About the Company
Stitch is a fintech company building payment infrastructure, card issuing, and financial software solutions for banks and other licensed financial institutions. Our technology enables businesses to build and scale financial products across lending, cards, deposits, wallets, and payments. With operations spanning Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the US, Egypt, India, and other markets, we work across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory environments. At Stitch, we believe in ownership, collaboration, innovation, and moving quickly to solve complex business challenges.
About the Role
Legal Counsel Legal · Reports to: Head of Legal · Full-time · Location: As per business requirements We are looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to join our growing team and work closely with the Head of Legal. The role involves independently managing a broad range of legal matters, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, providing practical legal advice to internal stakeholders, and supporting regulatory and corporate legal requirements across multiple jurisdictions. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional to take ownership of key legal matters, contribute to business decisions, and play an important role in building and strengthening Stitch's legal function.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements with banks and fintech companies, including SaaS, licensing, implementation, and data processing agreements, with limited supervision.
- Negotiate vendor, partner, and reseller agreements while ensuring appropriate commercial and legal protections.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, legal playbooks, and internal approval processes.
- Provide practical legal advice to internal teams, including Growth, Finance, Delivery, and Product, on deal structures, contractual risks, and compliance matters.
- Manage regulatory and corporate legal requirements across multiple markets, including filings, licences, registrations, and regulatory correspondence.
- Support dispute resolution and pre-litigation matters, including coordination with external legal counsel and management of scope, budgets, and timelines.
- Handle customer due diligence, vendor onboarding, and legal support for RFP and tender submissions.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate repetitive legal processes using contract management systems, workflow tools, and AI-powered solutions.
- Support the development of the legal function and provide guidance to junior team members as the team expands.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) or an equivalent recognised legal qualification.
- Admission to practise law in at least one jurisdiction.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial law, either with a law firm, in-house legal team, or a combination of both.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements, preferably with large enterprises or regulated organisations.
- Demonstrated negotiation skills with the ability to independently manage contractual discussions and close agreements.
- Strong organisational, stakeholder management, and coordination skills, with the ability to supervise junior team members.
- Sound commercial judgement and the ability to provide clear, practical, and business-oriented legal advice.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Interest in technology, innovation, and the practical application of AI in legal operations.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in SaaS, enterprise software, or technology-driven businesses.
- Exposure to fintech, payments, banking, or financial services.
- Familiarity with GCC regulatory frameworks, financial services regulations, and data protection laws.
- Experience working with contract lifecycle management (CLM) or contract management tools.
- Knowledge of Arabic.
Why us?
- Opportunity to work on complex, cross-border legal matters.
- Direct exposure to business leadership and strategic decision-making.
- Opportunity to take ownership and contribute to building a growing legal function.
- A collaborative and fast-paced fintech environment with room for professional growth.
How to apply:
- Interested candidates can share their updated CV along with a brief note highlighting their relevant experience and interest in the role.
- Email: [email protected]
