Legal Affairs Manager

📣⚖️ We're Hiring: Legal Affairs Manager📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (UAE) 🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time 💼 Level: Mid-Level to Senior Management🌐 About UsWe are a growth-focused organization committed to maintaining strong legal governance, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management across the United Arab Emirates.Through proactive legal support, contract governance, regulatory monitoring, dispute management, corporate governance, and strategic legal advice, we help protect the organization's interests while enabling sustainable business growth.We value integrity, accountability, professionalism, confidentiality, compliance, and sound legal judgment.🎯 The RoleWe are seeking an experienced Legal Affairs Manager to oversee the organization's legal affairs, contracts, regulatory matters, corporate governance, disputes, and legal-risk management.The successful candidate will provide practical legal advice to senior management and business functions while coordinating with internal stakeholders, government authorities, external counsel, regulators, customers, suppliers, and business partners.This role is ideal for professionals with experience in corporate law, commercial law, contracts, regulatory affairs, legal operations, compliance, dispute resolution, or in-house legal management.🚀 What You'll DoDevelop and implement legal-affairs strategies aligned with organizational objectivesProvide legal advice and practical recommendations to senior management and business teamsManage day-to-day corporate and commercial legal mattersReview, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, contracts, memoranda, NDAs, and other legal documentsEstablish contract-review and approval procedures to ensure appropriate legal and commercial risk managementAdvise business teams on contractual obligations, liabilities, warranties, indemnities, termination rights, and dispute provisionsManage the organization's contract lifecycle and legal-documentation processesMaintain a centralized register of material contracts, legal obligations, disputes, licenses, and regulatory requirementsReview agreements with customers, suppliers, vendors, consultants, technology providers, partners, and other third partiesSupport procurement, sales, finance, HR, operations, IT, compliance, and business-development teams on legal mattersIdentify, assess, and mitigate legal and contractual risks associated with business activitiesMonitor changes in UAE laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, and government requirementsAssess the impact of legal and regulatory changes on organizational operationsDevelop and update legal policies, procedures, templates, playbooks, and internal guidelinesSupport corporate governance, board matters, shareholder requirements, resolutions, and corporate records where applicableCoordinate corporate registrations, licenses, powers of attorney, authorizations, and other legal documentationManage relationships with external law firms, legal consultants, government authorities, regulators, and specialist advisorsSelect, instruct, and monitor external counsel on complex legal mattersManage litigation, arbitration, mediation, claims, disputes, and legal proceedings in coordination with external counselMaintain records of ongoing and potential disputes and monitor legal exposureSupport employment-related legal matters in coordination with HR and relevant advisorsAdvise on intellectual-property, confidentiality, data-protection, technology, and commercial matters where applicableSupport mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, restructuring, and other strategic transactionsConduct or coordinate legal due diligence for major transactions and business initiativesSupport regulatory licensing, permits, approvals, and government-facing legal mattersEnsure appropriate legal and compliance controls are incorporated into new products, services, projects, and partnershipsDevelop legal-risk assessments and escalation frameworksPrepare executive and board-level legal reports, risk summaries, recommendations, and updatesConduct legal-awareness and contract-management training for business teamsEstablish KPIs for legal operations, contract turnaround, disputes, external legal spend, and compliance activitiesIdentify opportunities to improve legal processes, technology, documentation, and operational efficiencyMaintain strict confidentiality and professional standards in handling sensitive legal informationLead and mentor legal specialists, contract managers, legal coordinators, and support teamsPromote a proactive, commercially minded, and risk-aware legal culture throughout the organization✅ What We're Looking ForBachelor's degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent recognized legal qualification5–10+ years of experience in legal affairs, corporate law, commercial law, contracts, regulatory law, or an in-house legal functionProven experience managing commercial contracts and corporate legal mattersStrong knowledge of UAE legal and regulatory frameworksExperience working with senior executives, business units, external counsel, regulators, and government stakeholdersStrong contract-drafting, negotiation, legal-analysis, and risk-assessment skillsExperience managing disputes, claims, litigation, or arbitration mattersExcellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and stakeholder-management skillsStrong commercial awareness and ability to translate legal issues into practical business recommendationsAbility to manage multiple high-priority matters while maintaining accuracy and confidentialityStrong understanding of the UAE legal and business environment is essential🌟 Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree or LLM in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, International Business Law, or a related disciplineProfessional legal qualification or bar admission in a recognized jurisdictionExperience as an in-house legal counsel, legal manager, or corporate legal advisorStrong knowledge of UAE Commercial Companies Law, Civil Transactions Law, labor regulations, data-protection requirements, intellectual-property law, and relevant sector-specific regulationsExperience with corporate governance, compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management, and legal operationsExperience managing complex commercial agreements, including MSAs, SLAs, distribution agreements, licensing agreements, JV agreements, technology agreements, and procurement contractsExperience with legal-management systems, contract-lifecycle-management platforms, electronic document management, and legal analyticsKnowledge of UAE mainland and free-zone legal environments is an advantageExperience working across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other UAE emirates is desirableExperience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, aviation, energy, construction, real estate, or logistics is an advantagePrevious experience working across the UAE and GCC is highly desirableFluency in English is required; Arabic is highly advantageous🌟 What We OfferFull-time position based in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪Competitive salary and performance-based incentivesOpportunity to lead strategic legal and corporate-governance initiativesExposure to complex commercial transactions and UAE regulatory mattersCollaboration with senior executives, government stakeholders, regulators, external counsel, and business leadersProfessional development and legal leadership opportunitiesDynamic and commercially focused working environmentLeadership and career development opportunitiesComprehensive benefits package