Senior Legal Specialist

CreditNinja - KMD Partners, LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

CreditNinja - KMD Partners, LLC is seeking a Senior Legal Specialist to join its Legal Affairs team in Riyadh. The role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, while providing legal and commercial risk guidance to business stakeholders.

You will mentor junior specialists, maintain templates, and coordinate with internal teams and external counsel to support high-value agreements and dispute resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) required.
• 4–7 years of experience in contract or commercial law.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience advising on contractual risks and providing legal guidance to business units.
• Experience in E-commerce/Technology/Retail sectors preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Identify and advise on legal and commercial risks within contracts.
• Provide legal advice to business units on contractual matters.
• Support complex and high-value contract negotiations.
• Maintain contract records, approvals, renewals, and key contractual terms.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates and playbooks.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel when required.
• Support dispute resolution related to contractual matters.
• Mentor junior Legal Specialists and contribute to improving contract processes.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract review

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB)

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Legal Specialist to join our Legal Affairs team. The role will focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements, while providing legal and commercial risk advice to business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Identify and advise on legal and commercial risks within contracts.
• Provide legal advice to business units on contractual matters.
• Support complex and high-value contract negotiations.
• Maintain contract records, approvals, renewals, and key contractual terms.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates and playbooks.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external legal counsel when required.
• Support dispute resolution related to contractual matters.
• Mentor junior Legal Specialists and contribute to improving contract processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB).
• 4–7 years of experience in contract law, commercial law, or in-house legal practice.
• Strong hands-on experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience providing legal advice and assessing contractual risks.
• Experience in the E-commerce, Technology, or Retail sectors is preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in a holding company or multi-entity environment is a plus.
• Legal practice license is preferred.