Current jobs related to Regional Head of Legal Mea - Dubai - SYSTRA

  • Head of Business Development

    8 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Clyde&Co Full time

    Job Title - Head of Business Development & Marketing (MEA) - Dubai Based - Job Location - Dubai - Job Type - Business/Professional Services & Support - Expertise - Business Development - Description **The Team** Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, with 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people across nearly 70...

  • Regional Head of Legal

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Idex Full time

    A major international Logistics company is seeking a Senior Commercial Lawyer to join the business as Head of Legal - GCC region. The business is based in Dubai and offers a strong salary and benefits. The ideal applicant will have prior legal experience in the Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics sector, and experience working in the GCC region. You...

  • Privacy Counsel

    2 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Apple Full time

    **Summary** Posted: Oct 23, 2024 Weekly Hours**:40** Role Number**:200574118** **Description** At Apple we are about creating great products. Part of making products great is designing products that respect consumer security and privacy. Apple is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and proactive (Senior) Privacy Counsel to join its team, focusing...

  • Privacy Counsel

    3 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Apple Full time

    **Summary** Posted: Oct 23, 2024 Weekly Hours**:40** Role Number**:200574118** **Description** At Apple we are about creating great products. Part of making products great is designing products that respect consumer security and privacy. Apple is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and proactive (Senior) Privacy Counsel to join its team, focusing...

  • Ra Operational Excellence and Strategy Head- Mea

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Novartis Full time

    769 million lives touched by our products. Imagine what you could do at Novartis. No matter where you work, you could contribute to solving some of the toughest healthcare challenges and have an extraordinary impact on people’s lives. Join us! We are hiring for a Regulatory Affairs (RA) MEA Operational Excellence and Strategy Head who will be responsible...

  • Legal Counsel

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jameson Legal Full time

    Our client is an ever-growing business which has private equity backing from one of the world’s pre-eminent investment firms. They specialise in providing technology services with their international HQ based in the UAE, and are looking to expand their legal function in Dubai with the search for a Legal Counsel to join the team. This is an excellent...

  • Strategic Growth Head Dgf Mea

    4 weeks ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates DHL Full time

    **Strategic Growth Head DGF MEA** Would you like to be part of the most international company in the world? A company operating in more than 220 countries worldwide and has been pioneering cross-border express shipping since 1969. Would you like to be part of a business that connects people across the globe and want to make a difference? Then waste no time...

  • Regional Reefer Manager

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates DHL Full time

    **Regional Reefer Manager - MEA** Would you like to be part of the most international company in the world? A company operating in more than 220 countries worldwide and has been pioneering cross-border express shipping since 1969. Would you like to be part of a business that connects people across the globe and want to make a difference? Then waste no time...

  • Head of Customer Success

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Nathan & Nathan Human Resources Full time

    Our client is a leading SaaS platform based in Paris, specializing in legal tech and government projects. Our innovative solutions serve clients across the globe, and we are currently seeking a dynamic Head of Customer Success for the MEA region. **Responsibilities**: - ** Team Management**:Lead and manage the Customer Success team, ensuring their...

  • Junior Legal Counsel- Temporary

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Philips Full time

    **Job Title**: Junior Legal Counsel - Temporary As a** Junior **Legal Counsel, you **shall provide corporate legal support for MEA region. **Your role**: - Perform all standard supporting tasks for the legal department. - Draft and review various types of agreements in English and Arabic. - Advising on general corporate and commercial law matters. - Draft...

  • Mea Legal Intern

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Novartis Full time

    390759BR **MEA Legal Intern**: Utd.Arab Emir. **About the role** Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We use innovative science and technology to address some of society's most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as...

  • Construction Legal Counsel

    6 days ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mace Full time

    The opportunity Project: The Mace legal team provides legal support for the Mace business worldwide across the consult, construct and operate business engines. The team is seeking specific support for Mace Consult in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, based with our regional commercial teams in either Dubai or Riyadh. Your responsibilities will...

  • Head of Legal

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jameson Legal Full time

    We have been instructed on a role with a truly global company who are a technology services specialist and have their international HQ based in the UAE. As a private equity backed business, they are currently undergoing significant growth and are looking expanding their legal function in Dubai. Applicants will be a qualified lawyer with experience in the...

  • Ea to General Counsel

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Cigna Group Full time

    Cigna is proud of its Middle East and Africa (**MEA**) business which it regards as an exciting engine for growth. Cigna has offices in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and has partnership arrangements in place across 11 jurisdictions in Africa. The Cigna MEA team serves sectors right across the MEA region including our significant corporate...

  • Regional Cfo Mea

    5 days ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates NTS Group FZLLE Ltd Full time

    Through our **"Women in Leadership" **division, we are proudly working with a global consumer giant to recruit a Regional CFO MEA, to be based in Dubai. This is a rare opportunity to hit the external market and is a key member of MEA Leadership team. The CFO will act as the co-pilot to the General Manager and is responsible to develop talent across the...

  • Head of Marketing

    7 months ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bühler Full time

    Introduction Bühler Group in Dubai, UAE is looking for a skilled professional to join our team as Head of Marketing & Communication - MEA. This position will be responsible to spearhead the development and execution of a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region while ensuring its alignment with the...

