Regional Legal Counsel & Contract Manager

• Provide legal counsel to management across Middle East operations on regulatory, contractual, and operational matters.

• Interpret and apply relevant laws across KSA, UAE, Egypt, and other regional jurisdictions in alignment with group-wide policies.

• Support the RHQ legal setup, license renewals, board resolutions, and government filings.

• Manage legal risks, support investigations, and handle pre-litigation claims or dispute resolution processes.

• Support license renewals, regulatory filings, and legal formalities in coordination with RHQ and business units.

• Review RFQs, RFPs, and bid documents, flag legal and commercial risks.

• Coordinate with the Bids & Proposal team to formulate compliant and qualified submissions.

• Evaluate contractual risk positions and align with internal stakeholders for bid approval.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (EPC, supply, service, JV).

• Ensure strict compliance with FPI's Authority Matrix and Legal Signatory Matrix.

• Manage execution workflows and maintain contract version control.

• Lead the Legal Function initiative on the digitalization of the contract lifecycle via tools like DocuSign, SharePoint, SAP Ariba, or contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms.

• Assist in building digital workflows, approval matrices, metadata structures, and templates.

• Promote system adoption across business functions and act as a contract system superuser or advisor.

• Create and build the tool legal library and template in support of the digital tool.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of FPI's contracts policy, templates, and legal risk thresholds.

• Lead the drafting, updating, and institutionalization of the Contract & Commercial Manual and Contract Playbook.

• Deliver training sessions and workshops across functions to build consistency and awareness of contract governance.

• Recommend enhancements to improve collaboration between Legal, Commercial, Projects, and Finance

• Law degree from a reputable institution.

• Saudi legal qualification or understanding of GCC commercial law is preferred.

• 8 - 10 years of combined legal and contract management experience.

• Proven exposure to end-to-end contract lifecycle activities and legal advisory.

• Regional experience in KSA, UAE, Egypt, and other Middle East countries is required.

• Experience in industry sectors such as infrastructure, manufacturing, construction, energy, or oil & gas is preferred.

• Prior involvement in digital contract transformation initiatives is highly valued.

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