DT One
Paralegal (Corporate Governance, Legal Operations & Regulatory Compliance)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 11/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
25/01/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
DT One is a global fintech and telecommunications technology company operating an extensive international network for mobile top-up solutions and digital non-cash micropayments, connecting over 1,500 partners with more than 550 mobile operators across 160 countries and serving a global market exceeding five billion consumers. Headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Barcelona, Dubai, London, Manila, and Miami, DT One plays a critical role in enabling cross-border micropayments and digital value payments, particularly in emerging economies. The Paralegal role, based in Dubai, supports the General Counsel within a small in-house legal team and focuses on the execution, coordination, documentation, and operational management of legal, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance activities. The position serves as a key operational partner to the General Counsel, independently managing corporate resolutions, entity administration, statutory records, and corporate filings while ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance. The role encompasses contract administration and lifecycle management, maintenance of legal files and document repositories, and structured legal record keeping. It also includes responsibility for KYC onboarding and due diligence for B2B partners, sanctions and screening checks, regulatory record maintenance, and support for ongoing compliance monitoring. The Paralegal prepares and manages documentation related to bank account openings, closures, and corporate authorisations, supports board and committee activities when required, coordinates with internal stakeholders such as Finance and Commercial teams, liaises with external advisors, and continuously improves legal processes, templates, trackers, and workflows to enhance efficiency within a lean legal function.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Independently own and manage all corporate resolutions and entity administration matters including drafting, circulation, execution, tracking, and maintenance of resolutions, director appointments and changes, statutory registers, and corporate filings with full accountability for accuracy and compliance
- Assist the General Counsel in the preparation, administration, maintenance, and standardisation of contracts and legal templates
- Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle processes including execution tracking, renewals, amendments, and terminations
- Maintain structured, accurate, and up-to-date legal files, contract repositories, and legal document management systems
- Independently manage KYC onboarding and due diligence processes for B2B partners including collection, review, organisation, and validation of required documentation
- Perform sanctions screening and compliance checks in accordance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements
- Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready KYC and regulatory compliance records
- Support ongoing regulatory monitoring activities and internal compliance processes under the direction of the General Counsel
- Prepare, manage, and coordinate documentation for bank account openings, closures, and corporate authorisation requirements
- Support board and committee activities by coordinating meeting schedules, preparing agendas, assembling board packs, and collating supporting materials when required
- Maintain accurate and current corporate records, governance documentation, and board materials
- Act as a central coordination point between the Legal function and internal stakeholders such as Finance and Commercial teams on routine legal and regulatory matters
- Liaise with external legal advisors, consultants, and service providers on administrative, coordination, and information-gathering matters
- Drive continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, trackers, and workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness within a small in-house legal team
Experience & skills
- Possess at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, ideally within an in-house legal team, company secretarial function, or regulated environment with demonstrated responsibility for corporate governance and entity administration
- Demonstrate experience independently owning routine corporate governance matters including resolutions, statutory records, and entity administration with sound judgment on escalation
- Exhibit experience working with contracts, sanctions screening, regulatory compliance, and company secretarial activities
- Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities independently while maintaining accuracy and escalating issues appropriately
- Show professional communication capability and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, including board-level participants
- Maintain a high level of organisation, attention to detail, and accuracy in legal and corporate documentation
- Demonstrate experience operating effectively within a lean legal function with broad exposure and responsibility