Stripe is hiring a EMEA Regulatory Counsel in 6313 EMEA Regulatory Affairs — Dubai , UAE. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on stripe.com: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
Who we are
About Stripe
Company context from the listing:
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.
About the team
Company context from the listing:
We started operations in the UAE in 2021 as our first Middle East launch to provide UAE businesses of all sizes with the financial infrastructure they need to accept payments, manage operations, and grow their revenue globally.
The EMEA Regulatory Legal team is a team of legal counsel responsible for providing strategic guidance on Stripe's financial regulatory obligations across EMEA. We're hiring our first team member based in the UAE to lead our work in the UAE and future expansion in the region.
What you'll do
Day-to-day scope for the EMEA Regulatory Counsel as described in the posting:
We're seeking an experienced legal counsel with a passion for payments and fintech regulation. In this role, you'll be a trusted advisor to our business, legal, policy, compliance, and risk partners on applicable regulations.
Responsibilities
Day-to-day scope for the EMEA Regulatory Counsel as described in the posting:
- Advise internal stakeholders on a wide range of regulatory issues with a focus on UAE
- Counsel Product Legal and Compliance teams on regulatory requirements for Stripe products to enable compliant product development and expansion
- Support teams in developing policies and procedures and shaping compliance programs to meet regulatory requirements
- Be a proactive partner and trusted advisor to cross-functional teams in EMEA
- Monitor developments in financial regulations to provide proactive guidance on regulatory trends, risks, and opportunities
- Advise on advocacy in connection with contemplated and proposed laws, rules, and regulations
- Collaborate with business and legal teams across Stripe to address regulatory issues efficiently
- Identify and evaluate business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals
- Develop and work with stakeholders on regulatory engagement strategies
- Maintain and contribute to internal legal resources and repositories, help refine our processes, create playbooks, and provide training where necessary
Who you are
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
The listing frames the EMEA Regulatory Counsel at Stripe as a hands-on product role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- 6+ years of experience practicing as a qualified lawyer in the UAE, with a focus on payments and fintech regulation
- Excellent skills in issue spotting, risk assessment, and problem-solving, particularly in ambiguous or complex situations
- Strong strategic thinking capabilities to enable business partners to make decisions that are grounded in a practical application of the law, technology, and business goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Integrity and sound judgment
- Ability to distill difficult and complex legal advice in a clear, convincing, and solutions-oriented manner to various stakeholders, including senior management to enable effective decision-making
- Capable of multitasking and working effectively and independently under pressure
- Able to make sound decisions in the face of complexity, ambiguity, and imperfect information
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build consensus across myriad groups
- A collaborative team player who is willing to pitch in wherever needed in a dynamic, rapidly growing company
- Experience working closely with financial regulators in the UAE and wider region—whether as a regulator, within a regulated firm, or advising regulated clients
Preferred qualifications
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- Experience in advising on financial regulation pertaining to money movement, crypto, and a demonstrated interest in payments, fintech and innovative financial products
- Prior experience in payments, fintech, banking, and familiarity with associated regulatory issues including licensing
- Prior experience in advising on crypto legal issues and regulations
- Fluency in both Arabic and English (written and spoken), with the ability to draft, review, and negotiate legal documents and regulatory responses in both languages.
- Experience navigating both UAE onshore and offshore regulatory frameworks
- Experience advising on market entry and licensing requirements across the wider MENA region
- Proven ability to engage with and influence policymakers or industry bodies in the UAE on the development of new financial regulations.
- Prior experience in an in-house legal role at a high-growth technology company or a leading international financial institution