Global Tech In-House Counsel — Contracts & IP Lead

Evollabs; Dubai; Sur place; AED 260 000 - 420 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Evollabs, a Dubai-based technology company building AI infrastructure, seeks a Legal Business Partner (In-House Counsel) to own contract law, IP protection, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. You will draft playbooks, review MSAs, NDAs, licensing and outsourcing agreements, and work closely with sales, product, and leadership to enable the business.

As the sole legal operator in a fast-moving organization, you will establish processes from scratch, manage a centralized contract

Qualifications

• Law degree (LLB / JD or equivalent) and qualification in a recognized jurisdiction.
• 3–6 years of post‑qualification experience in commercial / contracts law, ideally combining law‑firm and in‑house experience.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across MSAs, NDAs, licensing, and outsourcing / commercial agreements.
• Working knowledge of UAE commercial law and free zone regulations; comfort operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Solid grounding in IP protection for software and technology companies, including IP assignment, licensing, and open‑source considerations.
• Practical familiarity with data protection regimes (UAE PDPL, GDPR).
• Fluent English (written and verbal).
• Self‑directed and pragmatic — able to build processes from scratch, prioritize commercial outcomes, and manage external counsel effectively.

Responsabilités

• Create contract playbooks, templates, and approval workflows.
• Draft, review, and track renewals across the full contract set: MSAs, NDAs, outsourcing / out-staffing contracts, license agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Maintain a centralized contract register, including key dates, obligations, and renewal terms.
• Align contract terms with business objectives, partnering closely with sales, product, and leadership.
• Support due diligence procedures (investor, customer, and partner-driven).
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and commercial risks in contracts, including IP, liability, indemnification, warranty, and data protection clauses.
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable UAE law (including free zone / DIC regulations) and relevant international regulations (export control, data privacy, telecom regulatory requirements) across our multi-jurisdictional operations.
• Lead open-source license review and compliance: legal review of open-source components adopted into products (including copyleft / GPL implications for distributed firmware and drivers), maintenance of a license inventory (SBOM), and fulfillment of attribution and source-code obligations — including what employees may contribute upstream and under what CLA.
• Conduct patent clearance for in-house developments: freedom-to-operate analyses and prior‑art searches in target markets to confirm our developments do not infringe third‑party patents, plus ongoing monitoring of competitor patent filings.

Connaissances

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

IP protection

Data privacy

Open-source governance

Communication skills

English proficiency

Cross-border/commercial awareness

Formation

LLB / JD or equivalent

Description du poste

Evollabs, a Dubai-based technology company building AI infrastructure, seeks a Legal Business Partner (In-House Counsel) to own contract law, IP protection, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. You will draft playbooks, review MSAs, NDAs, licensing and outsourcing agreements, and work closely with sales, product, and leadership to enable the business.

As the sole legal operator in a fast-moving organization, you will establish processes from scratch, manage a centralized contract