Corporate Counsel, Go-To-Market - Google Cloud, Dubai

Corporate Counsel, Go-To-Market - Google Cloud, Dubai; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Hybrid work model

Remote work opportunities available

Job summary

Google Cloud in Dubai seeks a Corporate Counsel to guide the Go‑To‑Market business in the Middle East and North Africa. You will negotiate, draft, and advise on commercial agreements with customers and partners, and collaborate with regional and global legal teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Law and about seven years of government, in‑house, or law‑firm experience, with fluent English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in government, in‑house, or law firm.
• Experience negotiating, drafting, and advising on commercial agreements (multi‑jurisdictional).
• Ability to communicate in English and Arabic fluently to support client relationships in this region.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft and advise on agreements with MENA customers, partners, and government entities.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to stay informed about legal/regulatory developments affecting MENA Cloud business.
• Collaborate with Sales teams to provide timely legal advice on customer and partner agreements.
• Serve as cloud legal Go‑to‑Market point of contact for cloud business and product leads in MENA.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Arabic language

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law

Tools

Cloud computing familiarity

Job description

JOB REF: 46314

Location Dubai

Address Innovation Hub - Dubai Internet City

Industry Legal & Paralegal,
Business Development & Commercial,
Technology & Data Analytics,
Government & Civil Service jobs,
Not-for-profits, Charities & NGOs

Corporate Counsel, Go-To-Market - Google Cloud, Dubai

About the job:

As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip‑smart group of in‑house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently.

You are collaborative – ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

20th century laws don’t always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you’re a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working in government, in‑house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in negotiating, drafting, and advising customers and partners on commercial agreement, including multi‑jurisdictional transactions.
• Ability to communicate in English and Arabic fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with cloud computing technologies and service models.
• Ability to grow and make decisions in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft and advise on agreements with Middle East and North Africa (MENA) customers, partners, and government entities across various sectors.
• Work with cross‑functional teams, including legal counterparts in other regions to stay informed about and advise on legal and regulatory developments affecting our MENA Cloud business.
• Collaborate with Sales teams to provide timely and effective legal advice on customer and partner agreement.
• Serve as the cloud legal Go‑to‑Market point of contact for cloud business and product leads in MENA.

Benefits at Google

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world‑class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centred around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Health and wellness
Keeping Googlers healthy is our priority.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
• Workplace accommodations for physical or mental health concerns
• Onsite wellness centres
• Access to mental health apps
• Second medical opinion for you and your loved ones
• Medical advocacy program for transgender employees

Financial wellbeing
Providing compensation and programs that give our employees financial peace of mind.

• Competitive compensation
• Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
• Annual cross‑company pay equity analysis and adjustments
• 1‑on‑1 financial coaching

Flexibility and time off
The time you need to recharge, and the flexibility to get your best work done.

• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, parental leave, disability, holidays, and global reset/wellbeing days
• Hybrid work model — two work from home days each week for most roles
• Remote work opportunities available
• Four “work from anywhere” weeks per year
• Part‑time work and job‑sharing options

Family support and care
How we support your loved ones.

• Fertility and growing family support
• Parental leave and baby bonding leave
• Caregiver leave

Community and personal development
Providing room and opportunities to grow — on your own and with your teammates.

• Educational reimbursement
• Googler-to-Googler peer learning and coaching platform
• Donation matching and time off to volunteer
• Employee resource groups for underrepresented employees and their allies
• Internal Googler community groups and local culture clubs

Googley extras
Programming, spaces, and resources to support your growth, productivity, and wellbeing.

• Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Googlers
• Top technology, including internet reimbursement and company‑paid mobile phone
• On‑site meals and snacks
• Fitness centres, massage programs, and ergonomic support
• At‑home fitness, wellbeing, and cooking classes
• Art programs, Talks @ Google, legal services… and of course, Dooglers

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Commitments

Committed to significantly improving the lives of as many people as possible.

Protecting users
Every day Google keeps billions of people safer online. We protect our users with industry‑leading security, responsible data practices and easy‑to‑use privacy controls.

Expanding opportunity
$1 billion in grants. 1 million volunteer hours. A global investment in communities, individuals, and local economies to prepare them for the opportunities of today — and tomorrow.

Including all voices
Building a world where progress, equitable outcomes, diversity, and inclusion can be realities both inside and outside our workplace.

Responding to crises
Helping those affected by crises through our products, our people, and our partners.

Advancing sustainability
We unify our practices, partnerships, and products around a single mission — to foster sustainability at scale. By organising information about our planet, and making it actionable through technology, we help people make more positive impact together.