General Counsel - Real Estate/Capital Markets Experience

Michael Page

  • الرياض
  • دائم
  • دوام كامل
  • قبل 1 شهر
  • التقديم على الوظيفة بسهولة
As General Counsel, you will be a pivotal strategic advisor to the Group CEO and Board, overseeing all legal aspects of their expanding real estate and investment portfolio. The role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead the organisation's in-house legal function, ensuring compliance, managing risk, and supporting key business transactions and strategic objectives.
  • Act as a strategic legal partner to the CEO and senior executives on corporate, investment, and transactional matters.
  • Lead and manage all legal aspects of the company's real estate development, investment, and corporate governance activities.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex legal contracts including real estate development, finance, and M&A agreements.
  • Ensure full legal compliance with KSA regulations, including CMA, Ministry of Commerce, and real estate laws.
  • Oversee and manage external legal counsel relationships, ensuring cost-effectiveness and high-quality service.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing in-house team of legal professionals.
  • Develop and implement robust legal risk assessment frameworks and mitigation strategies across the group.
Lead legal strategy in KSA's booming real estate sector.Mandatory KSA legal expertise and bilingual (Arabic/English) fluency
  • Minimum 8 - 10 years of legal experience, with expertise in corporate, investment, and transactional law.
  • Must have current or prior legal work experience in Saudi Arabia (KSA).
  • Must be bilingual in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
  • Demonstrated experience in real estate, capital markets, or financial services is highly desirable.
  • Proven ability to provide strategic legal advice to C-level executives/Boards as well as build and lead a legal function.
  • Strong understanding of corporate governance, capital markets regulations, and complex commercial transactions.
  • Exceptional drafting, negotiation, risk management, and communication skills; must be able to simplify complex legal issues for business.
A leading private sector real estate development and investment company, driving strategic projects aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, recognised for their dynamic growth, ambitious vision, and a growth oriented environment
  • Attractive compensation package.
  • Opportunity to work closely with leadership in an exciting organisation.

Michael Page