Job Description
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in senior legal leadership role, preferably within a global organization.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements, contracts, and legal documents.
• Strong background in real estate laws, corporate law, commercial transactions and cross boarder transactions.
• Proven track record of providing strategic legal advice and managing complex legal matters
• Oversee and manage legal matters across all business units
• Provide strategic legal advice to the executive leadership team and other stakeholders.
• Mitigate legal risks by identifying potential issues and implanting proactive solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement management skills
• Excellent communication (English-Arabic), negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Experience in retail with leasing experience is a must and logistics, hospitality, and ecom industries is advantageous.
• Could provide guidance, training, and development opportunities to enhance the team’s capabilities.
• Manage and oversee litigation matters, working closely with external counsel
• Develop strategies for resolving disputes and legal challenges in a cost-effective manner
• Monitor and stay updated on relevent laws, regulations, and insdustry trends impacting the organization.
QualificationsSkills / Experience required to do the job
• Saudi National (Male or Female)
• Experience in Lease Agreement Drafting and Property Due Diligence would be an advantage
• International experience preferred.
• Command over Arabic & English language (Reading, written and spoken)
• Exceptional Written and verbal communication
• The candidate must inquisitive, enthusiastic and willingness to take on challenges
• Strong analytical capabilities and judgment
• Ability to work proactively and independently
• Maturity to handle complexities
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively cross functionally and with external stakeholders; consensus builder
• Proactive solution-oriented approach
About UsOur journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.
Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.
We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in senior legal leadership role
- Strong background in real estate laws, corporate law, and commercial transactions
- Experience in Lease Agreement Drafting and Property Due Diligence
- Command over Arabic & English language
- Proven track record of providing strategic legal advice and managing complex legal matters
What We Do
Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, Landmark Group has grown to become one of the largest and most successful omnichannel retail and hospitality conglomerates, with presence across 17 countries in the Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. Based in the UAE since 1990, the Group owns and operates 21 established homegrown and 4 franchise brands across an extensive network of more than 2,200 outlets, encompassing a gross leasable area of 30 million square feet. Landmark Group's success is driven by its diverse portfolio of established brands, across multiple retail categories, offering a comprehensive range of products across fashion, home, groceries and electronics. These include Centrepoint, Max Fashion, Home Centre, Babyshop, Splash, Shoemart, Lifestyle, Viva, Emax, Home Box, Styli, Shoexpress, Spar and Easybuy. Beyond retail, Landmark Group has diversified into the leisure, fitness and hospitality sectors with brands like Fitness First, Citymax, Fun City, Fun Ville, Zafran and Carluccio’s. The Group boasts unparalleled logistics capabilities, owning the MENA region's largest privately-owned distribution hub - Omega Logistics and Logistiq, which offers state-of-the-art third-party logistics services. Landmark Group places a strong emphasis on delivering exceptional value and achieving customer satisfaction throughout its comprehensive product range. Across its loyalty programmes, the Group enjoys a loyal customer base with more than 35 million active users. The company has a dedicated workforce of more than 53,000 employees and continues to be certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) since 2017.
