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Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager – Crypto Exchange & Virtual Assets in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Posted on 10/09/2025.

As the Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager at Deriv’s crypto exchange and virtual asset business, you will play a critical role in ensuring adherence to global regulatory frameworks governing digital assets. You will design, implement, and oversee a robust compliance framework tailored to the unique challenges of crypto markets, safeguarding the company’s integrity and reputation while enabling sustainable growth.

• Lead crypto compliance strategy : Define and implement compliance strategies and frameworks specific to crypto exchange operations, digital wallets, token listings, stablecoins, staking, and custody services.
• Stay ahead of regulatory change : Monitor global crypto and blockchain regulatory developments (e.g., MiCA, FATF Travel Rule, SEC/CFTC, FCA, MAS, VARA), ensuring internal policies remain up to date and aligned with evolving standards.
• Manage AML/CFT and sanctions compliance : Oversee crypto-specific AML, KYC, and transaction monitoring programs, including blockchain analytics, Travel Rule compliance, suspicious activity reporting, and liaison with financial intelligence units (FIUs).
• Oversee licensing and registrations : Lead licensing efforts across multiple jurisdictions for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), managing ongoing reporting obligations and relationships with regulators.
• Risk management in digital assets : Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and operational risks unique to crypto markets, including custody risks, smart contract risks, cross-border transaction risks, and fraud typologies.
• Regulatory engagement : Act as the primary contact with regulators, supervisors, and industry associations in the crypto space, ensuring proactive communication and fostering strong relationships.
• Compliance monitoring & audits : Develop and execute annual compliance plans specific to digital asset operations, including risk assessments, audits, and remedial actions.
• Culture of compliance : Partner with product, operations, and technology teams to embed compliance-by-design principles in exchange features, token listings, and blockchain integrations.

• A university degree in finance, law, compliance, risk management, or a related field.
• 12+ years of compliance experience, with at least 5 years in a regulated crypto exchange, virtual asset business, or blockchain-based financial services.
• Proven expertise in crypto regulatory frameworks, such as MiCA, FATF, FinCEN, SEC/CFTC, FCA, MAS, VARA, or equivalent regimes.
• Demonstrated success in managing VASP licensing, AML/KYC programs, blockchain analytics, and crypto transaction monitoring tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs).
• Strong experience liaising with crypto regulators, FIUs, and financial services authorities.
• Ability to anticipate regulatory trends in digital assets and translate them into actionable compliance strategies.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from regulators to developers.

• Join a diverse, inclusive workplace that values innovation and cross-cultural collaboration.
• Be part of a company recognised for excellence and committed to career growth opportunities.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We take pride in our Great Place to Work and IIP Platinum certifications, which reflect our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment across 15+ offices, globally.

Our culture is unique, and we live by our values and leadership principles. Find out more about life at Deriv here.

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Legal Counsel with a strong background in the power and electricity sector to join our team. The ideal candidate will have in-depth legal knowledge of regulatory frameworks, project contracts, and compliance issues specific to the energy industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts related to power generation, transmission, and distribution (e.g., EPC contracts, PPAs, O&M agreements, JV agreements).
• Prepare and review Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and other confidentiality arrangements with partners, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Provide legal advice on regulatory compliance, licensing, environmental laws, and government policies affecting the electricity and energy sector.
• Support the company in bidding processes, tenders, and commercial transactions.
• Handle disputes, litigation, and arbitration matters in coordination with external counsel.
• Advise senior management on risk exposure, contractual obligations, and legal implications of business decisions.
• Stay updated on industry-specific laws, regulations

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB); Master’s degree or LLM is a plus.
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience as a legal counsel, preferably within the power, electricity, or utilities industry.
• Strong knowledge of international laws and regulations.
• Proven experience in handling infrastructure or energy-related projects.
• Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, and legal research skills.
• Proven experience in drafting, negotiating, and managing NDAs and other contractual documents.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Previous work experience in multinational corporations and energy firms.
• Understanding of renewable energy regulations (optional but valued).

