Legal Counsel Commercial

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Strategy Development and Implementation


• Develop and direct the implementation of the function strategy ensuring alignment to divisional strategy, Khazna’s vision, mission, and corporate objectives.


• Ensure the provision of subject matter expertise for the assigned domain and provide counsel to Khazna leadership on all related areas to facilitate the achievement of Khazna’s strategy and divisional strategies Providing Legal Advice and Review – Contracts & Tender Management


• Advises internal stakeholders on regulatory, legal and contractual issues relating to a range of technology, telecommunications and data center services and initiatives.


• Advises on, reviews, drafts, structures and negotiates complex commercial contracts and tenders, with a view to prevent legal exposure. That includes data center leasing, colocation, capacity procurement, real estate acquisition, expansion, appointment of contractor, technical advisors and/or project managers, operations, facility management, maintenance, supply, change requests, variations, escalation procedures, fibre connectivity and networking.


• Reviews, prepares and advises on bids and new projects in order to protect the company's interests and mitigate risks.


• Ensures that the contractual provisions are consistent with the statutory requirements and the company’s policies and corporate governance.


• Identifies legal risks and issues with respect to the projects/deals/contracts, especially as to liabilities, indemnification, ownership of trademarks, ownership and processing of data, insurance coverage and identifies and uses ways to timely mitigate them.


• Ensures alignment from a commercial perspective with the company's strategy, vision, mission and corporate objectives.


• Provides training and awareness to the relevant departments as to the legal aspects of the commercial and real estate operations.


• Participates in meetings with business partners and other legal team members to share updates on ongoing projects, in progress deals, and recent developments.


• Works with engineering, security, operations, networking or other technical specialists regarding contracts and proposed modifications to contract templates and standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works on new processes to simplify or expedite how the company transacts with its counterparties.


• Manages external counsel.


• Leads the talent development initiatives within the function.


• Participates in the implementation and management of change through continuous update of the systems, processes, documents relevant to the function area, taking into account the global standards and changes in the business environment and operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law is a must.


• A Master's degree would be advantageous.


• Admission to practice in a recognized jurisdiction.

Minimum Experience:

• 7 years of good experience of working with data centres either in private practice or in-house and be used to running high value deals.

Job-Specific Skills (Generic / Technical):

• Background or keen interest in technology, real estate, commercial leasing, telecommunications and/or data centers.


• Strong understanding of complex commercial contracts, strong in drafting and negotiating key clauses in such contracts, solid experience in risk assessment, interaction and ability to manage key stakeholders.


• Strong proficiency in written and spoken English. Arabic would be advantageous.