Senior Legal Counsel

Key Accountabilities:

Commercial, Enterprise & ICT Legal Support

- Act as the focal legal contact for Enterprise and Commercial matters, including ICT-related agreements such as partnerships, manpower agreements, and other commercial arrangements as required.
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to relevant business units.
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of legal documentation and contracts for relevant business units, including: Commercial and enterprise agreements
- ICT and technology-related contracts
- Partnership and manpower agreements
- Data sharing agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), including management of NDA/MOU automation processes
- General Terms and Conditions (GTCs) and other standard legal templates, including periodic updates

- Ensure contracts align with internal policies, commercial objectives, and risk management principles.

- Data, Security & Sensitive Matters Provide legal support on sensitive security-related matters and confidentiality issues.
- Draft, review, and manage data sharing agreements, ensuring appropriate protection of company and third-party data.

- Legal Advisory & Governance Provide general legal advisory support across the organization on matters as required.
- Identify legal and commercial risks and propose practical, business-oriented solutions.

- Training, Policies & Process Development Assist in the development and delivery of legal training and awareness initiatives for relevant business units.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Legal Department policies, processes, procedures, and systems.

- External Counsel Management Coordinate and manage external legal counsel when required, ensuring quality, cost control, and alignment with business needs.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB or equivalent) from a recognized institution
- Minimum 7-0 years of relevant experience in an in-house legal role and/or a law firm in the UAE, with a strong focus on commercial contracts. Experience within the telecommunications industry is desirable but not essential.

Experience:

- Must be able to work independently and be part of a wider legal team
- Must be able to effectively engage with key stakeholders
- Experience supporting ICT, technology, partnerships, and data-related agreements

Skills:

- Strong English language legal drafting skills, as well as written and verbal communications skills
- Commercial focus, pragmatic and solutions-oriented
- Team player with an ability to relate well to others
- Fluency in Arabic desirable but not essential and negotiation skills for commercial contracts
- Sound understanding of commercial, ICT/technology, confidentiality, and data-related legal issues
- High level of discretion when handling sensitive and confidential matters
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with business teams
- Commercially pragmatic, solution-oriented, and risk-aware
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Think strategically
- Achieve tangible results
- Lead breakthrough change
- Exceed customer expectations