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Qiddiya | القدية

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 Join Qiddiya Investment Company as a Senior Legal Counsel, where you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive legal support for our innovative projects. In this high-impact position, you'll deliver strategic legal advice and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, while proactively identifying and mitigating potential legal risks to protect the company's interests.
 
 
 
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 Offer expert legal counsel on a wide range of issues related to corporate governance, commercial contracts, and regulatory matters
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 Negotiate, draft, and review various agreements to ensure favorable terms and compliance with the law
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 Manage legal disputes and litigation in coordination with external legal advisors
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 Support the development of corporate policies and internal strategies to ensure compliance with international legal standards
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 Advise on the legal implications of business decisions, providing strategic recommendations to executive leadership
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 Supervise and guide junior legal staff, fostering their professional growth and development
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 Conduct thorough legal research and stay abreast of evolving laws and regulations affecting our operations
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 Collaborate with cross-departmental teams to integrate legal considerations into business processes
 
 
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 Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification in a relevant jurisdiction
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 At least 8 years of experience in legal practice, particularly as in-house counsel or in a corporate legal environment
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 Deep knowledge of corporate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance
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 Strong ability to analyze and navigate complex legal issues and transactions
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 Exceptional negotiation skills with proven experience in contract negotiation
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 Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English
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 Leadership qualities with experience in mentoring junior team members
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 Comprehensive benefits package
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Senior Legal Counsel

Qiddiya Investment Company

<div>Join Qiddiya Investment Company as a Senior Legal Counsel, where you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive legal support for our innovative projects. In this high-impact position, you'll deliver strategic legal advice and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, while proactively identifying and mitigating potential legal risks to protect the company&rsquo;s interests.<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"> 
Key Responsibilities</h3><ul>
<li>Offer expert legal counsel on a wide range of issues related to corporate governance, commercial contracts, and regulatory matters.</li>
<li>Negotiate, draft, and review various agreements to ensure favorable terms and compliance with the law.</li>
<li>Manage legal disputes and litigation in coordination with external legal advisors.</li>
<li>Support the development of corporate policies and internal strategies to ensure compliance with international legal standards.</li>
<li>Advise on the legal implications of business decisions, providing strategic recommendations to executive leadership.</li>
<li>Supervise and guide junior legal staff, fostering their professional growth and development.</li>
<li>Conduct thorough legal research and stay abreast of evolving laws and regulations affecting our operations.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-departmental teams to integrate legal considerations into business processes.</li>
</ul>Requirements<ul>
<li>Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification in a relevant jurisdiction.</li>
<li>At least 8 years of experience in legal practice, particularly as in-house counsel or in a corporate legal environment.</li>
<li>Deep knowledge of corporate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance.</li>
<li>Strong ability to analyze and navigate complex legal issues and transactions.</li>
<li>Exceptional negotiation skills with proven experience in contract negotiation.</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English.</li>
<li>Leadership qualities with experience in mentoring junior team members.</li>
<li>A proactive mindset and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.</li>
</ul>Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package</div>

