Summary
Siemens Energy is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for its Grid Technology Business in the Middle East. The role advises on commercial, trade and contract law, reviews tenders and agreements, supports negotiations, and manages legal risks, claims and disputes. It also involves compliance reviews, coordination with external law firms, process improvement and stakeholder training. The employer seeks several years of relevant legal experience, strong contract expertise and excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an asset. The position is in Jeddah, and the posting mentions a competitive salary package and targeted bonus.
The posting
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A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Senior Legal Counsel/Legal Counsel at Siemens Energy, you’ll start your day collaborating with
colleagues across the Middle East and internationally — reviewing contracts, advising on large-scale
contracts in project delivery, product areas, service agreements, procurement, as well as in the field of
energy transmission and grid digitalization within the energy sector, both in the bidding and execution
phases and resolving complex legal issues that help drive the Middle East’s energy transition. Your
work will span contract negotiations, risk management, consulting or a manufacturing location and
supporting innovation within the Grid Technologies Business Area. You’ll be a trusted advisor to
business leaders, ensuring legal integrity while enabling progress toward a sustainable energy future.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Be the trusted advisor and manage legal matters/risks in relation to general commercial, trade
- and contract law in national and international business for Siemens Energy’s Grid Technology
- Business in Middle East
- Analyze and comment on tenders, contracts and contract related documents and give
- proactive advice and participate in contract negotiations and in formulation/implementation of
- negotiation strategy.
- Check compliance with other internal guidelines and / or processes as well as external
- regulations.
- Support execution and claim management. You engage and manage external law firms in
- dispute resolution proceedings.
- Contribute to standardization and digitalization of contracts and improvement processes and
- collaborate closely within the global LC community.
- Develop and provide training and educate key stakeholders.
What You Bring
- You have gained several years of professional experience in the legal department of an
- internationally operating company or a reputable law firm, preferably in relation to international
- projects.
- Relevant professional experience with a proven track record of successfully managing legal
- risks in complex transactions and providing pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice.
- Deep knowledge of contract law and international contract practice, with knowledge of
- common law principles considered an advantage and the ability to independently lead
- strategic contracts and negotiations.
- You are customer orientated and have a passion to enable business transactions
- pragmatically and to inspire change. You are able to handle multiple demands at the same
- time and prioritize competing matters independently.
- Experience in managing complex disputes, claims and litigations, including developing legal
- strategies, coordinating with external counsel and advising the business on risk and resolution
- options.
- You enjoy working in a team and in an international environment and are comfortable working
- effectively with remote and cross-functional teams across different countries and time zones.
- Excellent language skills in verbal and written English. Arabic language (and other language
- skills) would be considered an asset.
About the Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits
Competitive Salary Package
Targeted Bonus
Opportunities to work on a variety of innovative projects
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