Group General Counsel
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Provide strategic legal counsel, lead governance and compliance frameworks, and manage complex transactions while mentoring a high-performing legal team.
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Strategic Responsibilities
- Act as the chief legal advisor to the executive leadership, shaping corporate strategy with legal insight and foresight.
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of group-wide governance, compliance, and legal/reputational risk management frameworks.
- Oversee the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, including cross-border transactions.
- Provide expert counsel on corporate structure, regulatory affairs, data protection, intellectual property, and employment law.
- Ensure proactive compliance with evolving legal landscapes, including international trade, competition, and regulatory frameworks.
- Serve as the principal representative of the company in legal proceedings, negotiations, and government or regulatory engagements.
Operational & Leadership Responsibilities
- Build, lead and mentor a high-performing legal team, fostering commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and collaborative partnership. Oversee and manage all legal matters across AH, including its subsidiaries and portfolio companies.
- Review, negotiate, and draft complex commercial contracts and agreements to mitigate risk and protect the company s interests. Establish standardised legal templates, policies, and governance structures across all subsidiaries.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to identify legal risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Drive continuous legal innovation by leveraging legal technology, knowledge management tools, and best practices.
- Bachelor s degree in Law (LLB) with specialisation in corporate or commercial law; Master s in Law or
- Minimum 15 years senior legal experience, including at least 5 years at executive or general counsel level in a complex, international organisation.
- Proven expertise in corporate governance, commercial transactions, M&A, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated experience influencing board-level decisions and partnering with C-suite executives.
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into actionable business strategy.
- Fluency in English is essential; Arabic language will be an advantage.
• Contract & Transactional Excellence
- Regulatory and Policy Insight
• Communication & Negotiation
- International Mindset
- Bachelor s degree in Law (LLB) with specialisation in corporate or commercial law; Master s in Law or Business preferred.
- Minimum 15 years senior legal experience, including at least 5 years at executive or general counsel level in a complex, international organisation.
- Proven expertise in corporate governance, commercial transactions, M&A, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated experience influencing board-level decisions and partnering with C-suite executives.
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into actionable business strategy.
- Fluency in English is essential; Arabic language will be an advantage.
Key Results
- Governance, Compliance & Risk Management Strengthen and enhance the existing governance framework to ensure continued compliance and proactive risk mitigation across all subsidiaries and jurisdictions.
- Governance framework reviewed and approved by the Board within 6 months.
- 100% of entities adopt updated compliance policies and procedures.
- Zero material regulatory breaches or penalties reported annually.
- Quarterly legal risk register submitted to the Board.
Strategic Legal Advisory &
- Business Enablement Provide proactive legal support that enables strategic growth, new market entry, and major business initiatives
- Legal input delivered on 100% of strategic projects (M&A, JVs, partnerships).
- Contribute to at least 3 strategic growth initiatives with demonstrable risk mitigation.
- 90%+ satisfaction rating from the Executive Committee and business units on legal advisory support.
- M&A and Transactional
- Leadership Lead legal due diligence and execution for mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions
- Legal due diligence completed for 100% of targeted transactions.
- All transaction documents drafted and finalised within agreed timelines.
- Post-deal legal integration checklist completed with zero critical issues identified.
Contracting & Commercial
- Excellence Strengthen contract governance and improve efficiency, speed, and risk mitigation in all commercial agreements
- 95% of contracts reviewed and finalised within SLA timelines.
- Contract dispute incidents reduced by at least 20% year-on-year.
- Centralised contract management system implemented with >90% adoption.
Leadership & External
- Stakeholder Engagement Build a high-performing legal function and maintain strong relationships with regulators, authorities, and external
- counsel.
- Legal department engagement score >85%.
- Preferred panel of external counsel established, reducing legal costs by 15%.
- Regular engagement with key regulators maintained (minimum 2 formal meetings annually per jurisdiction).
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