Send me Jobs like this
Nationality
Any Nationality
Gender
Not Mentioned
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
You will provide legal support for complex technology transactions by developing negotiation strategies, solving problems creatively, and coordinating across CELA and business team subject matter experts.
- You will offer strategic advice on newly emerging information technology business models, including AI, while staying updated on rules, regulations, and other statutory requirements relating to Microsoft business.
- You will draft, negotiate, and structure integrated agreements encompassing sales, procurement, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, investments, and other innovative business models, addressing legal issues such as commercial contracts, intellectual property, and data protection.
- You will utilize outside counsel effectively and guide escalations to appropriate senior leaders to take smart and well-informed risks to meet customer needs.
- You will communicate in ways that create clarity and advance negotiations and projects to achieve closure of open issues. You will provide practical and strategic advice to business clients and CELA colleagues.
- You will ensure a coordinated legal voice through broad collaboration across groups, management and leaders. This will involve organizing and simplifying complex issues and recommending clear courses of action.
Desired Candidate Profile
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate Degree or international equivalent degree.
- Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.
- Or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable experience in commercial and corporate law.
- This role requires proficiency in written, reading, and conversational Arabic and English as all business operations as well as customer communications are conducted in English and Arabic.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant experience as a practicing attorney in law firm or in-house roles specializing in complex transactions, including technology transactions, M&A, business development, or related work managing complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders.
- Orchestration skills, with a demonstrated history of successfully advising on large-scale, nuanced transactions that involve multiple strategic, operational, and legal dimensions and the requirement to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities.
- Comfort with ambiguity and bias for action in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment with sound judgment incorporating legal analysis, a pragmatic approach, and consideration of business goals, risk tolerance, and stakeholder priorities.
- Team player who enjoys partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex issues, invest in others, and work collaboratively to generate consensus across diverse points of view.
- Enjoys learning new concepts, tackling cutting-edge legal issues, thrives amidst change and exhibits a growth mindset.
Company Industry
- IT - Software Services
Department / Functional Area
- Lawyers
- Legal Advisors
Keywords
- Principal Corporate Counsel
Disclaimer: Naukrigulf.com is only a platform to bring jobseekers & employers together. Applicants are advised to research the bonafides of the prospective employer independently. We do NOT endorse any requests for money payments and strictly advice against sharing personal or bank related information. We also recommend you visit Security Advice for more information. If you suspect any fraud or malpractice, email us at abuse@naukrigulf.com
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation, leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. The company also publishes books and multimedia titles, offers e-mail services, and sells electronic game systems, computer peripherals (input/output devices), and portable media players. It has sales offices throughout the world. In addition to its main research and development centre at its corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, U.S.