Corporate Legal Counsel

Alpheya

Role description and responsibilities

This role is pivotal in establishing the legal function from the ground up, ensuring compliance, risk management, and corporate governance excellence. The successful candidate will play a vital role in shaping the company's legal landscape and will report directly to the executive leadership team.

• Contracts and Agreements: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and agreements, including client agreements, partnership agreements, and vendor contracts.
• Intellectual Property: Manage and protect the company's intellectual property, trademarks, and patents.
• Data Protection and Privacy: Ensure that the company's data handling and privacy practices comply with relevant data protection laws.
• Regulatory Engagement: Help understand local requirements as the company expands presence across multiple MENA countries. Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, particularly in the fintech and wealth management sectors.
• Corporate Governance: Establish and maintain corporate governance practices that promote transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct across the organization.
• Ethics and Whistleblowing: Establish and oversee an ethics program and a whistle-blowing mechanism for employees to report concerns.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks, while providing guidance to the executive team on risk mitigation strategies.
• Legal Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive legal strategy aligned with the business objectives, considering the regulatory framework in Abu Dhabi and internationally.