Legal Associate

About Alaan

Alaan is the Middle East’s first AI-powered spend management platform, built to help businesses save time and money.
Our all-in-one solution combines smart corporate cards, real-time expense tracking, AI-powered automation, seamless accounting integrations, and deep financial insights- designed to simplify finance operations and maximize control over company spend.

Founded in 2022, Alaan is already the trusted partner of over 2000 leading businesses across the UAE and KSA, including G42, Careem, McDonald’s, Tabby, Al Barari, Rove Hotels, Rivoli, and CarSwitch. Together, our customers have saved over AED 100 million with Alaan.

In just three years, Alaan has become the #1 expense management platform in the Middle East- and we’ve done it while becoming profitable.

Alaan is also backed by Y Combinator and top global investors, including Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India & SEA), and built by a world-class team with experience from McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Careem, Rippling, and other high-growth companies. This creates an environment where employees learn from top-tier talent while building at startup speed.

We’re not just building software. We’re reimagining how finance works for modern businesses across the region.

About the role

We’re looking for a hands-on Legal Associate to support the day-to-day legal operations of Alaan’s B2B fintech business across the GCC. This role is designed to own execution and legal operations, enabling the Head of Legal. You’ll work closely with Sales, Product, Operations, and Marketing teams, supporting commercial contracting, legal workflows, and compliance hygiene in a fast-growing Series A–B fintech environment. This is a strong opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who wants broad exposure, high ownership, and a clear path to growth in a fintech environment.

What you'll do

1. Commercial & Operational Support

• Support Sales and Business teams with day-to-day legal needs across UAE and India jurisdictions.
• Review, draft, and manage standard commercial agreements (MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, vendor and partnership contracts).
• Coordinate contract execution, tracking, renewals, and basic lifecycle management.

2. Legal Operations and Automation

• Own contract management processes and legal trackers.
• Contribute and maintain templates, playbooks, precedent libraries and AI processes.
• Support implementation of scalable legal processes and workflows.

3. Cross-Functional Support

• Assist product, marketing and operations teams to ensure activities align with applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Support ongoing corporate governance and entity maintenance. 
• Support internal stakeholders with practical legal guidance on standard use cases.

What we are looking for

• Qualified lawyer in a common-law or civil-law jurisdiction.
• 4-6 years of experience in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Experience with commercial contracts (MSA, NDAs, DPAs) and operational legal support.
• Familiarity with the UAE and India financial regulatory landscape.
• Working understanding of financial services regulation and corporate compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Practical, execution-focused mindset with good business judgment.

What would amaze us.

• You speak and write Arabic.
• You have any exposure to fintech, financial services, or technology industries in jurisdictions different from UAE and India.

What's in it for you

• Contribute to building the Middle East’s most beloved fintech brand from the ground up
• Benefit from a role with significant ownership and accountability
• Thrive in a flexible hybrid culture with ample work-life balance
• Participate in exciting offsite events
• Competitive salary and equity
• Enjoy additional perks like travel allowances, gym memberships, and more