Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 3 days ago

Senior Commercial Counsel

finera.13 open roles

Where
Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates
Work mode
On site
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSenior Commercial Counselfinera. · Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on finera.'s own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.5% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. finera. postings stay open a median of 9 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.3%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.5%7 days
  4. 21.8%14 days
  5. 36.6%30 days
  6. 58.9%60 days
This job: posted 3 days ago

finera. median: 9 days open

The posting

Job description

Finera is a payment orchestration platform serving merchants through a global network of acquiring banks and PSPs. The Senior Commercial Counsel is a senior, managerial role within Legal, owning the legal structuring and negotiation of Finera's commercial agreements and acting as the lead on payments regulation across Europe, Asia and MENA.

This role sits at the intersection of law and commercial strategy. The successful candidate will negotiate directly with merchants, acquiring banks and partners, and manage a small team of direct reports as the function scales. The successful candidate will work closely with the Commercial, Risk, Sales, Finance and Payment Solutions functions to keep deal terms both commercially workable and legally sound.

The Senior Commercial Counsel will report to Finera’s CLO and will be responsible for the commercial agreements database, setting SLAs, improving the team's use of AI and resolving disputes.

  • Qualified lawyer with 8+ years' PQE, ideally with in-house experience.
  • Strong background drafting and negotiating commercial agreements in payments, fintech or payment orchestration; direct experience with acquiring banks, PSPs or card schemes strongly preferred. Comfortable negotiating reserves, liability and risk-sharing terms directly with merchants and partners.
  • Working knowledge of payments regulation in Europe (such as PSD2 and the UK PSRs), Asia and MENA, and of how licensing and scheme rules shape deal terms.
  • Working knowledge of data protection and privacy law (such as the GDPR, the UAE PDPL and the DIFC Data Protection Law) and intellectual property, sufficient to advise on and negotiate the related clauses in commercial agreements, including data processing terms, confidentiality, IP ownership and licensing.
  • Proven experience resolving payments disputes and litigation arising from commercial agreements with PSPs.
  • Prior people-management experience, with the ability to coach a junior lawyer and set quality standards.
  • Experience with legal engineering and integrating AI tools into daily work, with a data-driven approach.
  • Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions and time zones, with practical knowledge of UAE commercial law an advantage.
  • Commercial contracting. Payment commercial knowledge a must. Lead the drafting, negotiation and closing of Finera's commercial agreements: merchant agreements, acquiring bank and PSP agreements, referral and partnership deals, and technology and SaaS agreements.
  • Deal advisory. Advise the Commercial and Sales teams directly on deal terms, pricing mechanics, reserves, liability and risk allocation, as Legal's primary partner on commercial deals.
  • Payments and regulatory. Contribute to Finera's legal position on payments regulation and card scheme rules across Europe, Asia and MENA, including scheme compliance, settlement and fund flows, safeguarding and chargebacks.
  • Licensing and market entry. Lead licensing and market entry workstreams, coordinating local counsel, corporate service providers and regulators on applications, filings and ongoing obligations.
  • Team leadership. Manage and develop the Legal Counsel, allocate work, review output and set standards for contract review, quality and turnaround.
  • Cross-functional partnership. Partner with Risk and Compliance on merchant risk appetite and onboarding terms, and with Finance on deal economics.
  • Strategic negotiations and dispute resolution. Litigation knowledge a must. Support senior leadership on escalated or strategic negotiations, including with acquiring banks, card schemes and key partners.
  • Process and scale. Build, own and maintain the contract frameworks, playbooks and templates that let this team punch above its weight as we grow, keeping them current with regulatory and business change. Strong use of AI legal tools is a must.
  • Reporting. Track and report on deal flow, workload and contract risk to the CLO.

Job benefits

  • Competitive salary package aligned with experience and market standards.
  • Medical Insurance starting from day 1.
  • Access to training resources and development opportunities that support your professional growth.
  • Well-stocked office with snacks, drinks, and refreshments available daily.
  • A multinational organisation that promotes a strong, collaborative culture
  • Regular team-building events and company activities that strengthen collaboration across teams.
  • Employee Recognition Program celebrating our "Employee of the Month" with special perks.
From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against finera.'s own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on finera.'s form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    finera.'s answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.