Senior Manager - Legal

About the Role

Dubai Holding Community Management is seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Legal to provide comprehensive commercial and corporate legal support across procurement, supplier management, operations, revenue-generating initiatives and community management activities.

The role will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, advising business stakeholders on legal and commercial risks, supporting corporate governance matters and ensuring effective management of legal documentation and contractual obligations.

• Provide legal advice and commercial legal support across procurement, supplier management, operational, community management and revenue-generating activities.
• Support the preparation, review and administration of contract lifecycle documentation including novations, amendments, renewals, extensions and related contractual documentation.
• Support the negotiation and administration of revenue share arrangements, sponsorship agreements, community activations and other commercial initiatives undertaken by DHCM.
• Provide legal support in relation to supplier management, contract performance issues, operational disputes, enforcement matters and contract termination issues.
• Review and advice on community-related matters, customer complaints, operational issues and contractual matters arising from DHCM's community management activities.
• Support business stakeholders in identifying, assessing and mitigating legal and commercial risks arising from day-to-day operations and contractual arrangements.
• Maintain, update and improve standard templates, guidance notes, playbooks and precedent commercial agreements used by DHCM.
• Support governance, audit, compliance and risk management activities by providing legal information, reports and supporting documentation as required.
• Liaise with external counsel and specialist advisers where required and coordinate implementation of legal advice.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise the business regarding practical implications and any required changes to templates, policies or business practices.
• Provide day-to-day legal support on corporate and entity management matters, including advising on corporate structures, establishment and maintenance of legal entities, and the legal implications of proposed organizational changes.
• Support business stakeholders, including Finance, in relation to corporate restructurings, entity rationalization projects, intercompany arrangements and other corporate governance initiatives.
• Review and coordinate corporate documentation, including instructing and liaising with corporate services providers in relation to amendments to constitutional documents, changes to directors, and other corporate records.
• Maintain oversight of corporate governance compliance requirements and support the administration of DHCM group entities to ensure corporate records and constitutional documents remain current and compliant.

• Qualified lawyer from a recognised common-law jurisdiction.
• Minimum of eight years’ post-qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial contracting, procurement and supplier management.
• Experience advising on commercial contracts, operational agreements and day-to-day commercial legal matters.
• Demonstrated experience independently reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Understanding of UAE legal and regulatory requirements affecting commercial and operational activities.
  

• Excellent legal writing, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to identify legal risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Ability to conduct legal due diligence and assess the legal implications of commercial transactions.
• Strategic thinking and sound decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative, multicultural and multilingual environment.
• Strong ownership, accountability and delivery focus.
• Customer-focused approach with the ability to build productive internal and external relationships. 
  

This position offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of commercial, operational and corporate matters while partnering with key stakeholders across the organisation. The successful candidate will play an important role in strengthening legal risk management, supporting strategic business initiatives and enabling commercially sound decision-making.