General Manager – Legal
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Responsibilities
- Manage litigation, court cases, commercial disputes, claims, recoveries, settlements, and dispute strategy.
- Review and advise on high-value and high-risk service agreements, subcontracts, EPC and industrial contracts, rental and procurement contracts, NDAs, MOUs, amendments, and settlement agreements.
- Lead contract review frameworks, risk assessments, deviation sheets, negotiation support, and protection of the company's commercial and legal position.
- Manage external counsel and review pleadings, case strategies, legal notices, court submissions, expert reports, and settlement recommendations.
- Prepare management-level litigation reports, dispute dashboards, legal exposure summaries, and case action plans for the CEO, CFO, Board, and senior management.
- Support corporate governance, Board and committee matters, shareholder resolutions, corporate approvals, regulatory filings, and company secretarial coordination where required.
- Advise business divisions on legal, contractual, regulatory, operational, compliance, and reputational risks.
- Develop legal templates, standard terms and conditions, contract checklists, procedures, delegation controls, and documentation standards.
Experience and qualifications
- At least 15 years of legal experience; strong in-house legal leadership experience is preferred.
- Strong background in litigation, commercial disputes, contract review, claims, legal notices, and external counsel coordination.
- Professional qualification in Law is required.
- Strong English drafting skills are required.
- Experience in manufacturing, industrial services, construction, oil and gas, EPC, heavy equipment, maintenance, waste management, logistics, or contracting is preferred.
- Understanding of the Saudi legal, regulatory, corporate, labor, commercial, and court environment is an advantage.
- Additional qualifications in arbitration, corporate governance, compliance, or contract management are an advantage.
- Arabic legal coordination or bilingual exposure is preferred.
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