Position: Legal Counsel
Location: Dubai, UAE
Reports to: Managing Director – Wilo Middle East FZE

Purpose of the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join our team and support the organization across a wide range of legal matters. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, mitigating legal risks, and providing strategic legal advice to facilitate sound decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts and agreements.
• Provide legal advice on corporate governance, employment law, intellectual property, and commercial matters.
• Conduct legal research to support business decisions and regulatory compliance.
• Manage litigation processes and coordinate with external legal counsel when required.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Liaise with government authorities and regulatory bodies as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB); professional legal qualification is an advantage.
• Experience: 5–10 years of experience (manufacturing sector preferred), with exposure to regulatory compliance and dealings with government authorities.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of corporate, commercial, labor, and contractual law.
• Skills: Exceptional negotiation and contract-drafting abilities.
• Languages: Fluency in Arabic is mandatory , along with strong English (both written and spoken).

What We Offer:

• Visa and benefits
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment

If you are a fluent Arabic-speaking legal professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role in Dubai, we invite you to apply and be part of our team!

To Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their CV and a brief cover letter outlining their suitability for the role to . Please reference "Vacancy - Legal Counsel" in the subject line.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team

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Job Type: CSP Associate

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Overview

The Legal Counsel will play a key role in providing strategic legal support across global business operations. Reporting to the Global General Counsel, the role will be responsible for drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on corporate governance and compliance matters, managing legal risk, supporting M&A activities, and guiding dispute resolution efforts. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in contract and corporate law, coupled with excellent communication and risk management skills.

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents.
• Advise management on corporate governance, intellectual property, compliance, and employment law.
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across jurisdictions.
• Support mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and structuring.
• Manage litigation and coordinate with external legal counsel.
• Oversee intellectual property matters (trademarks, copyrights, etc.).
• Develop and deliver legal training to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure legal documentation and policies are up to date and compliant.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments globally.
• Provide support on insurance and claims handling.

• LLB or equivalent legal qualification is mandatory.
• 3–5 years’ experience in corporate/contract law.
• Experience in contract review, regulatory compliance, and M&A.
• Strong legal drafting and analytical skills.
• Fluent in English; additional language a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience in logistics/transport law is an advantage.

To apply, please submit your application with your CV.

1. Job purpose

This is a group level role across the various business units. This role will be in the legal team reporting directly to the CEO/COO to conduct both legal and company secretarial activities.

Familiar with UK common law with a good body of knowledge and demonstrable experience in financial technology (fintech)/ exchange/ banking/ IT industry with at least 4-5 years of relevant experience.

Position responsibilities include advising GMEX Group (GMEX) employees and management in legal and regulatory matters, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines, reviewing contracts and agreements, all company secretarial activities, representing GMEX in legal or regulatory proceedings, participating in committee and working group activities, monitoring legislative proceedings, maintaining active client relationships with various entities and associations, conducting internal training on current topics/legislation, providing regular and ad hoc briefings to senior management on regulatory changes having an impact on GMEX, and working on contractual issues for GMEX suppliers/customers. This position will require regular liaison with all internal departments as well as customer/supplier facing.

This role is fast paced, and will be juggling several tasks/projects at one time.

• Negotiate, write, and execute agreements and contracts
• Offer counsel on a variety of legal issues
• Advise executives within the company and work alongside employees in Strategic Business Units, Technology, Marketing, Brand Communication, Sales, Human Resources and Business Development
• Manage various projects and deadlines
• Advise executives on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals
• Explain legal language
• Provide assistance with global joint ventures, strategic partnership deals, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions
• Draft terms and conditions in agreements
• Ensure legal objectives are met
• Conduct company secretarial activities and regulatory filings
• Research unique legal issues impacting the organisation by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates
• Perform pre-litigation work to minimise risks and maximise legal rights
• Review advertising and marketing materials to ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Develop solutions to complex legal questions
• Provide training to company and its affiliates on substantive legal topics
• Act as Data Protection Officer

