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Senior Corporate Counsel Lead, UAE

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job number 1516575

Microsoft has an immediate opportunity for a high skilled attorney to lead its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) work in the United Arab Emirates. The professional will oversee legal and government affairs issues affecting Microsoft\'s sales and marketing operations in the country and be a member of the Microsoft UAE Leadership Team. The position is based in Dubai, UAE.

The attorney will work as part of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) CELA team that includes government affairs professionals, attorneys, investigators and business professionals. MEA encompasses 79 nations.

Specific responsibilities of the position include:

Ensuring Microsoft is in compliance with all laws and regulations, in coordination with HR, Finance and the business leadership team;

Partnering with and managing a government affairs specialist in UAE to represent Microsoft in external forums on legal, regulatory, policy and similar issues;

Partnering with the commercial legal team to support a wide array of commercial transactions, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, and providing advice across a broad range of subject matters including issues regarding intellectual property, competition law, marketing, and applicable regulatory matters; and

Serving as a primary interface between Microsoft and senior levels of the Government of the United Arab Emirates on policy and legal matters, particularly those involving the use of hyperscale cloud services and new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

The successful candidate will have a law degree and a strong background dealing with diverse cultures. He/she will have at least 10 years relevant experience combining law, management and public policy experience, ideally in the IT industry. Fluency (written and spoken) in English is required.

Position Profile

Position: CELA Director, Microsoft UAE

Location: Dubai, UAE

Responsibilities

The CELA Director serves on the Microsoft UAE Leadership Team and acts as a general advisor to the business leadership on all legal and government affairs issues, in many instances addressing novel legal, regulatory and policy questions as the technology business moves into new areas. This person coordinates with other Microsoft regional CELA staff, internal and external subject-matter experts to ensure coverage of all legal and government affairs matters.

The CELA Director has primary responsibility for ensuring compliance of UAE personnel with all relevant laws and regulations. He or she will also serve on the UAE Compliance Committee and ensure general adherence and the enforcement of Microsoft policies.

The CELA Director, in partnership with the MEA legal commercial team, supports local commercial transactions ranging from programmatic licensing agreements to unique marketing and digital transformation business arrangements.

The CELA Director will help coordinate and integrate policy and government relations work with regional and local personnel involved in government outreach, including the Regional Government Affairs lead, the Public Sector and the Public Relations leads. The CELA Director, with the help and support of regional government affairs professionals, creates ties with government officials as well as with industry and other third-party organizations to support Microsoft\'s public policy objectives, particularly those that impact the use of hyperscale cloud services.

Qualifications

Key Experiences

Significant experience in the legal department of an international company (or similar experience in a law firm).

Experience managing and implementing corporate compliance initiatives.

Significant familiarity with technology and intellectual property laws and concepts.

Experience managing attorneys and/or other professionals.

Experience handling or managing litigation.

A strong understanding of business issues and thinking, preferably in the technology sector.

Strong analytical, negotiation and drafting skills.

Experience dealing with diverse cultures and managing and building strong client relationships.

Excellent team player with the ability to work and communicate with senior management, in a high-pressured business environment, with a flexible, open, collaborative and results-oriented attitude. A record of professional growth and success.

Qualifications

Ten years of relevant professional activity.

Law degree.

Excellent written and spoken English.

The Successful Candidate Will:

Have the ability to work proactively and independently while also being capable of working and contributing in a collegial team situation within the subsidiary and across the region.

Manage a broad workload across legal and government affairs functions to enable and support Microsoft\'s priorities across the region.

Adapt to a changing environment with creative solutions in support of regional business directions.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Benefits and Perks

Industry leading healthcareSavings and investmentsGiving programsEducational resourcesMaternity and paternity leaveOpportunities to network and connectDiscounts on products and servicesGenerous time away

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