Legal & Contracts Specialist - Riyadh

About Alnafitha IT

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Advise senior management and business functions on legal and commercial matters and manage legal, regulatory, and contractual risks.
• Ensure contracts, agreements, policies, and procedures comply with Saudi law, including Companies Law, Labor Law, Civil Transactions Law, and Government Tenders and Procurement Law.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on customer, supplier, partnership, distribution, service, NDA, SLA, and other business contracts.
• Review high-risk clauses covering liability, indemnities, warranties, penalties, termination, governing law, and dispute resolution; recommend alternatives.
• Coordinate contract negotiations with Sales, Procurement, Finance, HR, and other departments.
• Maintain contract templates, legal forms, a contracts register, key obligations, milestones, renewal dates, and expiry dates.
• Review employment contracts, HR policies, internal regulations, and other employment documents with HR.
• Support labor disputes and cases, prepare legal responses and defenses, and represent the company before courts and authorities where permitted or coordinate external counsel.
• Prepare governance records, including General Assembly minutes, Board resolutions, powers of attorney, and corporate records.
• Monitor Saudi legal and regulatory developments, advise affected departments, and support government tender and procurement matters.
• Maintain legal documentation and protect confidential legal and corporate information.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or Sharia and Law from a recognized university.
• 3–5 years of relevant legal experience; corporate, commercial, or IT experience is preferred.
• Strong commercial contract drafting, review, and negotiation experience.
• Practical knowledge of Saudi law, including Companies Law, Labor Law, Civil Transactions Law, Government Tenders and Procurement Law, and commercial and contractual regulations.
• Litigation, labor-case, and dispute-resolution experience is preferred; corporate governance and compliance experience is an advantage.
• Saudi Ministry of Justice legal practice license is preferred.
• Strong Arabic and English, including legal drafting and negotiation in both languages.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills; attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines.

Key competencies

• Commercial contract drafting and negotiation; Saudi legal and regulatory compliance; legal risk management; corporate governance; litigation and dispute management.
• Legal research and analysis; contract management; negotiation and stakeholder management; attention to detail; business acumen; confidentiality and professional integrity.