Regional Legal Counsel & Contract Manager

Future Pipe Industries


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Full time


Key Responsibilities

Legal Advisory & Regional Governance
  • 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.


Contract Lifecycle Management

Pre-Tender & Tender Stage
  • 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.


Negotiation & Execution Stage
  • 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.


Digital Contract Transformation
  • 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.


Policies, Playbook & Training
  • 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


Education & Certifications:
  • Law degree from a reputable institution.
  • Saudi legal qualification or understanding of GCC commercial law is preferred.


Experience:
  • 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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