Strategic Tech Contracts Counsel

Ghobash Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CNS in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Legal Counsel / Contract Manager to support the business across technology and IT services, including system integration, managed services, cybersecurity, cloud, and software.

You will manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, advise senior management, identify risks, and coordinate with external counsel to protect CNS's commercial interests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree or relevant professional legal/contract management qualification is an advantage.
• 5-7 years in contracts or legal/commercial roles.
• Proven experience within a system integrator, IT services company, technology provider, telecommunications company, managed services provider, or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of UAE commercial and contractual laws and business practices.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to management on commercial, contractual, corporate, and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs, framework agreements, service agreements, subcontract agreements, partnership agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Lead negotiations for contracts relating to system integration, managed services, cybersecurity, cloud, software, digital infrastructure, IT outsourcing, and professional services.
• Establish appropriate contractual positions and negotiate key commercial and legal terms to protect CNS's interests.
• Proactively monitor contractual rights, obligations, deliverables, milestones, payment terms, liabilities, warranties, SLAs, penalties, and other commitments.
• Advise project and commercial teams on contract interpretation, variations, change requests, claims, extensions, renewals, and termination.
• Support the development and implementation of contract management policies, processes, templates, approval frameworks, and governance mechanisms.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Legal advisory

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Business Administration

Master's degree or relevant qualification

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

DocuSign CLM

Job description

CNS in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Legal Counsel / Contract Manager to support the business across technology and IT services, including system integration, managed services, cybersecurity, cloud, and software.

You will manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, advise senior management, identify risks, and coordinate with external counsel to protect CNS's commercial interests.