Legal Executive (KSA) — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Join one of the world’s largest companies and help shape high-impact commercial and regulatory decisions across the Kingdom.

We are seeking a Legal Executive to provide business-focused, high-quality legal support across commercial, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and dispute matters in Saudi Arabia . This role partners closely with senior stakeholders across the business to manage legal risk, enable strategic growth, and ensure robust compliance with Saudi laws and internal governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements in line with Saudi law and company policies.
• Support strategic initiatives and cross-border transactions , providing practical legal guidance under time pressure.
• Develop and implement contract playbooks , fallback positions , clause libraries , and continuously improve templates (including Arabic/English bilingual documentation).
• Manage entity lifecycle matters in KSA (and GCC as applicable): formations, licensing, renewals, amendments, and liquidations, coordinating with relevant authorities (e.g., MISA, MoC ).
• Ensure compliance with constitutional documents , powers of attorney , signing authorities, and internal governance frameworks.
• Monitor and advise on compliance with Saudi legal and regulatory requirements, issuing updates and guidance to stakeholders.
• Coordinate regulatory filings , responses, and inspections; engage with regulators and government authorities in Arabic and English.
• Support disputes and investigations: pre-litigation strategy, legal notices, settlement frameworks, and management of external counsel for litigation/arbitration/administrative proceedings.
• Provide clear, actionable legal advice to internal stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, HR, Commercial, Logistics, Tax, Internal Audit, and more.

Requirements

• LLB (or equivalent) from a recognized institution; LLM preferred.
• Licensed or eligible to be licensed to practice law in Saudi Arabia (international admission is a plus).
• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal function with substantial Saudi law exposure .
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts and advising on corporate, labour, and regulatory matters in KSA.
• Strong working knowledge of Saudi legal frameworks, including Companies Law, Labour Law, PDPL, competition law, anti-bribery , and sector-specific regulations.
• Fluent Arabic and English , with strong legal drafting capability in both languages.
• Strong stakeholder management, sound judgment, discretion, and comfort handling confidential matters.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 , CLM tools, e-signature platforms, and legal research tools.

What You Can Expect

• High visibility, cross-functional exposure, and meaningful impact on commercial outcomes.
• A structured, corporate environment with strong governance and compliance standards.
• Opportunity to build scalable legal tools (templates, playbooks, clause libraries) across the business.