JPMorganChase

Description As a key player in our legal team you will support one of J.P. Morgans core businesses the Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB) a global leader in banking markets payments and securities services. Our Legal Group provides strategic and transactional legal support across various CIB businesses organized into specialized practice groups. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our success in Saudi Arabia. As an Assistant General Counsel in the CIB Legal team you will provide expert legal support and advice on a range of matters for our Saudi Arabia operations. You will work closely with our business teams to navigate complex legal landscapes ensuring compliance and supporting strategic initiatives. Your role will be pivotal in advising on finance trade finance mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters contributing to the growth and success of our franchise. Job Responsibilities <ul> <li>Provide legal support and advice on finance and trade finance documentation including NDAs conventional / Islamic syndicated and bilateral facilities guarantees and comfort letters.</li> <li>Assist with transactional matters related to local mergers and acquisitions debt and equity capital markets payments securities services markets and direct custody and clearing.</li> <li>Support initiatives related to license applications and the launch of new banking and securities products.</li> <li>Offer regulatory advice and address routine legal queries related to payments finance / trade finance and operations.</li> <li>Collaborate with the Legal Department to manage litigation advise on products and services and interpret laws and regulations.</li> </ul> Required Qualifications Capabilities and Skills <ul> <li>Minimum of 5 years of postadmission legal practicing experience in Saudi Arabia.</li> <li>Compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including those of the jurisdiction where the role is located.</li> <li>Expertise in complex financial products and services with the ability to assume significant independent responsibility.</li> <li>Strong analytical problemsolving organizational and project management skills.</li> <li>Strategic thinking and effective communication skills both written and verbal for legal and nonlegal audiences.</li> <li>Ability to build and maintain strong client and colleague relationships.</li> <li>Proficiency in English and Arabic.</li> </ul> Preferred Qualifications Capabilities and Skills <ul> <li>Experience with international legal practices and crossborder transactions.</li> <li>Familiarity with the regulatory environment in the Middle East.</li> </ul> Key Skills General Counsel,Legal Case Management,Legal Drafting,Litigation,Intellectual Property Law,Legal Counsel,Legal Research,Securities Law,Employment & Labor Law,Real Estate Law,negotiation,Contracts Employment Type: Full-Time Department / Functional Area: Legal Experience: years Vacancy: 1<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?s55eLcQVvGAwVtp6GD75FC%2fFgpJEMeL3a" width="0" height="0" />

Assistant General Counsel

Michael Page

The General Counsel will lead all legal matters across commercial, technology, and strategic partnerships, and will be instrumental in shaping agreements with international vendors, regional customers, and government-linked entities, while supporting the company's growth and investment trajectory. Client Details A well-established organisation with operations across the MENA region, offering a blend of software development, digital infrastructure, and strategic commercial services. The business maintains strong partnerships with global tech providers, supporting a diverse client base across enterprise and government sectors. Responsibilities <ul> <li>Draft, negotiate, and manage SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and data platform agreements.</li> <li>Advise on regional and international cloud compliance, data protection, and AI regulations.</li> <li>Lead legal negotiations with global tech vendors, resellers, and enterprise customers.</li> <li>Develop and maintain master subscription agreements and agile IT outsourcing contracts.</li> <li>Advise on data protection, cloud compliance, and technology regulations across jurisdictions.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders including strategy, product, and commercial teams to ensure legal alignment with business goals.</li> <li>Manage legal risk across commercial contracts, focusing on liability and subscription models.</li> <li>Manage external counsel relationships and mentor junior legal staff.</li> </ul> Qualifications <ul> <li>Strong experience in commercial technology law, ideally with exposure to cloud, SaaS, and data platforms.</li> <li>Background in international law firms or multinational tech companies preferred.</li> <li>Proven track record negotiating international tech agreements and customer-facing contracts.</li> <li>Strong understanding of KSA legal frameworks and regional regulatory environments.</li> <li>Experience working with subscription models, AI injected solutions, and digital platforms.</li> <li>Practical, hands on approach to legal problem solving and contract drafting.</li> <li>Arabic language skills are a plus but not mandatory.</li> </ul> Job Offer <ul> <li>Attractive compensation package.</li> <li>Opportunity to work closely with leadership in an exciting organisation.</li> </ul> Skills technology, tech, IP, data, SaaS, cloud, agreements, commercial<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?FQXNT6u9OH0UlgFyrXY5YSOn%2b96DoU%2bsl" width="0" height="0" />

General Counsel - SaaS, Cloud & Commercial Tech Contracts

Talent House Co.

