Senior Legal Counsel - Contracting

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks an experienced Legal Contracting leader to draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial, construction, procurement, and infrastructure contracts. You will provide strategic legal advice to senior leadership on major projects and contractual obligations.

You will oversee contracting lifecycle from procurement through closeout, identify risks, ensure governance compliance, and mentor the Legal Contracting team while improving templates and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, master’s preferred.
• Significant experience in a leading law firm or major organization.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial and infrastructure contracts.
• Ability to advise senior stakeholders on risk, negotiations, and strategic matters.
• Knowledge of contracting principles, procurement, governance, and regulations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Legal Contracting team; knowledge transfer.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of complex contracts.
• Provide strategic legal advice to senior leadership on obligations, risks, and major project matters.
• Support projects through contracting lifecycle from procurement to closeout.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks including variations and disputes.
• Ensure contracts comply with laws, internal policies, governance and delegation of authority.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Development, Finance to provide timely legal support.
• Manage external legal counsel and ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, guidance, processes, and contracting best practices.
• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the Legal Contracting team.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Legal advisory

Contract risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Team leadership

External counsel management

Governance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

- Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial, construction, procurement, infrastructure, transportation, consultancy, and service contracts.

- Provide strategic and practical legal advice to senior leadership and internal stakeholders on contractual obligations, commercial risks, claims, and major project matters.

- Support projects throughout the contracting lifecycle, from procurement and contract development through execution, administration, and closeout.

- Identify and mitigate contractual risks, including variations, performance issues, claims, and potential disputes.

- Ensure contracts comply with applicable Saudi laws, internal policies, governance requirements, and delegation of authority.

- Collaborate with Procurement, Development, Finance, and other business functions to provide timely legal support for key projects and transactions.

- Manage external legal counsel and ensure the quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery of legal services.

- Develop and maintain contract templates, legal guidance, processes, and contracting best practices.

- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the Legal Contracting team while promoting knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.

- Bachelor’s degree in law, master's is preferred.

- Significant experience within a leading law firm, major organization, government-related entity, or large-scale development environment.

- Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial, construction, procurement, and infrastructure contracts.

- Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders on contractual risk, commercial negotiations, and strategic legal matters.

- Strong knowledge of contracting principles, procurement practices, corporate governance, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.