Legal Specialist📣 Job Ad
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21 days ago
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Our client, a global leader in AI innovation, is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel to lead and manage all legal operations across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East & Africa region. This is a pivotal leadership position for an accomplished legal professional with strong corporate, commercial, and technology-sector experience.
Key Responsibilities
Experience & Qualifications
Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity to join one of the world’s most advanced AI companies and shape its legal foundation in the region. You will have a direct impact on governance, risk strategy, commercial operations, and IP protection across multiple markets.
Our client, a global leader in AI innovation, is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel to lead and manage all legal operations across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East & Africa region. This is a pivotal leadership position for an accomplished legal professional with strong corporate, commercial, and technology-sector experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and build the legal function for SenseTime across KSA & MEA.
- Oversee all corporate legal matters, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and technology-focused contracts.
- Manage legal documentation relating to licensing, employment, compliance, and company secretarial matters.
- Provide legal strategy and guidance on IP protection, enforcement, and monetization.
- Advise on cross-border transactions, negotiations, and post-completion matters.
- Support corporate structuring and the establishment of new entities in multiple jurisdictions.
- Oversee external counsel and ensure high-quality, cost-effective legal support.
- Align MEA legal operations with global SenseTime legal policies and frameworks.
Experience & Qualifications
- 10–12 years of experience in a top-tier international law firm and/or in-house within a leading technology company.
- Strong background in corporate, commercial, regulatory, and technology law.
- Experience in capital markets, IP law, or cross-border transactions is a strong plus.
- UK/US bar qualification preferred.
- Fluency in Arabic and English required; Mandarin is highly desirable.
- Strong commercial judgment, organisational skills, and leadership capability.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, innovation-driven environment.
Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity to join one of the world’s most advanced AI companies and shape its legal foundation in the region. You will have a direct impact on governance, risk strategy, commercial operations, and IP protection across multiple markets.
Requirements
- Requires 2-5 Years experience
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