• Objectives:
• Develop robust relationships with client and partner legal counsels, regulators and government organisations as applicable
• Manage the resolution of regulatory or legal matters
• Review and comment on proposed legislation where applicable
• Actively engage with internal and external teams on market conduct examinations and other regulatory actions
• Ensure the company is operating within the law at all times
• Provide legal advice and representation to the CEO and the Leadership team for all local and non local affairs
• Ability to manage and resolve complex legal and regulatory matters and to clearly and effectively communicate these matters to others internally and externally as needed
• Ability to influence key internal and external decision makers on key policy issues
• Ability to advocate policy positions on key issues on state levels
• Consult and coordinate with new business/sales/product development to determine regulatory requirements for commercial products being offered in the marketplace
• Review benefit plans for compliance with state mandates and other healthcare reform requirements
• Help to manage and resolve consumer complaints as needed.
• Review of operational documents to ensure compliance with statutory/regulatory laws

• A fully qualified Solicitor or Barrister with practice experience in UK common law
• At least Four or five years post qualified experience in contract/commercial law, preferably within the fintech/ exchange/ banking/ IT industry
• Expert level of knowledge of regulatory environments
• Litigation and alternative dispute resolution skills
• Problem solving skills, Team Player
• Client focused
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective relationship building skills, working with various levels internal and external leaders including regulators.
• A good working understanding of UK law

GMEX is a global market infrastructure vendor providing multi-asset trading, exchange matching engine and post-trade business technology solutions centred around a core “Hub & Spoke” proposition:

GMEX MultiHub Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS): A cloud based digital ‘multi-asset network of networks’ trading and post trade digital market infrastructure platform, with API’s to interconnect and enable 3rd party services for multiple financial participants across traditional and digital asset markets.

GMEX Fusion (Software and SaaS): A hybrid (traditional and digital) exchange and post trade technology software product suite to enable 3rd party financial venue “spoke” nodes into the MultiHub PaaS cloud.

Our MultiHub PaaS + Fusion SaaS = Ecosystem-as-a-Service (EsaaS) enables us to digitally transform global financial markets with a focus on technology and interconnectivity.

Using two proven engagement mechanisms, we enable our clients to use technology to achieve their commercial goals:

Market Advancement Programme (MAP) , delivering multi-asset exchange and post-trade enablement with an optimal combination of traditional and digital market infrastructure technology and services.

Partnership-driven approach , we do not just sell technology, rather we use a combination of fintech, business and investment solutions empowering partnerships and ventures.

About the Role:

Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis on regulatory and policy issues related to the crypto industry and blockchain technology, and leverage this knowledge to provide sound legal guidance and advice on tech-related financial regulation and crypto matters. Carefully draft and meticulously review legal documents and agreements, with a particular focus on tech-related corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters. Advise on ensuring compliance with the applicable laws and regulations governing financial services, crypto, blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized applications. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and business, to offer legal guidance and advice across a wide range of tech-related matters. Represent the company with poise and professionalism in negotiations and interactions with regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders on tech-related topics. Maintain a vigilant awareness of legal and regulatory developments in the ever-evolving crypto industry and blockchain technology landscape, and proactively share insights and recommendations with the legal team and other key stakeholders. Interact with regulators when necessary.

• Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis on regulatory and policy issues related to the crypto industry and blockchain technology.
• Leverage knowledge to provide sound legal guidance and advice on tech-related financial regulation and crypto matters.
• Carefully draft and meticulously review legal documents and agreements, with a focus on tech-related corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters.
• Advise on ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing financial services, crypto, blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to offer legal guidance and advice on tech-related matters.
• Represent the company in negotiations and interactions with regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders on tech-related topics.
• Maintain awareness of legal and regulatory developments in the crypto industry and blockchain technology landscape.
• Proactively share insights and recommendations with the legal team and key stakeholders.
• Interact with regulators when necessary.

• Possess 5-8 years of well-rounded experience as a lawyer, with a distinct focus on financial regulation or regulatory affairs, and a strong, substantive understanding of blockchain technology and the crypto industry.
• Qualified to practice in UAE. Demonstrate excellent drafting and communication abilities, with a proven track record of effectively conveying complex legal and technical concepts to non-legal audiences.
• Familiar with financial products and relevant licensing and regulatory requirements.
• Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adeptly working both independently and as a collaborative team player.
• Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice on tech-related matters.

