About Takamul
Takamul is a joint venture between Presight and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), established to strengthen the UAE's financial ecosystem through innovation, data-driven insights, and artificial intelligence. Leveraging Presight's expertise in big data analytics and AI, combined with CBUAE's leadership in financial regulation and policy, Takamul is uniquely positioned to deliver secure, compliant, and future-ready solutions. The company is committed to driving digital transformation, enhancing operational resilience, and creating long-term value for government entities, financial institutions, and the broader market.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with deep experience in commercial and government contracting in the UAE. The successful candidate will oversee complex vendor and government agreements, support procurement activities, and ensure compliance with all applicable UAE legal and regulatory frameworks. This role requires a balance of strong legal expertise and a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Commercial & Government Contracting
- Draft, review, and negotiate high-value contracts with vendors, technology providers, and government stakeholders.
- Provide clear and actionable legal advice to business and procurement teams on contractual structures, obligations, and risks.
- Support contract lifecycle management to ensure timely execution and performance monitoring.
- Procurement & Vendor Engagement
- Partner with the procurement function to ensure tendering, RFPs, and vendor selection processes are legally sound and compliant.
- Advise on supplier performance frameworks, service-level agreements, and dispute avoidance strategies.
- Align contract terms with JV policies and shareholder requirements.
- Regulatory & Legal Compliance
- Ensure Takamul's operations and agreements comply with UAE laws, including CBUAE regulations, financial services laws, data protection, and labor law.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evolving legislation and provide practical guidance on its impact to the business.
- Develop and maintain internal policies and templates to standardize contracting and compliance processes.
- Stakeholder Support
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive management and business leaders, enabling strategic decision-making.
- Liaise with external counsel when required, ensuring efficiency and value from outsourced legal services.
- Contribute to building a culture of compliance and accountability across the organization.
- Comply with QHSE (Quality Health Safety and Environment), Business Continuity, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance Management and Governance of Organizations policies, procedures, plans and related risk assessments.
Requirements:
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Laws (LLM) preferred.
Experience:
- 10+ years of post-qualification legal experience, with significant experience in the UAE.
- Proven track record in managing complex vendor and government contracts with irregulated industries (finance, telecom, technology, or infrastructure).
- Strong knowledge of UAE commercial, procurement, and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience working with or advising on government-related projects is highly desirable.
- Fluent in English; Arabic proficiency optional.
Skills & Competencies:
- Business-oriented with the ability to propose pragmatic legal solutions.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills with attention to commercial outcomes.
- Effective communicator with senior executives, government entities, and international partners.
- Collaborative and adaptable, comfortable working in a fast-evolving JV environment.
