Group Senior Manager – Legal

About the Position

We are seeking a Group Senior Manager – Legal to provide strategic legal guidance and support to DP World's Ports & Terminals pillar.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, effective, reliable, and user-friendly support, advice, and assistance to senior managers within DP World on legal matters affecting any aspect of DP World’s business across the Ports & Terminals pillar.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of legal documents, ensuring that legal requirements are met.
• Identify and analyze legal issues arising in transactions and new projects, mainly ports & terminals transactions and projects.
• Support the transactions and projects from a legal perspective.
• Advise on regulatory, commercial, and contentious matters relating to the Ports & Terminals pillar.
• Maintain strong links with external legal counsel and manage external legal spend for projects.
• Act as a liaison between commercial colleagues and external legal counsel.
• Provide effective reporting to the Group Vice-President Legal (Ports & Terminals) on all material legal matters impacting the Ports & Terminals pillar.

Requirements

• Law Degree from an accredited university.
• Qualification to practice law from a recognized legal regulatory body.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in an internationally recognized law firm and/or multinational company.
• Preferably experience working in the Middle East region.
• Knowledge of cross-border corporate and commercial transactions, and experience of managing transactions through to completion.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business needs.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively negotiate legal issues and transaction documentation with counterparties.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading global ports and logistics company.
• Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

About the Company

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or belief.