Legal Director, Professional Services, Riyadh

Taylor Root; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm is seeking a Legal Director in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role involves managing contract processes, compliance, and corporate governance while supporting the growth of Saudi's economy. The ideal candidate is a KSA national with over 10 years of relevant legal experience. Strong Arabic language skills are essential. This position promises a rewarding opportunity in a multinational setting.

Qualifications

• KSA national with 10+ years of post-qualified experience.
• General corporate and commercial legal skills.
• Experience in compliance, employment, and regulatory matters is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Control contracts and manage contract drafting, negotiation, and execution.
• Handle compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
• Address disputes as they arise in an in-house environment.

Skills

Fluent Arabic

Contract management

Compliance

Corporate governance

Dispute resolution

Job description

Overview

Legal Director, Professional Services, Riyadh

It's common knowledge that Saudi's economy is growing and diversifying at the moment, but what if you could join a company at the heart of supporting that ambition? Our client is a global leader in professional services, supporting Saudi government services across a wide variety of projects covering employment, training, healthcare and social governance. This is an extremely good opportunity for an ambitious lawyer who wants to join a multinational standard environment, with deep KSA expertise, and be well rewarded for your efforts. So why this role in particular?

• Building opportunity currently without a dedicated on the ground lawyer, this will be their first hire in KSA.
• Multi-national thinking - join a global corporate.
• Added value - this role truly supports KSA economic growth.

Responsibilities

• Essentially a corporate and commercial role, but as is normal in-house, anything can come up.
• Taking a control of contracts and contract management, in drafting, negotiating and executing.
• Handling compliance and risk management issues, as well as corporate governance and disputes.

Qualifications

• Fluent, business level Arabic, and you need to be a KSA national.
• As a Director level position, you'll likely need at least 10+ years of post-qualified experience as a lawyer.
• The legal skill set is general corporate and commercial, additional experience across compliance, employment and regulatory is helpful.