Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: Cairo, Egypt
Relocation Support: This role is based in Cairo, Egypt. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Your legal expertise can help shape confident business decisions and protect what matters most. As Senior Legal Manager, you will partner closely with business teams in North Africa and Middle East markets to navigate complex legal matters, manage risk, and develop practical solutions that support Novartis’ objectives . You will bring sound judgement to contracts, disputes, litigation, and investigations while contributing to initiatives that strengthen collaboration, culture, and effectiveness across the Legal team.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders to provide strategic legal guidance and risk-based solutions.
- Lead legal support for North Africa and Middle East markets
- Draft, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements.
- Assess legal risks and recommend practical actions to protect business interests.
- Advise on litigation, investigations, and contract disputes when required.
- Contribute to legal team initiatives that enhance culture, collaboration, and efficiency.
- Maintain expertise in relevant laws, regulations, and industry developments.
Essential Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with admission to practice law in Egypt.
- Approximately 8 years of legal experience supporting commercial or corporate organizations.
- Strong ability to provide practical legal advice and balanced risk assessments.
- Experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements.
- Fluency in Arabic and English, French would be a plus
- Proven success working in a complex matrix environment and partnering with business leaders.
Novartis is a proud member of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and the Valuable 500, promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. We also collaborate with international partners, such as Disability: IN, Purple Space, and Business Disability Forum to identify and develop best practice solutions to enable people with disabilities to participate as equal members of our organization.
Skills Desired
Adaptability, Business Acumen, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Negotiation, Persuasion, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Management, Strategic ThinkingSkills Required
- Qualified lawyer admitted to practice law in Egypt
- Approximately 8 years of legal experience supporting commercial or corporate organizations
- Ability to provide practical legal advice and balanced risk assessments
- Experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements
- Fluency in Arabic and English
- Experience working in a complex matrix environment and partnering with business leaders
- French fluency
Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
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What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
