Contract Manager

The purpose of this mid-level role is to work with the MENA GC and to deliver and support all of the legal work and the compliance programme within dentsu’s MENA cluster.

Job Title:

Contract Manager

Job Description:

Job Description:​

• Provides legal advice to stakeholders at various levels of the organisation on relevant subjects to ensure the protection of dentsu’s commercial interests.​
• Drafts, negotiates, and advises on all types of commercial agreements. ​
• Delivers adequate legal support (templates, advice, risk management, subject matter knowledge) to accelerate and underpin the expansion of dentsu’s strategy.
• Provides legal support on various matters to commercial teams in contractual negotiations to achieve the most advantageous and/or beneficial legal and commercial terms for dentsu.
• Assists in developing and delivering training and legal risk management initiatives to senior management in managing legal risks (e.g. business training, legal updates, etc).
• Helps to implement best-practices in compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data protection, IT, litigation and/or M&A.
• Assists with delivering cost-effective handling of existing litigation and disputes to protect dentsu’s best interests, including timely and accurate reporting.
• Assists with the MENA compliance program.

Job Requirements:​

• Some post-qualification experience (minimum 5-8 years), with some law firm or/and multinational organization. ​
• Local country qualification in a MENA market to practice law and experience of working across the MENA region.​
• Experience and knowledge of key legal principles relating to commercial contracts.
• Ideally, experience in risk management and helping manage compliance programmes, including the drafting of policies and procedures and training.
• Some knowledge of corporate governance.
• Good presentation and communication skills. 
• Commercial acumen and awareness.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic.

Key Experiences​

• Law firm or in-house experience​
• Multi-jurisdictional​ experience
• Senior management interaction​

Location:

Cairo

Brand:

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent