Senior Executive – Legal - PDPL- MEA

ACCEL HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCEL HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS seeks a Senior Executive – Legal based in Dubai to support legal, data privacy, and compliance across the MEA region. The role involves drafting and negotiating complex contracts, ensuring privacy compliance, and guiding regulatory programs.

The ideal candidate has a law degree (LLB) and 7–8 years of relevant experience in commercial law, with exposure to MEA operations and strong integrity and confidentiality. This is a full-time Dubai-based position.

Qualifications

• LLB or equivalent degree in law.
• 7-8 years of relevant legal experience in commercial and corporate matters.
• Exposure to data protection, privacy compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations across the MEA region is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and coordinate commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, marketing agreements, and distributor arrangements.
• Support compliance with UAE PDPL and other applicable privacy regulations, perform privacy impact assessments, inventories, and processing records.
• Assist in maintaining privacy notices, data processing agreements, internal guidelines, and incident response procedures.
• Support compliance programs covering anti-bribery, anti-corruption, competition law, and internal policies.
• Monitor regulatory developments across the MEA region, coordinate with external counsel, and assist with internal audits.

Skills

Contract drafting

Data privacy

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Legal research

Education

LLB or equivalent

Job description

We are currently hiring for the position of Senior Executive – Legal based in Dubai. The role will support legal, data privacy, and compliance functions across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Legal & Contract Management: Draft, review, and coordinate commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, marketing agreements, and distributor arrangements.
• Data Privacy & Protection: Support compliance with UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and other applicable regulations, privacy impact assessments, personal data inventories, and records of processing activities.
• Privacy Documentation: Assist in maintaining privacy notices, data processing agreements, internal guidelines, and incident response procedures.
• Compliance & Regulatory: Support compliance programs covering anti-bribery and anti-corruption, competition law, internal policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance training.
• Regional Legal Support: Monitor regulatory developments across the MEA region, identify contractual risks, coordinate with external legal counsel, and assist with internal audits and compliance reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent.
• 7-8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in commercial and corporate legal matters.
• Exposure to data protection, privacy compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations across the Middle East & Africa is an advantage.
• Strong contract drafting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.