline, backed by hands-on experience as a paralegal, corporate administrator, or legal/regulatory coordinator.
- Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate Experience: Proven experience working within complex corporate structures involving holding companies and subsidiaries across multiple geographies.
- Communication Excellence: Impeccable, flawless command of written and spoken English is non-negotiable. Must demonstrate precision in legal/regulatory drafting and polished professionalism when corresponding with regulators and external counsel.
- Meticulous & Execution-Driven: Exceptional organizational skills, strict confidentiality, and the ability to manage parallel regulatory workstreams and deadlines autonomously.
The Differentiators
- FinTech & PSP Regulatory Exposure: Prior experience supporting licensing processes or regulatory interactions within Payment Service Providers (PSPs), electronic money institutions (EMIs), banking, or regulated fintech entities.
- UAE & International Corporate Secretarial Knowledge: Familiarity with UAE corporate registries (e.g., DIFC, ADGM, Mainland/Free Zones) as well as European or international corporate governance standards.
The Benefits
- Direct Leadership Access: Work alongside and learn directly from an executive team with decades of combined banking, regulatory, and payments leadership.
- High-Impact Global Scope: Play a central role in enabling international market expansion and multi-jurisdictional licensing operations.
- Dynamic Hub: Based in Dubai—one of the world's premier international business and fintech hubs.
