Associate Legal Counsel, Corporate Legal

About the role

Schneider Electric's Global Corporate Governance Team is seeking an Associate Legal Counsel based in Dubai, UAE, to join its in-house corporate legal team. The role provides corporate governance and legal entity support for Schneider Electric Group entities in the Middle East and Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Manage regional corporate governance, including oversight of external providers such as Mercator by Citco, and related budgets and spend
• Maintain corporate books, minute books, registers and statutory records for regional subsidiaries
• Keep corporate governance libraries and update DiliTrust Governance, including routine and custom reports
• Prepare governance documents and coordinate meetings of boards, managers, shareholders and partners
• Ensure compliance with regulations, statutes and internal policies, and coordinate compliance activities such as annual filings, license renewals, beneficial ownership and economic substance reporting, and corporate registrations
• Support legal entity lifecycle matters such as incorporations, restructurings, mergers, liquidations and branch establishment
• Support M&A and Innovation teams with due diligence, antitrust filing information and post-acquisition integration
• Act as the regional contact for governance and legal entity projects, working with Business Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Compliance, Procurement and others
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and provide training and governance resources

Required profile

• Law degree focused on corporate law, business law or a related field
• Ideally 2+ years of experience in corporate governance, corporate secretarial work, corporate law or legal entity management, preferably in the Middle East
• Ability to work independently and in a global team, with flexibility for colleagues in other time zones
• High integrity, discretion and professional ethics
• Written and spoken Arabic and English are mandatory; French preferred

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Adobe and DiliTrust Governance or similar tools
• Strong drafting, project management, advisory, analytical and communication skills