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Legal Counsel – KSA & International
Job in
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-03-12
Listing for:
Magna AI
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
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Law/Legal
Legal Counsel, Business Law
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Legal Counsel will act as the company’s primary legal advisor across Saudi Arabia /ME and international matters.
This role reports directly to the CEO and works closely with the executive leadership team, business units, and external stakeholders.
This is a high-impact, strategic position requiring both strong technical legal expertise and commercial judgment in a fast-paced startup environment.
Key Responsibilities:Executive & Strategic Advisory
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO and leadership team
- Provide legal guidance on strategic growth initiatives and expansion plans
- Support Board-level and shareholder matters related to the joint venture
- Ensure compliance with Saudi corporate laws and regulatory frameworks
- Oversee company structuring, licensing, governance, and regulatory filings
- Manage shareholder agreements and corporate documentation
- Lead legal work streams for mergers, acquisitions, and investments
- Draft and negotiate MOUs, term sheets, SPA, SHA, and transaction documents
- Support cross-border transactions
- Draft, review, and negotiate:
- Strategic partnership agreements
- Enterprise and vendor contracts
- SaaS and technology licensing agreements
- Data protection and AI governance agreements
- NDAs and confidentiality agreements
- Protect Magna AI’s intellectual property
- Ensure compliance with Saudi and international regulations
- Identify legal risks and propose mitigation strategies
- Coordinate with external law firms when required
- Law degree (LLB minimum; LLM preferred)
- Licensed in KSA preferred, or strong experience advising in Saudi and Middle East jurisdiction with strong cross border experience and ability to work across multi-jurisdictions with business units and external advisors.
- 7–12+ years of experience in corporate, M&A, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence and technology law.
- Experience in startup, tech, or joint venture environments with cross border and international experience strongly preferred. A background of working with multi-national organizations and/or law firm would be an added advantage.
- Strong knowledge of Saudi regulatory environment and cross-border transactions
- Commercially minded and solution-oriented
- Strong negotiation and drafting capabilities
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating closely with teams
- Executive presence and ability to engage with senior stakeholders
- Comfortable in a fast-scaling, entrepreneurial environment
- Direct reporting line to the CEO
- Strategic role shaping the legal foundation of a scaling AI company
- Exposure to regional and international transactions
- Work at the intersection of AI innovation and enterprise transformation
- High visibility and influence within a strategic joint venture environment
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