Corporate Legal Counsel (Transactions) - Holding Company

On behalf of a diversified family group active in real estate development, institutional joint ventures, multi-brand F&B businesses and international holdings, we are seeking a Legal Counsel to join a fast-moving and transaction-heavy legal function.PurposeRun transactions end-to-end with minimal supervision — from term sheet to signing and completion — to the standard of a senior associate at a leading firm. This is the Group’s deal execution engine: the role holds the pen against top-tier opposing counsel.Key responsibilitiesDraft and negotiate the Group’s transaction documents: joint venture and shareholders’ agreements, share purchase and subscription agreements, development and services agreements, franchise agreements (as franchisor and franchisee), leases of commercial significance, NDAs and term sheets.Run deal execution: transaction checklists, conditions precedent, approvals, signing and completion mechanics, and coordination of counterparties, advisors and local counsel across jurisdictions.Prepare and maintain negotiation tools: issues lists, negotiating matrices, change logs and clause-by-clause comparisons; keep positions consistent across document turns.Handle corporate actions: capital increases, share swaps and transfers, entity formations and conversions, constitutional documents, and Ministry of Commerce filings.Manage due diligence and information requests — both running DD on counterparties and responding to DD on the Group — including title, corporate and regulatory verification.Produce and review bilingual documents; ensure Arabic and English versions are accurate and consistent, including prevailing-language discipline.Identify related-party issues, approval requirements and regulatory triggers early, and route them for approval before signing.Supervise and develop the Junior Legal Counsel on transaction support.Candidate profile5–8 years’ experience with strong law firm training (international firm or leading regional practice)Proven transactional record in Saudi Arabia: Companies Law mechanics, real estate and development agreements, and commercial/franchise work; GCC exposure valued.Excellent bilingual Arabic/English drafting — able to draft an agreement in either language from scratch, cleanly and simply.Meticulous: catches cross-reference errors, defined-term drift and numerical inconsistencies; triple-checks own work before it goes out.Self-sufficient deal manager: organised, calm under deadline pressure, and able to carry several live matters in parallel.