Legal Associate Lean Technologies  

What you will do/strong>/p>

• Commercial Contract Review: Review, draft, and mark up commercial agreements including NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and other standard commercial contracts. Identify legal risks, propose fallback language, and support negotiations where required./p>

• Contract Lifecycle Management: Manage contracts throughout their lifecycle using contract management systems (e.g. Ironclad), including version control, approvals, execution, and record keeping./p>

• Template Management: Support the development, maintenance, and standardization of contract templates and playbooks to improve efficiency and consistency across the business./p>

• Legal Operations & Administration: Provide day-to-day operational support to the Legal team, including maintaining legal records, coordinating document execution, and assisting with corporate documentation such as resolutions and internal approvals./p>

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams including sales, product, people, finance and compliance to help address routine legal requests and facilitate contract execution./p>

• Regulatory & Compliance Awareness: Support the Legal team in monitoring and implementing legal and regulatory requirements across the UAE and KSA, particularly in areas such as data protection and financial services regulation./p>

• General Legal Support: Assist with ad-hoc legal tasks and projects as they arise and contributing to improving legal processes and unlocking strategic work./p>

What we are looking for/strong>/p>

• Experienced legal professional (ideally a qualified lawyer) with experience in commercial contract review and drafting, ideally within a law firm or in-house legal team./p>

• Experience reviewing and marking up commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, and vendor contracts./p>

• Strong understanding of standard commercial contract structures and key contractual provisions such as liability, payment terms, service levels, and data protection clauses./p>

• Experience using contract lifecycle management tools (e.g. Ironclad) and document management systems is highly desirable./p>

• Fluent in Arabic and English, both written and spoken/p>

• Strong Microsoft Word/Google Docs and Excel skills, including document redlining and version management./p>

• Basic familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to fintech and data protection in the UAE and KSA is a plus./p>

• Keen understanding of business principles and able to apply legal knowledge pragmatically, considering the commercial context and providing solutions that support business growth and mitigate risk effectively./p>

• Able to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment./p>

• Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn in a dynamic and evolving business environment./p>

• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and communication skills./p>

• Collaborative, with a proactive attitude toward problem-solving./p>