Our Mission

Reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets.

Founded by Harvard grads / 3rd-time founders --- also founded Segovia (successful exit) and GiveDirectly (>300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO). Top performers from top and varied organizations (e.g., Bain, Bolt, Google, McKinsey, SafeBoda, Uber, Zipline) --- we like moving fast, and we hire people that do as well. Driven by mission, guided by values (see below) – in deed, not just word. Team as global as the mission, >30 languages from 25 countries (i.e., if you’re interested in learning to make Chicken Moambe, we’re the place).

Taptap Send is backed by top VCs (Spark, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, etc.), rapidly growing and a great place for those looking for both impact and a fast-paced tech startup environment. Read more about the journey in Reid Hoffman’s words or TechCrunch article. Launched in 2019, Taptap is tapping into a transformative shift in global finance: from banks to phones. While this has affected wealthier countries as well, it has been nothing short of a revolution for the emerging markets where the overwhelming majority of population had been unable to access digital finance previously. Taptap Send allows immigrants to send money home instantly and with no fee*, saving money in the process. With a formal market size of >700B alone, we’ve got a lot more saving to do for our users. Our mission is to reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets. And that’s just the beginning.

*We charge fees for transfers on fixed exchange rate corridors (e.g., XOF, XAF).

Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital (Jim Breyer), Unbound (Shravin Mittal), Wamda (Fadi Ghandour), Firstminute Capital, Slow Ventures (Sam Lessin), Helios Partners (Souleymane Ba), Crossbeam Ventures (Ali Hamed), Nikesh Arora, Samih Toukan, and many other context-specific angels

You’ll join our energetic legal team of 7 lawyers reporting to the GCC Lead Counsel. This is a high-impact, broad-scope role covering the full legal lifecycle of our operations in the region: regulatory, commercial contracts, market expansion, product launches, employment matters, disputes, and whatever else lands on the legal desk.

You’ll partner across all business functions to advise on decisions, lead projects, negotiate agreements, and communicate legal issues to lawyers and non-lawyers alike, always balancing business priorities with legal risk. You’ll drive growth by navigating new legal and commercial challenges (with local counsel support where needed) and won’t wait to be told what needs doing.

• Lead legal support for market expansion and new product launches across the GCC
• Lead or support engagement with regulators and maintain our regulatory compliance framework across the GCC region
• Handle commercial contracts, employment matters, disputes, and general legal work as needed
• Work cross-functionally with business, product, compliance and finance teams to tackle day-to-day legal and regulatory challenges
• Collaborate with the legal team to identify risks and develop creative solutions that balance business priorities with legal requirements

• Legal qualification +6-8 years PQE
• Significant in-house experience (startup preferred)
• Fintech/payments regulatory exposure (preferred)
• Fluent English and Arabic

• Organized and autonomous: you juggle multiple workstreams without dropping balls
• Driven: you thrive in ambitious, target-oriented environments
• Solutions-focused: you find paths forward beyond problems
• Comfortable with ambiguity: new markets and products energize you, not paralyze you
• A clear communicator: you translate legal complexity into plain business language
• Quick but thorough: you maintain quality while moving at startup pace

• Competitive salary
• Regular team events
• L&D budget
• Equipment
• Headspace subscription

• Outgoing - you love speaking to people and enjoy building meaningful relationships
• Execution Oriented - we have an ‘impact first’ philosophy and a lot to get done. You should be able to take an idea to implementation
• Mission Oriented - you are passionate about working for a net positive organisation / tech for good
• Organised - you have a system for how you approach your work that can keep you on track in a scrappy startup environment
• Driven - you thrive in a fast-paced, target oriented company

Impact first

Team next

Accept reality

Propose solutions

Win with grit

Be proactively candid, with yourself and others

Love the particular

Own it

Create positive energy

Maybe, even have fun

Taptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.

Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.