Legal & Regulatory Counsel

European Telecommunications Experience: Essential Role Purpose We are seeking an experienced Legal & Regulatory Counsel to join an international telecommunications business based in Dubai. The role requires a commercially strong telecom lawyer with significant European telecommunications legal and regulatory experience. The successful candidate will advise the business across telecom regulation, commercial contracts, licensing, market entry, compliance and regulatory engagement across multiple international jurisdictions. This is a hands-on international role requiring someone who can combine European telecom regulatory expertise with strong commercial legal capability and apply that experience within a fast-moving international telecom environment. Key Responsibilities Telecom Regulatory - Provide legal and regulatory advice across the Group's international telecommunications operations. - Advise on telecom licensing, authorisations, regulatory approvals and ongoing licence compliance. - Monitor European, UAE and international telecom regulatory developments and assess their commercial impact. - Provide specialist advice across: - MNO and MVNO regulation - Interconnection and network access - Wholesale telecommunications - International and EU roaming - Numbering and number portability - Spectrum matters where applicable - Infrastructure and network-sharing arrangements - Competition and market regulation - Consumer protection - Digital communications regulation - Manage relationships and engagement with European national telecommunications regulators and other relevant regulatory authorities. - Support engagement with the UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) and regulators in other Group markets. - Prepare and coordinate regulatory submissions, consultations, applications, renewals and responses to regulatory enquiries. - Support regulatory investigations and potential enforcement matters. - Provide regula