Lead Legal Operations

Overview

Job title :
Lead Legal Operations

Stream:
Legal Function Legal Operations

Location:

Oman – Muscat

Budget : control
* OPEX and/or CAPEX and/or Revenue amount as relevant

Reporting to Manager, Legal Operations.

Provide specialized legal support to OQEP’s operational functions, ensuring effective implementation of legal frameworks, risk mitigation, and compliance across upstream activities. Operating under the guidance of the Manager, Legal Operations, the role leads the delivery of legal services for assigned Operated Assets, including contract review, regulatory alignment, and legal process execution. Acts as a key legal point of contact for operational teams and ensures legal risks are identified, addressed, and reported in a timely and business-aligned manner.

The position will act in accordance with the OQEP’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and international standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal considerations, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.

• Provide legal advice and support to operational teams on matters including contracts, regulatory obligations, HSE compliance, and procurement activities.
• Draft, review, and negotiate operational agreements such as service contracts, EPC, drilling, logistics, and supply agreements.
• Ensure alignment of operational activities with applicable laws, license terms, and company policies. Identify and analyze legal risks in contracts and operations, propose mitigation measures, and escalate complex issues to the Manager when needed.
• Support contract lifecycle processes including reviews, renewals, amendments, and close-outs
• Contribute to dispute avoidance/resolution efforts related to operational performance or compliance.
• Support implementation of legal and compliance frameworks, policies, and internal controls relevant to operational functions.
• Assist with compliance monitoring, internal reviews, and coordination of responses to audits or regulatory inquiries.
• Maintain accurate legal records, trackers, and contribute to regular reporting to Manager Legal Operations and Legal Leadership.
• Act as a legal focal point for assigned business units or functions, ensuring their legal needs are understood and addressed proactively.
• Liaise with external legal counsel for specialized matters under the direction of the Manager.
• Coordinate with internal functions such as Contracts & Procurement, HSE, Technical, and Projects to ensure integrated legal support.
• Support improvements in legal workflows, document templates, contract registers, and knowledge tools.
• Share legal knowledge and raise awareness of legal requirements through informal guidance or structured training as needed.
• Perform any other legal tasks or assignments as directed by the Manager, Legal Operations or General Counsel.

Internal: OQEP Functions External:
Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Environmental and Climate Affairs Authority, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, State-Owned Entities / Government Shareholders, National Oil Companies and Affiliates, Joint Venture Partners, External Legal Counsel, Arbitration Institutions, Omani Courts.

Minimum qualification required is a college graduate degree in law, Master or any other qualification is a plus.

Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken Arabic and English.

• 8+ years’ experience in similar role, in a large oil industry industrial organization. (transactional, operational) essential, ideally both internationally and in Oman including the following sectors:
• Oil (Upstream), Gas, Alternative / Renewables Energies, Petrochemical, Commercial for Oil products and polymers, Oil & Energy Projects.
• Strong experience in:
  Legal frame for the assigned Business Unit, Legal Compliance, Legal Operation, Corporate Law, Omani law, or English law. Corporate Governance. Multinational contracts & agreements.

• People’s management skills
• Analytical skills
• Maintaining effective, accurate and transparent…