Senior Legal Officer, MENA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Getinge; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking a Senior Legal Officer MENA to provide strategic legal advice for its operations in the MENA region. This role involves collaboration with various teams, contract management, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. The ideal candidate will have a law degree, at least 5 years of experience, and fluency in English. Knowledge of Arabic is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of legal experience required.
• Experience with E&C teams is essential.
• Experience in the Middle East, Africa, and Central & Eastern Europe preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on legal support for corporate affairs.
• Manage contracts with customers and suppliers.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various agreements.
• Implement contract management administration.
• Advise on legal, policy, and regulatory risks.

Skills

Strong sense of business ethics

Team cooperation and engagement

Commercial experience

Analytical and negotiation skills

Fluency in English

Knowledge of Arabic (preferred)

Education

Finished Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Summary of the Job

This is a senior legal role within the global commercial legal team. As the Senior Legal Officer MENA, you will report to the Head of Legal CEE & MEA and will be providing high quality, strategic and practical legal advice, guidance and support for Getinge's business in the MENA region.

The role involves closely collaborating with the MENA sales and service organization (SSU) and Business Area (BA) entities, as well as working closely with the global business/product areas, global sales and service, corporate and group functions. You will also partner closely with the overall global Ethics & Compliance and sustainability team.

The key responsibilities will include providing practical legal counsel to the two regional SSUs and BA teams, coordinating and ensuring high quality legal support across the MENA region, collaborating closely with the Head of Legal CEE & MEA and the global legal team, partnering with the Ethics & Compliance and sustainability teams to ensure adherence to all relevant laws and regulations, contributing legal expertise and insights to MENA business.

The role will report to the Head of Legal CEE & MEA.

Job Functions (Primary 2tional" essential" duties and responsibilities)

• Providing hands-on legal support for the general corporate affairs of Getinge's legal entities and operations in the MENA region, including governance-related matters.
• Managing relevant contracts with customers and suppliers, contractors, distributors and agents, service providers, software/technology providers, other internal corporate entities, etc.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements.
• In cooperation with the global commercial legal team, drafting, revising and implementing contract templates for various transactions and supporting the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• In collaboration with the global legal team, implement contract management administration.
• Identifying and advising on legal, policy and regulatory risks and the legal liabilities associated with the MENA business in general as well as in specific transactions.
• Collaborating with the Ethics & Compliance team, e.g., supporting implementation of MENA policies and directives and MENA governance structures.
• Conducting training for various legal and compliance-related topics as relevant.
• Keeping abreast of legal and compliance issues that could impact the MENA organization.
• Performing other related duties and special projects as required.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong sense of business ethics.
• Capability to work in a team and cooperate with all levels of an organization with a positive and engaging style, even in challenging circumstances.
• Commercial experience, analytical and negotiation skills, and the ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams in a matrix reporting structure.
• Knowledge of global business and international matrix models.
• A team player with a proactive and customer-oriented mindset, providing high-quality legal support, often under time pressure.
• Good judgment in knowing when and how to escalate issues to the appropriate level and propose solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
• Integrity and responsibility in performing work.
• Ability to positively disagree and search for better solutions.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Arabic is preferred.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Finished Law degree.
• At least 5 years of legal experience.
• Experience with close working relationship with E&C teams.
• Experience working in the Middle East, Africa, and Central & Eastern European markets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is essential.

Internal and External Contacts/Relationships

• Contact with the Global Legal and Global Ethics & Compliance team.
• Contact with regional global sales management, regional business area management, and functional leaders within the global organization.
• Contact with vendors, consultants, customers, distributors, and other relevant external third parties.

Disclaimer: The above information in this description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It does not contain nor is it intended to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.