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Counsel, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions (MEA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted 4 years ago
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  • Provide solution-oriented counsel in support of the commercialization and sales efforts of the regional and local C&I and Digital teams;
  • Advise on legal, regulatory, reputational, and liability matters for new and existing products under an agile product development environment. Research on local law, conduct jurisdictional reviews, and collaborate with subject matter experts on data privacy, regulatory, IP, and other issues;
  • Assist the broader C&I and Digital legal team by closely monitoring and staying tuned with C&I’s and Digital Strategy with a MEA focus, connecting the dots and understanding big picture and helping to guide the rest of the legal team to support the business accordingly and assisting in keeping the legal team proactive and ahead;
  • Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial, services, partnership and license agreements;
  • Leadership and liaison roles in aligning and collaborating across various business and legal teams;
  • Collaborate with team members on product development and go-to-market implementation;
  • Strategic partner and trusted advisor to a demanding business unit; High level of interaction with business clients;
  • Manage wide-ranging issues such as data usage/privacy, intellectual property, compliance, regulatory, and tax by partnering with subject matter experts in these areas and other stakeholder teams, and balancing these issues against reputational risk to ensure product constructs and commercial agreements are consistent with corporate strategy, internal policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations;
  • Support sales and execution initiatives in defined markets within MEA.
  • Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the C&I business.

Job Requirements

  • Strong global experience in supporting the commercialization of products and product management
  • Solid transactional training and experience (preferably from a highly reputable law firm);
  • Must have strong drafting and negotiations skills with the ability to manage complex issues and deal structure;
  • Ability to operate in an agile and less than full information environment and ability to make quick but calculated decisions while managing risk effectively;
  • Must be pragmatic, solutions-oriented, business-friendly, creative, nimble, thought provoker, and an advocate for the business;
  • Must have leadership skills in bringing different perspectives together and work through competing priorities;
  • Must be able to work independently and collaboratively, but also take direction from manager and other team members, as appropriate;
  • Must multi-task effectively in an extremely fast-paced team environment with short turnaround times;
  • Must have strong communication skills to interact with clients and colleagues;
  • Must be a team player and willing to take on responsibilities and roles that support the team, region, department and the company;
  • Must be interested in significant contact with the business clients daily
  • A Juris Doctorate degree (or non-U.S. equivalent) and admitted to bar (or non-U.S. equivalent) and in good standing

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