About the job
About the Role
Join our dynamic legal team at LeanTech as a Legal Associate, where you will play a crucial role in providing first-line support for our legal operations. You will be instrumental in managing and prioritizing daily legal tasks across our business.
Initially, your primary focus will be on reviewing and managing commercial contracts, but as you grow in this role, you will expand into broader legal operations, administrative tasks, and ad-hoc legal requests.
This opportunity is perfect for a legal professional with a commercial mindset, eager to acquire hands-on experience in a fast-paced fintech environment.
The Moment
LeanTech has seen remarkable growth, tripling in size over the past year with plans to do so again next year. As the region's pioneering Open Finance platform, we are evolving into a comprehensive multi-product infrastructure company that drives payments, data, and lending solutions across MENA. We are actively expanding into new markets, establishing new offices, acquiring businesses, and developing innovative capabilities.
Having processed billions in transactions and serving over 300 clients including Binance, Careem, and Etisalat, our journey is backed by prominent investors such as General Catalyst, Sequoia, and Shorooq. Our recent $67.5M Series B funding is just the beginning of our ambitious plans.
What You Will Do
Conduct Commercial Contract Review: Draft, review, and amend commercial agreements such as NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and other standard contracts, while identifying legal risks and proposing fallback language to support negotiations.
Manage Contract Lifecycle: Oversee the lifecycle of contracts using management systems (e.g., Ironclad), ensuring proper version control, approvals, execution, and record-keeping.
Template Management: Assist in the development and standardization of contract templates and playbooks to enhance efficiency and consistency across the organization.
Provide Legal Operations & Administration Support: Offer daily operational support to the Legal team, maintaining legal records, coordinating document execution, and assisting with corporate documentation including resolutions and internal agreements.

