Assistant General Counsel - Legal Affairs (Fin & Com)

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

flydubai is seeking an experienced in-house legal professional to manage negotiations on aircraft financing and related arrangements, and to advise on a range of commercial contracts within the finance and commercial portfolio.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating high-value documents, mitigating risk, and collaborating with senior management to set priorities, while mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law or legal studies.
• Admitted to practice (preferably in a common law jurisdiction).
• 4–6 years of experience in asset financing, banking, or commercial contracts.
• Experience in aviation or aviation finance preferred.
• Fluent in English with strong drafting skills.
• In-house legal experience beneficial but not required.
• Experience in GCC beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and document medium to high value financing and related documents.
• Negotiate maintenance, fuel and commodity agreements.
• Supports the broader commercial team in contract negotiations.
• Advise on terms, liabilities and risks of proposed transactions.
• Identifies, assesses, and proposes company position on legal issues and risks.
• Prioritize matters and collaborate with team to meet commercial needs.
• Build relationships with external counsel and internal clients.
• Develop and implement general and specialist legal strategy with Senior Management.
• Identify organizational needs and initiate projects to address them.
• Conduct legal training seminars for internal clients.

Skills

Fluent English

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal drafting

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law / Legal Studies

Admitted to practice (common law jurisdiction)

Practicing certificate or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Legal research tools

Job description

Job description

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

To manage negotiations on various legal and key strategic matters across flydubai’s operations, particularly in the finance and commercial portfolio, overseeing primary responsibilities for negotiating and drafting a diverse range of aircraft financing and related arrangements, as along with select commercial contracts, while also providing legal advice, mitigating risks, and collaborating with senior management to set priorities for the finance and commercial portfolio.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiates and documents medium to high value transactions including, inter alia, financing, and related documents for aircraft acquisition or refinancing as well as loan and similar financing arrangements.


• Negotiates maintenance and related agreements as well as fuel and other commodity agreements.


• Supports the broader commercial team in a variety of contract negotiations.


• Advises on terms, liabilities and risks of proposed transactions and formulates creative and practical legal solutions to meet the commercial realities.


• Evaluates and proposes the company’s stance on pertinent legal issues and risks.


• Prioritizes matters and collaborate with team members to accommodate commercial requirements.


• Establishes strong relationships with external counsel as well as internal clients of diverse backgrounds, understanding their business requirements.


• Identifies, advises, implements, and develops general and specialist legal strategy together with the Senior Management.


• Identifies organizational needs and initiate and complete projects to address the same.


• Facilitates, develops, and conducts legal training seminars for internal clients to help raise awareness with respect to legal matters.


• Supervises junior team members and assists in their professional development.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)


• Law / Legal Studies


• Admitted to practice (preferably in a common law jurisdiction)


• Qualification certificate. Practicing certificate or equivalent


• Fluent in English


• Years with qualifications: 4 - 6 years


• Experience in asset financing, banking or commercial contracts.


• Experience in aviation (including aviation finance) is preferred


• Previous in-house legal experience beneficial but not essential.


• Experience in the GCC beneficial but not essential.


• Strong commercial nderstanding and ability to work cross functionally in different legal areas as and when required


• Excellent PC skills and proficient in use of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).


• Excellent English language drafting skills.

COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus


• Teamwork


• Effective Communication


• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve


• Resilience & Flexibility (Can do attitude)


• Decision Making


• Strategic Thinking


• Business Acumen

ISR REQUIREMENTS

Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team. Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.