Group Legal Manager

Trus holding; Dubai; Sur place; AED 350 000 - 700 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Trus holding is seeking a seasoned Legal Counsel to manage group-wide legal matters and provide strategic advice to management. The role covers drafting and negotiating complex contracts, handling cross-border transactions, and coordinating with external counsel across UAE and other jurisdictions.

You will support new market expansion, ensure regulatory compliance, and mitigate contractual risks while maintaining a robust contract management system. Dubai-based with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• UAE legal experience strongly preferred.
• International/cross-border commercial experience is an advantage.
• Experience supporting diversified business groups is preferred.
• Strong commercial and corporate legal experience.

Responsabilités

• Manage legal matters across Group companies and business verticals.
• Provide legal advice to Group Management and Business Heads.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial, distribution, supplier, customer, logistics, service agreements, NDAs, MOUs and other contracts.
• Review contracts relating to Distribution, Own Brands, HORECA, Institutional Sales, Bulk Sales, Logistics and International Trade.
• Identify contractual, commercial and operational legal risks.
• Develop standardized Group contract templates and approval processes.
• Establish and maintain a Group contract management system.
• Monitor contract expiry, renewal obligations and compliance.
• Advise on cross-border commercial transactions and international business expansion.
• Coordinate legal matters relating to new companies, markets, partnerships and business expansion.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory requirements across operating countries.
• Coordinate with external legal counsel in UAE and other countries.
• Manage litigation, disputes, claims, notices and legal proceedings.
• Support management in resolving commercial and contractual disputes.
• Conduct legal due diligence for new investments, partnerships, businesses and major transactions.
• Protect Group intellectual property, trademarks, confidential information and commercial interests.
• Identify recurring legal risks and recommend preventive controls.
• Develop legal policies, SOPs and approval workflows.
• Maintain a Group-level legal risk register.
• Prepare regular legal and compliance reports for Group Management.
• UAE legal experience strongly preferred.
• International/cross-border commercial experience is an advantage.

Connaissances

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Commercial law

Corporate law

Legal risk management

Regulatory compliance

Travel readiness

Cross-border experience

Description du poste

• Manage legal matters across Group companies and business verticals
• Provide legal advice to Group Management and Business Heads
• Draft review and negotiate commercial agreements distribution agreements supplier agreements customer agreements logistics agreements service agreements NDAs MOUs and other contracts
• Review contracts relating to Distribution Own Brands HORECA Institutional Sales Bulk Sales Logistics and International Trade
• Identify contractual commercial and operational legal risks
• Develop standardized Group contract templates and approval processes
• Establish and maintain a Group contract management system
• Monitor contract expiry renewal obligations and compliance
• Advise on cross-border commercial transactions and international business expansion
• Coordinate legal matters relating to new companies markets partnerships and business expansion
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory requirements across operating countries
• Coordinate with external legal counsel in UAE and other countries
• Manage litigation disputes claims notices and legal proceedings
• Support management in resolving commercial and contractual disputes
• Conduct legal due diligence for new investments partnerships businesses and major transactions
• Protect Group intellectual property trademarks confidential information and commercial interests
• Identify recurring legal risks and recommend preventive controls
• Develop legal policies SOPs and approval workflows
• Maintain a Group-level legal risk register
• Prepare regular legal and compliance reports for Group Management
• UAE legal experience strongly preferred.
• International/cross-border commercial experience is an advantage.
• Experience supporting diversified business groups is preferred.
• Strong commercial and corporate legal experience.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to work from the Group's Dubai office and travel across Group locations when required.