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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