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