Senior Legal Counsel

MBR Partners; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

MBR Partners in Dubai is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to own the UAE region’s commercial contracting activities for a global cloud software business. You will draft, review and negotiate complex technology and commercial agreements, including MSAs, SaaS licenses, SOWs and professional services contracts, collaborating with sales, procurement and senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has strong in-house tech contracts experience, GCC/MENA exposure, superb drafting and negotiation skills, and

Qualifications

• In-house commercial/technology contracts experience.
• Experience with BSS/OSS software SaaS or technology.
• Proven experience negotiating complex B2B customer contracts.
• Exposure to GCC/MENA markets.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to work independently with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate complex technology and commercial agreements (MSAs, SaaS licenses, SOWs, licensing, professional services).
• Collaborate with sales, procurement and senior business stakeholders.
• Own UAE commercial contracting activities for the GCC/MENA region.

Skills

In-house contracts

Tech contracts

SaaS licensing

B2B negotiations

GCC/MENA exposure

Stakeholder mgmt

Drafting excellence

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel -UAEOur client is a global technology company of 1.5k employees providing cloud-based software solutions to the telecommunications industry with customers across international markets. As the business continues to expand across the GCC and Middle East they are looking to establish a stronger legal presence in the UAE. They are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to take ownership of the companys commercial contracting activities in the region. The role will focus heavily on drafting reviewing and negotiating complex technology and commercial agreements working closely with sales procurement and senior business stakeholders. This will include MSAs SaaS/software agreements SOWs licensing professional services and other customer and partner contracts. The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong in-house commercial/technology contracts experience
• Experience working within telecoms BSS/OSS software SaaS or technology
• Proven experience negotiating complex B2B customer contracts
• Exposure to GCC/MENA markets
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to work independently with senior stakeholders
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills

Please ignore the salary levels mentioned on the job board - there is flexibility for the right person

Required Experience:

Senior IC