  • Css Mea North Head of Business Office

    10 hours ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates SAP Full time

    **We help the world run better** **Position Summary: CSS MEA NORTH Head of Business Office** **Expected Travel: 0 - 40%** **Employment Type: Regular Full Time** **Expectations and Tasks**: The CSS MEA NORTH Head of Business Office role is a senior strategic role focused on driving business success and ensuring operational excellence across CSS MEA NORTH...

  • Css Mea South Head of Business Office

    10 hours ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates SAP Full time

    **We help the world run better** **Position Summary: CSS MEA SOUTH Head of Business Office** **Expected Travel: 0 - 40%** **Employment Type: Regular Full Time** **Expectations and Tasks**: The CSS MEA SOUTH Head of Business Office role is a senior strategic role focused on driving business success and ensuring operational excellence across CSS MEA SOUTH...

  • Head of Region

    2 weeks ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates Clearstate Pte. Ltd Full time

    **Introduction**: **Head of Region (MEA), Custom Events, The Economist Impact Events** The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver our information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences and electronic services. What ties us together is the objectivity of our...

  • Head of Region

    2 weeks ago

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Economist Group LTD Full time

    Introduction: **Head of Region (MEA), Custom Events, The Economist Impact Events** The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver our information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences and electronic services. What ties us together is the objectivity of our...

Regional Head of Legal Mea

1 month ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates SYSTRA Full time

:
With over 11,000 employees, SYSTRA is one of the world’s leading engineering and consulting groups specialized in public transport and mobility solutions. In the Middle East Region and in Africa, Systra provides multi-disciplinary services ranging from consultancy and engineering for rail/urban transport and environment. We work with our clients to find innovative solutions to complex issues concerning the location and movement of people, goods and services. We have a long-standing reputation for the provision of high quality, robust and independent advice. We are dedicated to delivering excellence to our clients through our entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm whilst promoting a culture of listening, teamwork and employee empowerment.

Contexte:
As SYSTRA continues to grow as a business in (i) the Middle East region and in (ii) Africa, we are looking for a

**Regional Head of Legal MEA**

The Regional Head of Legal will assist in providing commercial and legal counselling related to matters for SYSTRA in the Middle East region (in particular UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrein, Egypt and KSA) & English-speaking Africa - (including D&B activities in such regions).

The Regional Head of Legal will report to the Head of Legal for Design and Build & International BU (based in HQ, Paris) and will liaise operationally directly with the Managing Directors of the MEA region.

She/he shall ensure that both legal support and policy are consistently and effectively deployed across the business, that contractual risks are under control and that SYSTRA’s operating needs are met. In addition, she/he will provide general legal support to all operational divisions and departments of the group according to SYSTRA Group needs and requirements. She/he will be required to think out of the box and strategically, using legal background and exercising strong practical judgement.

The Regional Head of Legal shall manage one legal adviser based in Riyadh, KSA. The Regional Head of Legal will be based in Dubai, UAE.

Missions/Responsabilités:

- Provide legal advice and analysis on the full range of issues (mainly contractual and litigation) arising in in the Gulf region & English-speaking Africa.
- Draft, evaluate and advise on a variety of contracts and agreements with respect to SYSTRA’s projects in the Gulf region & Africa.
- Support in contractual negotiations with the client so that business requirements are met.
- Create and maintain relationship with internal clients and operational teams, clients, consortium partners, subcontractors, as the case may be, and their legal advisors on a day-to-day basis to facilitate reporting to senior management.
- Maintain records for correspondence and documentation in relation to established Contracts and those in progress.
- Work closely with the contract management team for the zone covered to secure the close-out, extension or renewal to serve the best interests of SYSTRA.
- Be aware, understand and obtain thorough knowledge about the active projects and the tenders in preparation in the region(s) assigned.
- Challenge legal matters through risks identification and provide mitigation advice.
- Offer support and guidance to other members of the legal department.
- Engage with management to meet goals and ensure adherence to important corporate and regulatory policies through training.
- Manage the local corporate processes for entities based in the Gulf region & English-speaking Africa, in coordination with other departments.
- Liaise with local insurance brokers for projects and tenders.
- Draft legal notices and lead the support towards management of dispute cases.

Profil/Compétences:
**Educational Background**:LLM, LLB or PhD in Law

Admitted as a solicitor is a good advantage

**Language Skill**
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Fluent in Arabic (written and spoken)
- Fluent in French (written and spoken) (not mandatory)

**Career Background**
- Proven experience of negotiating and drafting contracts and transaction documents.
- Management experience
- Previous experience in procurement law.
- Previous experience in an international environment
- Extensive experience of minimum 10 years in the Middle East (Mostly KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE & Egypt)
- Ideally a prior in-house experience with an engineering and/or construction company preceded by law firm experience is preferred.
- Previous experience in either construction, transport or engineering sectors is favoured.
- Solid knowledge of FIDIC, PMC and EPC contracts is mandatory.
- Previous experience in corporate law is an advantage. (To conduct corporate tasks before the competent authorities, if needed)

**Soft Skills**
- Ability to negotiate.
- Team player with strong commitment to actively work in alignment with other team members (Not only legal, but also operational and other supporting teams)
- Capacity to build and maintain strong links with the operational Level.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work