Legal Counsel Majid Al Futtaim

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Desired Candidate Profile

Review and negotiate Heads of Terms and franchise agreements with international franchisors, ensuring terms are commercially beneficial, minimize legal risks, and support global expansion.

• Act as a trusted legal advisor across all business units, providing proactive, solutions-focused counsel on complex legal matters spanning commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property domains.
• Manage data breach responses, ensuring timely reporting and corrective actions.
• Translate legal documents from English to Arabic and vice versa.
• Monitor regional and global legislative developments, recommending legal adjustments to maintain compliance and mitigate risks across all business areas.
• Support internal audits, regulatory inquiries, and investigations related to franchising operations, employment practices, and business conduct.
• Oversee and ensure employee training on data privacy best practices and manage data subject rights requests and data breach responses to ensure compliant, proactive actions.
• Lead or contribute to training sessions for franchisees and internal stakeholders, including labour law, compliance, contract basics, and dispute resolution.