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Legal Director – AI – UAE
EMEA Legal
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Director
Onsite
3 days ago
Contract NegotiationGPU as a Service (GPUaaS)Data Centre AgreementsChip ProcurementExport ControlsTrade Compliance
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Contract NegotiationGPU as a Service (GPUaaS)Data Centre Agreements
About the Role
Our client, a multi-billion-dollar enterprise AI infrastructure platform in the MENA region, seeks a Legal Director to lead high-stakes contract negotiations for GPU-as-a-Service, data centre agreements, and chip procurement.
Key Skills for This Role
Contract NegotiationGPU as a Service (GPUaaS)Data Centre AgreementsChip ProcurementExport ControlsTrade Compliance
Responsibilities
- Lead high stakes, SLA driven contract negotiations for GPU as a Service and cloud environments
- Drive the full legal lifecycle for chip procurement, data centre services, platform licensing, and enterprise customer agreements
- Manage complex export controls, trade compliance, and cross border technology transfers across the MENA region
- Establish robust legal playbooks and contract management frameworks to support high volume commercial velocity
- Act as a strategic advisor to C suite, Commercial, Finance, and Technology teams
Requirements
- 15 20 years of post qualification legal experience
- Proven track record in technology, cloud services, AI infrastructure, or hardware procurement
- Deep technical depth in infrastructure specific SLAs, GPU as a Service models, and multi party commercial structures
- Hands on experience with international export controls and cross border technology compliance
- Practical experience negotiating against hyperscalers, GPU manufacturers, or major data centre operators
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- Our client is the technology and AI growth engine of a multi billion dollar enterprise, building one of the most consequential AI infrastructure platforms in the MENA region.
- This is a high stakes transformation mandate, not a steady state operation.
- You will provide the legal leadership to make the company's rapid growth defensible.
The Role
- Lead high stakes, SLA driven contract negotiations for GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) and cloud environments, defining critical technical benchmarks like uptime commitments and remediation frameworks.
- Drive the full legal lifecycle for chip procurement, data centre services, platform licensing, and enterprise customer agreements from initial term sheet through to execution.
- Navigate global compliance by managing complex export controls, trade compliance, and cross border technology transfers—specifically regarding US origin hardware and software—across the MENA region and beyond.
- Build organizational infrastructure by establishing robust legal playbooks and contract management frameworks that support high volume commercial velocity without sacrificing rigour.
- Act as a strategic advisor, partnering directly with the C suite, Commercial, Finance, and Technology teams to translate complex technical realities into enforceable, commercially sound contracts.
The Candidate
- 15–20 years of post qualification legal experience.
- Proven track record in technology, cloud services, Artificial Intelligence infrastructure, or hardware procurement, with a strong preference for prior in house experience in a high growth tech environment.
- Deep technical depth in infrastructure specific SLAs, GPU as a Service models, and multi party commercial structures.
- Regulatory savvy including hands on experience dealing with international export controls and cross border technology compliance.
- Operates as a strategic partner who communicates legal risk in sharp commercial terms.
- Practical experience negotiating against hyperscalers, GPU manufacturers, or major data centre operators is a significant differentiator.
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