MEA Contracts & Compliance Counsel

gutor; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Gutor, a leading international manufacturer of UPS systems, seeks a Legal Counsel to support growth in the Middle East and Africa. You will draft, review and negotiate diverse commercial agreements and manage corporate legal and insurance matters across MEA, while coordinating with global teams.

You will provide practical, commercially balanced legal advice to local leadership, support strategic initiatives, and help manage regulatory compliance and risk across regions.

Qualifications

• Law degree and admitted to practice in MEA jurisdictions.
• 5–8 years post-qualification legal experience.
• Strong experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Experience in Petrochemical Industry or Oil & Gas Industry.
• Experience within an industrial, engineering, energy, technology, manufacturing, or infrastructure environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer contracts, supplier agreements, NDAs, service agreements, and distribution/agency agreements.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks and support contract lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain contract templates and negotiation playbooks; partner with Sales, Procurement, Finance, HR and Operations.
• Manage day-to-day corporate legal and insurance matters across Gutor entities, especially MEA; support governance and corporate secretarial requirements.
• Coordinate with insurers, brokers, external counsel, auditors and regulators as required.
• Provide legal support to managers and leadership; support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, partnerships, and business expansion projects.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal drafting

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Regulatory compliance

In-house experience

Education

Law degree (LLB or equivalent)

Admission to practice law in MEA jurisdictions

Job description

Gutor, a leading international manufacturer of UPS systems, seeks a Legal Counsel to support growth in the Middle East and Africa. You will draft, review and negotiate diverse commercial agreements and manage corporate legal and insurance matters across MEA, while coordinating with global teams.

You will provide practical, commercially balanced legal advice to local leadership, support strategic initiatives, and help manage regulatory compliance and risk across regions.