Arabic-Speaking Contract Specialist Negotiation & Compliance

Villegas Recruitment Firm; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Villegas Recruitment Firm in Dubai is seeking a Contract Specialist to manage the full lifecycle of contracts across clients, vendors, and strategic partners. The role focuses on safeguarding business operations by ensuring compliance and mitigating risk within a regulated payments environment.

You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements while coordinating with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Business teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in contract management or related role.
• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) is required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, SLAs, addendums, and commercial agreements with clients, vendors, and partners.
• Ensure all contractual documents comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders to finalize contract terms.
• Maintain and manage a centralized contract repository with proper documentation and version control.
• Monitor contract timelines, renewals, expiries, and ongoing obligations.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders on contract-related queries.
• Support internal audits and compliance reviews related to contract management.
• Handle contract administration tasks, including filing, correspondence, and record keeping.
• Liaise with vendors, service providers, and internal teams to support operational requirements.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for management as needed.
• Escalate significant contractual, vendor, or compliance issues to the line manager.
• Review and negotiate contract terms within delegated approval limits.
• Engage directly with clients, vendors, and partners on contractual discussions.
• Implement and maintain contract templates, processes, and management procedures.
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve contract-related matters.
• Own and update the contract repository and related records.

Skills

Contract management

Arabic language

Job description

Villegas Recruitment Firm in Dubai is seeking a Contract Specialist to manage the full lifecycle of contracts across clients, vendors, and strategic partners. The role focuses on safeguarding business operations by ensuring compliance and mitigating risk within a regulated payments environment.

You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements while coordinating with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Business teams.