About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Associate to join its Legal and Compliance Department in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will be a Saudi National, bilingual in Arabic and English, and possess 6+ years of legal experience gained from leading law firms or reputable in-house teams.This role involves managing and advising on complex legal, contractual, and dispute matters across Holding and its subsidiaries, particularly in the construction, commercial, and government project sectors.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Assist the GCLCO in advising the Group and its subsidiaries on legal, commercial, contractual, and labour matters related to disputes and claims.</li><li>Advise on potential disputes, contractual rights and obligations, and risk mitigation strategies.</li><li>Review and support the development of legal strategies for claims related to delays, variations, disruptions, terminations, and force majeure.</li><li>Draft and respond to formal notices, pleadings, statements, settlement agreements, and legal correspondence.</li><li>Manage and coordinate with external counsels, experts, and stakeholders to ensure effective dispute resolution.</li><li>Support mediation, arbitration, and litigation proceedings as required.</li><li>Work closely with project teams during project execution to prevent or minimize disputes.</li><li>Participate in negotiations with contractors, clients/employers, and subcontractors.</li><li>Provide day-to-day legal advice on disputes, claims, compliance, and regulatory matters.</li><li>Maintain accurate and up-to-date legal records, files, and documentation.</li><li>Prepare legal reports, memos, and presentations for senior management.</li><li>Support the GCLCO on any additional legal tasks or assignments as required.</li></ul>QualificationsEducation &amp; Certification<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law from a recognized Saudi university.</li><li>Advanced legal education (LL.M or equivalent) from a reputable foreign university is preferred.</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 6 years of relevant legal experience, preferably within the construction, infrastructure, or government contracting sectors.</li><li>Proven experience handling claims, disputes, and contentious matters under Saudi law.</li></ul>Required Skills<ul><li>Strong understanding of construction law, contract law, PPP frameworks, and government tender and procurement laws.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of labour laws and regulatory compliance in Saudi Arabia.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.</li><li>Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.</li><li>Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of handling complex legal challenges.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.</li></ul>Additional Information<ul><li>This is not an administrative or clerical position.</li><li>Remote work is not permitted; this is a full-time, office-based role.</li><li>Candidate must be bilingual (Arabic &amp; English).</li><li>Saudi nationals only will be considered for this position.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: &#65020;35,000.00 - &#65020;40,000.00 per month

Senior Legal Advisor – PPP Experience

Bristol Myers Squibb

<div>Working with Us 
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. 
 
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . 
 
The Associate Director and Head of Legal, Saudi Arabia will be primarily responsible for providing strategic life sciences regulatory and commercial legal advice to the business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Gulf Countries. The role will focus on assessing, managing and explaining legal risk, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, providing education on relevant legal matters, and responding to the legal needs of the organization in the region.
 
 
The position will be based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will have no direct reports. 
 
Role responsibilities:
<ul><li>Provide legal support across business operations including commercial, medical, R&amp;D, and supporting functions, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while managing legal and enterprise risks.</li><li>
Act as the Legal representative on, and proactively participate in, certain Committees led by the General Manager and other members of the leadership team as part of the region governance model. Escalate issues appropriately.</li><li>
Uphold company integrity, delivering legal education and training, supporting audits and internal investigations and collaborating with Compliance and the leadership team to promote a transparent and inclusive workplace culture, and trustworthy relationship.</li><li>
Manage external legal support and prioritize workload according to business needs.</li></ul>
Qualification:
<ul><li>Law degree and qualification to practice law from an accredited University.</li><li>
An average of 10 years of professional qualified experience, preferably in life-science/pharmaceutical law.</li><li>
Working experience with multinational pharmaceutical companies preferred.</li><li>
Excellent oral and written communication in English and Arabic.</li></ul>
Essential Skills and Abilities:
<ul><li>Superior personal integrity and ethics.
</li><li>Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with attention to detail and impact on broader organization. Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate to manager and/or subject matter experts on higher risk issues.</li><li>
Demonstrate ability to communicate complex issues clearly, verbally and in writing, anticipating the expected level of detail and preparing for potential follow-up questions.</li><li>
Creative, innovative thinking and solution oriented.</li><li>
Hands-on and team player. Demonstrate leadership and maintain strong collaboration and teamwork across the organization to support speedy and appropriate decision-making.</li><li>
Take ownership and responsibility for work while extending trust and empowering others to own their work.</li></ul>
#LI-ONSITE 
 
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
 
 
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers 
With a single vision as inspiring as Transforming patients' lives through science&trade; , every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues. 
 
