ACCEL HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS
Senior Executive – Legal -PDPL- MEA
Dubai, UAEPosted yesterday
- Salary
- AED 12k–18k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Legal & Compliance
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
We are currently hiring for the position of Senior Executive – Legal based in Dubai. The role will support legal, data privacy, and compliance functions across the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region. Key Responsibilities: • Legal & Contract Management: Draft, review, and coordinate commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, marketing agreements, and distributor arrangements. • Data Privacy & Protection: Support compliance with UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and other applicable regulations, privacy impact assessments, personal data inventories, and records of processing activities. • Privacy Documentation: Assist in maintaining privacy notices, data processing agreements, internal guidelines, and incident response procedures. • Compliance & Regulatory: Support compliance programs covering anti-bribery and anti-corruption, competition law, internal policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance training. • Regional Legal Support: Monitor regulatory developments across the MEA region, identify contractual risks, coordinate with external legal counsel, and assist with internal audits and compliance reviews. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent. • 7-8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in commercial and corporate legal matters. • Exposure to data protection, privacy compliance, and regulatory requirements. • Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations across the Middle East & Africa is an advantage. • Strong contract drafting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent. 7-8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in commercial and corporate legal matters. Exposure to data protection, privacy compliance, and regulatory requirements. Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations across the Middle East & Africa is an advantage. Strong contract drafting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Responsibilities
Legal & Contract Management: Draft, review, and coordinate commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, marketing agreements, and distributor arrangements. Data Privacy & Protection: Support compliance with UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and other applicable regulations, privacy impact assessments, personal data inventories, and records of processing activities. Privacy Documentation: Assist in maintaining privacy notices, data processing agreements, internal guidelines, and incident response procedures. Compliance & Regulatory: Support compliance programs covering anti-bribery and anti-corruption, competition law, internal policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance training. Regional Legal Support: Monitor regulatory developments across the MEA region, identify contractual risks, coordinate with external legal counsel, and assist with internal audits and compliance reviews.
Skills
- Contract drafting
- Commercial contracts
- NDAs and vendor agreements
- Data protection
- Privacy compliance
- Regulatory compliance
- UAE PDPL
- Privacy impact assessments
- Records of processing activities
- Internal guidelines
- Incident response procedures
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Competition law
- Stakeholder management
- Legal research
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