Senior Legal Executive

Responsibilities: - Maintain legal frameworks, governance structures, policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), contract management systems, and compliance processes across the organisation. - Serve as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor on legal, regulatory, contractual, compliance, governance, and strategic matters for the company and its subsidiaries. - Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and technology-related agreements. - Lead/Manage legal risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and company secretarial services. - Ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations, and internal policies. - Conduct legal research, monitor regulatory developments, and provide guidance on legal and compliance implications affecting business operations. - Manage contract lifecycle processes, legal documentation, contract repositories, records management systems, and documentation governance frameworks. - Liaise and coordinate with external legal counsel, regulators, clients, vendors, auditors, and internal stakeholders on legal, compliance, dispute resolution, and transactional matters. - Design and deliver legal and compliance training programmes across business and technical teams. - Provide effective and commercially sound legal support for the organisation. - Supervise legal personnel and support cross-functional projects and initiatives. Requirements: - Bachelors in Law or similar qualifications. - At least 4-6 years experience as in-house counsel. - Strong attention to detail and accuracy in legal drafting, contract review, and compliance matters. - Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. - Sound commercial awareness and ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice. - Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and contract management capabilities. - Knowledge of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management principles. - Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and commercial risks. - Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior management, business teams, regulators, clients, and external counsel. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and complex matters in a fast-paced environment. - High level of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment. - Strong organisational and project management skills. - Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams. - Strategic thinking with the ability to balance legal risk against commercial objectives. - Leadership and mentoring capabilities, including the ability to supervise and develop team members. Advantage: - Familiarity with technology, SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, data protection, and IT-related contractual arrangements. - Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance for business and technical stakeholders.