Head of Legal

Overview

Legal Advisory & Risk Management

• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the Group’s management, boards, and operating entities
• Provide legal and strategic advice on corporate, commercial, regulatory, governance, operational, and reputational matters
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risks affecting the Group and its subsidiaries
• Develop and implement legal policies, procedures, and internal governance frameworks
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Corporate & Commercial Matters

• Draft, review, negotiate, and oversee a broad range of commercial agreements and corporate documentation.
• Advise on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, investments, financing transactions, and strategic projects.
• Support business units on operational and contractual matters across the Group.
• Ensure legal protection of the Group’s interests in all commercial dealings and transactions.

Governance & Compliance

• Advise on directors’ duties, corporate governance obligations, delegated authorities, and shareholder matters.
• Ensure compliance with applicable UAE laws, regulations, licensing requirements, and internal policies.
• Liaise with regulators, governmental authorities, auditors, and external advisors where required
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise management on their impact on the Group

Dispute Resolution

• Oversee litigation, arbitration, regulatory matters, investigations, and, generally, all dispute resolution processes involving the Group.
• Manage external legal counsel across different jurisdictions and monitor legal strategy and costs
• Advise management on sensitive and high-risk legal matters, including shareholder disputes, employment matters, compliance issues, and reputational risks.

Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage the Group Legal function and legal personnel.
• Support and promote a commercially practical and solution-oriented legal approach within the organization.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognized university
• Qualified lawyer/admitted legal practitioner in home jurisdiction in good standing
• Minimum 20 years’ post-qualification legal experience gained within the UAE
• Candidate must currently hold, or have held, a similar senior in-house legal position within a corporate group, conglomerate, multinational, or large private organization
• Strong experience in corporate, commercial, governance, regulatory, and dispute-related matters
• Demonstrated experience advising senior management and boards on complex legal and strategic matters
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken, is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of UAE legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience managing cross-border and multi-jurisdictional legal matters is preferred.