This position supports the Cisco Capital business in the Middle East and Africa region and as a secondary support other Capital business arising in the EMEAR region as needed. This position will report to the EMEAR Emerging Markets Legal Director.
negotiation of lease and loan agreements, agreements with customers and finance partners and related documents
establishing best practices for leasing and financing arrangements with business partners
providing counseling on all financing activities in the Middle East and Africa Region
due diligence in relation to new markets and products
supervision of external local counsel and responsibility for budget
general legal advice to the business and Capital senior executive staff
training for sales and other functions
drafting and review of policies and procedures
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants should have at least 7+ years of relevant and broad finance experience (including leasing) obtained at a top law firm practice supporting multinational corporations, or in-house at a multinational corporation. Previous experience of in-house work is highly preferred but not essential. Experience in negotiating and structuring leasing and finance transactions with customers, programs with other finance companies and banks, as well as syndications is necessary. Experience with Islamic finance highly desirable. Development of standard documentation, related control policies awareness of regulatory issues impacting the captive leasing and finance business in the Middle East and Africa region. Preferred applicant must be fluent in Arabic and English. Other languages are a plus.
Desired Skills
This role is wide ranging with a lot of responsibility. We require motivated, self-reliant individuals with a proven ability to work as part of a small team. Candidates should be individuals with a highly commercial approach who will thrive in a sales-orientated environment and have excellent written and verbal skills as well as good executive presence. Candidates must also have strong interpersonal communication skills, be prepared to work under tight timeframes and be comfortable being routinely challenged in the support of high impact, driven sales leaders.
Preferred Work location is: Dubai, UAE
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