Legal Director

Job description

The Legal Director leads and manages all legal affairs at the employer, providing strategic guidance, risk management, and legal oversight to support business growth. Works closely with executive leadership, HR, Finance, and Operations to ensure full compliance with local and international laws and to enable smooth commercial operations across multiple regions. Heads Board, ExCom, and shareholder governance processes as a key governance adviser. Responsibilities include developing and implementing legal strategy, advising the CEO and executive team on legal risks and regulatory requirements, overseeing corporate governance and compliance, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, monitoring regulatory updates in KSA, UAE, Jordan, Morocco, and the UK, developing internal policies and compliance frameworks, leading risk assessments and mitigation strategies, managing external counsel, handling dispute resolution and litigation, overseeing company registrations and licensing, supporting HR on employment law matters, collaborating with Finance and Business Development on contract structures, training internal teams on legal topics, leading and mentoring the legal team, and coordinating Board and ExCom meetings and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) required
• Master’s in Law (LLM) a plus
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience
• strong experience in commercial contracts, employment law, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance
• previous experience in a director or senior legal leadership role

Skills