On-site Protocol 
 
BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
 
 
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
 
 
BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ eeo -accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
 
 
BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.
 
 
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area. 
 
If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/
 
 
Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.</div>

Associate Director and Head of Legal, Saudi Arabia and Gulf Countries

Awqaf Investment أوقاف للاستثمار

Key Activities <ul> <li>Providing legal advice, opinions and services on all matters concerning HR, Procurement, Regulatory, Leasing, Administration, Compliance, Risk, and any other matters that require legal support.</li> <li>Proposing resolutions for business, Investment, leasing and technical issues by identifying and recommending adequate course(s) of actions.</li> <li>Preparing and reviewing the needed contracts of AIC's activities protecting its interests to the maximum possible extent.</li> </ul> Core Responsibilities <ul> <li>To contribute to the design and development of all policies and procedures of the legal department at AIC.</li> <li>To supervise, monitor and provide legal advice on HR matters, forms & labor contracts and participate in HR's committees, processes and procedures that require legal involvement.</li> <li>To monitor and provide legal advice on Procurement matters, forms & contracts and participate in Procurement's committees, processes and procedures that require legal involvement.</li> <li>To supervise, monitor and provide legal advice on administrative matters and participate in administrative processes and procedures that require legal involvement.</li> <li>To monitor AIC's constitutive documents and propose any required amendments thereon in alignment with management.</li> <li>To understand all regulations relevant to AIC's activities in order to ensure proper compliance thereon.</li> <li>To supervise, monitor and provide legal advisory services on all aspects of legal affairs to protect AIC's interests and support its internal functions.</li> <li>To provide advice upon request on any local or international legislation that might impact AIC and its interests and assist relevant stakeholders in understanding such legislation.</li> <li>To review and advise on the Leasing, Investment, Administrative, Financial and Procurement Bylaws and propose any required modification to ensure protecting the interests of AIC & ARMS as well as ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations, policies, processes.</li> <li>To advise on all memorandums, reports and recommendations presented to AIC's executive management regarding Awqaf assets.</li> <li>To supervise, monitor and provide legal support, advice, guidance on contractual & investment matters for AIC's projects and initiatives.</li> <li>To prepare the required reports and presentations related to Legal Advisory Unit and submit them to the management as per AIC's guidelines and standards.</li> <li>To review and advise on AIC's legal framework as may be required.</li> <li>To initiate legal studies for AIC's projects in coordination with competent stakeholders.</li> <li>To hold and attend meetings and negotiations internally and externally as may be required.</li> <li>To comply with the policies and procedures of AIC at departmental and organizational levels.</li> <li>To manage and supervise the performance of external law firms assigned for legal advisory services along with the cost and payments incurred therein.</li> <li>To complete the risk reports in a timely manner in accordance with the relevant policy and process.</li> <li>To monitor and review the leasing contracts for Awqaf assets that are managed by AIC & ARMS and make sure that their various terms and provisions are in line with AIC's directions, policies and priorities, in a way that guarantees preserving the organizations rights at all levels.</li> <li>To ensure proper safekeeping and system uploading of all legal opinions, advice and templates.</li> <li>Any other tasks assigned by Director of Legal and/or ED of Legal & GRC.</li> </ul> Job Specific Skills <ul> <li>Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information</li> <li>Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures</li> </ul> Qualification & Experience <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in law, preferably holding an LLM</li> <li>6 to 8 years of experience especially in the Legal field.</li> <li>Proficiency in both Arabic and English is required.</li> </ul><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?tshgTOASS1n5VEGueVX7njgRZOfiPHYHy" width="0" height="0" />

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