Senior Legal Counsel GCC Saudi Cluster

About the Role

DHL is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel - GCC Saudi Cluster to join their team in Al Khobar. This full-time role involves supporting the Head of Legal in managing legal matters across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Yemen. The successful candidate will act as a key legal partner to DHL’s business units throughout the region, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia's evolving regulatory environment and Vision 2030.

Role Purpose and Context

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide strategic and day-to-day legal advice, support commercial transactions and negotiations, and identify and mitigate legal risks. The role also involves ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including cross-border matters within the GCC. This position requires close collaboration with senior business leaders and legal colleagues across the MENA region, contributing to strategic projects, investments, and the development of effective legal processes that support DHL’s business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level legal advice to country and regional management and business unit leadership across the GCC Saudi Cluster.
• Support the Head of Legal in developing and implementing the legal strategy for the cluster, aligned with DHL’s business objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks while enabling commercial opportunities.
• Advise on Saudi commercial, corporate, employment, and regulatory law, including the evolving regulatory environment under Vision 2030.
• Support the business on contracts, negotiations, customer and supplier matters, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic projects.
• Advise on the legal and governance implications of different business structures, including joint ventures, commercial agencies, and wholly owned entities.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead litigation, arbitration, disputes, and regulatory investigations across the cluster.
• Provide legal support for strategic investments, M&A activities, real estate, and major commercial projects.
• Advise on competition law, data protection, tax-related legal matters, customs, and trade compliance as required.
• Support DHL’s businesses in navigating Saudi local content requirements, Saudisation/Nitaqat, and other key regulatory obligations.
• Provide legal support to the DHL Group MENA Regional Headquarters in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
• Work closely with legal colleagues across MENA and other regions on cross-border matters.
• Deliver legal training and practical guidance to business stakeholders on key legal developments and risks.
• Help drive efficient, pragmatic, and business-oriented legal processes and explore opportunities to use legal technology to improve service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess 7-10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience in a complex, international environment is preferred.
• A commercially minded approach to legal practice is essential.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, supporting the DHL Group MENA Regional Headquarters. The role involves working within an international environment and collaborating with legal and business teams across the MENA region.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DHL is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.