General Counsel - Capital Markets Company

Michael Page

UAE

Ref: HP350-5465

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Transactional role focusing on complex capital markets matters, as part of a relatively new an exciting entity. This hire can be based in DUbai, Abu Dhabi or Saudi.

Client Details

Group of regulated companies focusing on emerging capital markets - sukuk issuances, global issuances, securities work and some fintech work.

Description

This candidate's workload will be focused primarily on some or all of the following areas:

* Debt Capital Markets
* Financial Markets Infrastructure
* Clearing and Settlement
* OTC (fixed income)
* Securities Law

There will be some expectation for this hire to be involved in commercial decisions given the young nature of the outfit, so we are looking for candidates with a commercial mindset as well as technical legal expertise.

Job Offer

Given the start-up nature of this outfit, it is a very exciting time to join. This hire would be the first lawyer and would work alongside some incredibly impressive C-Suite members on market leading transactions.

The pipeline of deals is very strong, so whilst the starting salary is not as high as some roles in the market, there is enormous potential for this to increase in the short term as the volume of deals increases.

Requirements

* The ideal candidate would have heavy expertise in Capital Markets, specifically DCM, and will have a background from a top Magic Circle / US law firm.
* Additional knowledge of OTC trades and securities law would be a distinct advantage.

We are flexible on nationality, language skills or current location, although of course regional expertise would be a huge draw.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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PA salaries in UAE

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AED 7,500

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