Senior Counsel

Overview

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Sr. Counsel, Legal, Global Contracts Team, EMEA

Location: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Reporting to: Lead Counsel, Global Contract Team EMEA

Role Overview:

As our client expands its commercial operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are seeking a highly skilled, seasoned, and Arabic-speaking contract lawyer to join their Global Contract Team (GCT) EMEA. In this key role, you will provide expert contract support and legal risk assessment, partnering closely with internal stakeholders both locally and across company's global business teams. The successful candidate will draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad portfolio of complex commercial agreements under company's global contracting framework, ensuring compliance with regional and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a diverse range of contracts, including sales agreements for DaaS, Infrastructure, SaaS, hardware products, Private/Public Bids and RFPs, purchase and subcontracting agreements, licensing, channel, service, and procurement contracts relevant to company's Saudi Arabian operations and, when necessary, the wider EMEA region.
• Ensure all contracts align with company's global policies and comply with Saudi Arabian legal and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with sales, procurement, finance, and other internal teams to review contract terms, assess risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide pragmatic, solution-focused legal advice during contract negotiations with both private sector and public sector customers. Prior experience with Saudi public sector contracting is highly desirable.
• Monitor and analyze local legal and regulatory developments affecting contracting, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Utilize company's contract lifecycle management systems (e.g., ONIT) to manage contract requests, maintain documentation, and liaise with business stakeholders.
• Support legal operations initiatives and continuous process improvements related to contract lifecycle management.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in-house or at a law firm with some direct work experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a strong focus on commercial contracts.
• Law degree from a recognized university in EMEA.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working with diverse international and Saudi teams.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with internal business leaders, external customers, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated capability to operate efficiently in a fast-paced environment while delivering high-quality legal advice.
• Balanced risk management approach aligned with business objectives and a practical, solutions-oriented mindset.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Law Practice