Legal Counsel ( Licensing )

FYST; Remote; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a legal support specialist to manage daily tasks related to company setups and maintenance across various jurisdictions. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in a legal or compliance role, be fluent in Russian and English, and possess strong organizational skills. This role supports remote work and offers ample career growth opportunities along with a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

20 days of vacation time

Sick leaves

Yearly performance reviews

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of proven experience in a legal, project management or compliance role.
• Understanding of AML/KYC procedures.
• Experience in international tax optimization would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and maintenance.
• Open and maintain accounts in banks and financial institutions.
• Conduct research related to corporate and regulatory processes.

Skills

Fluency in Russian

Fluency in English

Excellent organizational skills

Education

University degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and general company maintenance in various jurisdictions such as Estonia, UK, Cyprus, Poland, Latvia and others.

Open and maintain accounts in banks and other financial institutions (fill out bank forms, communicate during the process of compliance, and process requests in a timely manner).

Work with questionnaires, applications, legal, corporate, and financial documents, presentations, reports, and other documents and ensure that all of the documentation is up-to-date.

Maintain internal registers and arrange documents.

Conduct correspondence with international law firms and other external providers such as corporate secretaries, accountants, auditors.

Act as the point of contact and manage information flow regarding corporate setups among Legal, Business Development, Partners, Merchants, Finance, AML & Compliance departments.

Conduct legal research across indicated jurisdictions related to corporate and regulatory processes.

Participate in the ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes across various jurisdictions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE

• At least 2 years of proven experience in a legal, project management or compliance role.
• Fluency in Russian and English.
• A university degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field.
• Understanding of AML/KYC procedures.
• A solution for non-standard cases thinking.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work.
• We expect you to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience in international tax optimization would be a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market!

Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us.

Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business.

Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews.

The opportunity to attend conferences, courses, and professional development at the company's expense - we favor the continuous development of our employees.

Remote type of work.

20 days of vacation time; bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off; Team building events and corporate parties.

You can find out more about our team, our values, and the unique ways we celebrate our successes here: https://fyst.com/culture