Head of Legal and Intellectual Property
MoMo from MTN · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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The joint venture brings together MTN Fintech’s deep market reach across Africa and Alipay’s global technology, platform and digital payments expertise to deliver a more resilient, innovative and future-fit fintech operating model.We at MIDAS believe this is a game changer in terms of our business strategy. We are looking at an incumbent to join us as we build a successful business together.As part of your portfolio as Head of Legal and Intellectual Property, you will be responsible to.:Manage Legal affairs of the joint venture, spanning shareholder and joint venture documentation, commercial contracting, technology and platform agreements, licensing, data and the intellectual property arrangements between MTN, Alipay and the joint venture itself. The most consequential part of the mandate is custody of the intellectual property perimeter.Hold authorised signatory responsibility for the commercial licence and establishment card and is the named point of contact for the Registrar of Companies. Together with Finance and the Company Secretariat it maintains the standing, licensing and substance position of the Dubai establishment.Operate as an extension of MTN Group Fintech Legal rather than a standalone legal department. Group positions, templates, panel arrangements and escalation thresholds apply. The role adds joint venture, technology and intellectual property depth close to where decisions are made.Support a business that contracts continuously with cloud providers, platform vendors, ecosystem partners, banks and operating companies, and that does so across three jurisdictions with differing legal traditions. Contracting volume and pace are high, and legal must operate at the speed of delivery without conceding position.This is a senior legal role requiring technology and payments contracting expertise, intellectual property judgement, joint venture experience and the standing to hold a commercial and engineering organisation to a legal position under delivery pressure.The role also determines how quickly the joint venture can move. Legal is engaged in almost every material decision Midas makes, from cloud contracts to market agreements to design choices.The incumbent must have the following:Bachelor of Laws or equivalent legal qualification, admitted to practise in a recognised jurisdiction.Minimum 10 years post qualification legal experience, including in house experience at senior level.Experience advising on joint ventures, shareholder agreements and cross border corporate structures.Experience of technology, platform, cloud, licensing and data contracting, ideally in payments, fintech or telecommunications.Experience of intellectual property ownership, licensing and perimeter arrangements between partners.Experience managing external counsel and panel arrangements.Experience of managing disputes, claims or regulatory investigations.What will give an edge to your application:Postgraduate qualification in commercial, technology or intellectual property law.Continuing professional development in data protection, artificial intelligence or payments regulation.Qualification or training in data protection law.Experience operating in or advising on a Dubai International Financial Centre or comparable free zone entity.Experience supporting a business through a large technology programme.Experience of implementing contract lifecycle management tooling.Ready to make and drive the change with us? Apply now!Closing date: 03 November 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.