About The Role

Ensure full legal compliance across core digital banking initiatives, including e-KYC/digital onboarding frameworks, micro-merchant acquiring, consumer protection guidelines, and national switch (ACH/RTGS/Mobile Switch) integrations.
Act as a key strategic partner to executive leadership (COO/C-Suite) and cross-functional teams to legally structure, vet, and launch innovative digital banking products, card programs, and financial features.
Draft, negotiate, and review high-value commercial contracts, vendor agreements, and strategic partnerships with payment processors, technology providers, and financial institutions.
Manage and mentor the internal legal unit, building operational capabilities across banking regulatory affairs and commercial law.
Monitor changes in Iraqi law and CBI regulation (payments, e-money, banking, consumer protection, data, tax, labor) and advise leadership on their business impact.
Manage litigation, arbitration, and pre-litigation disputes, including selection and supervision of external counsel and management of the external legal budget.

Law degree.
10+ years of legal experience, with at least 4 in a senior/leadership role — ideally in banking, payments, fintech, telecom, or a CBI-regulated institution.
Full professional fluency in Arabic and English (drafting and negotiation in both).