Senior Associate – Contract Management

About the role

A leading legal organization is looking for a Senior Associate in contract management to join its team. The role reports to the Senior Principal of the Legal Department and acts as Legal's main point of contact for coordinating contracts across departments. It is a full-time position based in Dubai.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, from intake and drafting through review, negotiation, approval, execution, renewal, amendment, expiry and close-out.
• Review, prepare and coordinate commercial agreements, NDAs, memoranda, addenda, statements of work, service level agreements and other contractual documents.
• Identify and escalate legal, commercial, operational, financial, information-security, data-protection and compliance risks in contractual terms and conditions.
• Act as Legal's main coordination partner for all departments, keeping contractual requirements, approvals and records consistent.
• Maintain the central contract register and repository, keeping executed documents, approvals, correspondence, obligations and supporting records accurate and accessible.

Required profile

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in contract management, legal operations or commercial agreements.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Contract Management or an equivalent discipline.
• Proficiency in both English and Arabic.