Legal Manager / Head of Legal Department
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Legal Manager / Head of Legal Department to lead legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across multiple business units including retail, manufacturing, international trade, franchising, and corporate structures.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the in house legal team, set legal standards and processes, and act as the primary legal advisor to senior management.
- Oversee and approve commercial contracts (leases, suppliers, customers, export), key risk positions, non standard terms, and contract escalation matters.
- Supervise handling of disputes, claims, non payment, terminations, and settlements, and advise management on legal risk mitigation.
- Oversee trade licences, permits, regulatory compliance, inspections, fines, and authority correspondence; approve regulatory legal positions.
- Supervise legal support for consumer complaints, franchise matters, and review of marketing and advertising compliance.
- Oversee corporate governance, filings, resolutions, IP portfolio management, and bank financing documentation and negotiations.
- Oversee compliance frameworks (KYC, sanctions), manufacturing/export compliance, construction and lease matters, and legal document control.
Requirements
- Law degree / legal education (mandatory)
- Fluent English (mandatory)
- 6+ years’ experience in house or in international legal consulting
- Strong background in commercial, corporate, regulatory, and trade law
- Proven leadership and people management experience
- Ability to work independently in a multi entity environment
- Russian language is an advantage
- UAE/GCC experience preferred
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Position Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Legal Manager / Head of Legal Department to lead and oversee all legal, regulatory and compliance matters across multiple business units, including retail, manufacturing, international trade, franchising and corporate structures.
- This role requires a hands on legal leader who can take full ownership of existing legal processes, manage and develop a legal team, and act as a strategic partner to management in a fast paced international environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Legal Leadership & Governance: Lead and develop the in house legal team, set legal standards and processes, and act as the primary legal advisor to senior management.
- Commercial Contract Oversight: Oversee and approve commercial contracts (leases, suppliers, customers, export), key risk positions, non standard terms, and contract escalation matters.
- Disputes & Risk Management: Supervise handling of disputes, claims, non payment, terminations, and settlements, and advise management on legal risk mitigation.
- Regulatory, Licensing & Authorities: Oversee trade licences, permits, regulatory compliance, inspections, fines, and authority correspondence; approve regulatory legal positions.
- Consumer, Franchise & Marketing Compliance: Supervise legal support for consumer complaints, franchise matters, and review of marketing and advertising compliance.
- Corporate, IP & Financing: Oversee corporate governance, filings, resolutions, IP portfolio management, and bank financing documentation and negotiations.
- Compliance, Projects & Controls: Oversee compliance frameworks (KYC, sanctions), manufacturing/export compliance, construction and lease matters, and legal document control.
Requirements
- Law degree / legal education (mandatory)
- Fluent English (mandatory)
- 6+ years’ experience in house or in international legal consulting
- Strong background in commercial, corporate, regulatory, and trade law
- Proven leadership and people management experience
- Ability to work independently in a multi entity environment
- Russian language is an advantage
- UAE/GCC experience preferred
Work Format
- Full time, office based
Salary
- 25000 to 30000 AED per month
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