EY Law - Financial Regulatory Lawyer - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Riyadh; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized legal practice is seeking a Financial Regulatory Lawyer at the Manager level in Riyadh. This role involves managing complex legal projects within the banking and finance sector, with a focus on regulatory compliance and client relationship management. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in a reputable law firm and a deep understanding of financial regulations in the MENA region.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Diverse and inclusive culture

Transformative leadership

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of post-qualification experience as a lawyer.
• Strong technical knowledge of banking & finance laws in Saudi Arabia.
• Good understanding of banking industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of technically complex legal projects.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor team members.

Skills

Client relationship building

Project management

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Qualified lawyer from a reputable legal practice

Job description

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EY Law - Financial Regulatory Lawyer - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Location: Riyadh

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 29 May 2025

Requisition ID: 1578780

Financial Regulatory Lawyer – Manager, EY Law, Riyadh

In today’s ever-changing and interconnected world, organizations working across borders require access to constant, effective, and accurate legal advice to ensure both ethical and business compliance throughout their operations. Our globally recognized EY Law service line does exactly that and more with over 2000 lawyers covering more than 83 jurisdictions, allowing us to deliver exceptional legal advice to our clients and resolve complex business challenges for a better working world.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join our EY Law practice based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a Financial Regulatory Lawyer at the Manager level.

You can expect to be involved in a multitude of complex transactions and engagements related to the banking and finance sector across multiple countries within the Middle East, helping our clients deal with the evolution of their business and providing them with valuable advice on how to run and sustain their activities with respect to laws, regulations, and market conditions both locally and abroad.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning to support your growth as a law professional and extend that same development to others within your team.

Your Key Responsibilities

You will spend your time managing the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding legal projects within the banking and finance sectors. This will require you to have a working knowledge of the industry both locally and globally and be able to explain and sustain an average business conversation on how the industry operates, its current trends, and legal or regulatory hot topics. In doing so, you will also build and maintain new and existing client relationships both internally and externally.

Finally, you will also help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring of other members of your team while simultaneously adhering to EY’s protocols and policies for client engagements and interactions.

Skills and Attributes for Success

We are looking for someone who will create a distinctive and differentiated law brand with us. This role is best suited for law professionals who have worked in established law firms, and who wish to develop their career with this greenfield opportunity by being part of a growing team looking to create a new and successful legal practice.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• At least 5 years of post-qualification experience as a qualified lawyer from a reputable legal practice environment.
• Strong technical knowledge and skills with regards to laws and regulations within the banking & finance industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.
• Good working knowledge of the banking & finance industry, its business trends, industry jargon, and how its entities function and operate (e.g commercial banks, investment banks, investment funds, etc).
• Solid awareness of the documentary structure of ordinary transactions and familiarity with the structure of typical legal deliverables (e.g., executive summary, legal issues memorandum, legal opinion).
• Strong client relationship-building capabilities combined with strategic and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, self-management, negotiation, and project management skills.
• The ability to create, sustain, and lead effective work teams.

Ideally, you also have:

• The ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.
• An enthusiastic, flexible and positive approach to work and challenges.
• The ability to get up to speed quickly.
• Keenness to continue developing your legal skills and engaging in new areas of work.
• Experience in coaching and developing more junior staff.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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