Legal Director, M&A And Projects, KSA
- Employer
- Taylor Root
- Location
- Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
- Closing date
- 24 Oct 2022
Job Details
Legal Director, M&A And Projects, KSA
Our client is a Saudi based corporate, with shareholders from the highest tier of government owned investment companies. Their main objective is to invest (usually via local or international joint venture) into large scale industrial. infrastructure and engineering projects. Their portfolio covers billions of dollars of assets. They are now seeking an additional corporate and projects lawyer to their team.
ROLE: The position available is as the M&A Director for Legal, but the work will likely also span across projects, finance, construction, compliance and regulatory. Each day you'll work on closing large scale deals, managing outside counsel, and reporting back to the C-suite, investors and deal teams. You'll be busy, but well rewarded and pleased with the quality of work on offer.
With the market growth and their own pursuits and shareholders pushing deals hard, this an amazing opportunity to join a flourishing business.
The role will be based in the flourishing and fast paced growth city of Riyadh.
CANDIDATE: There are some key criteria to be taken into consideration:
- Western qualified lawyer with at least 10+ PQE.
- Very strong business acumen with a great understanding of deal flow and commercial implications.
- Ability to handle multiple complex projects simultaneously, under high pressure and a fast pace.
- Ideally a corporate or projects lawyer who is confident enough to handle a broader spectrum of work (i.e. construction / projects / finance).
- Or, any of the above disciplines, blended.
- Ideally a knowledge of KSA laws already.
Please do get in touch to discuss, we have a full job description to disclose and happy to talk you through it.
REF: PR/214532
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Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.
We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .
In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.
Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.
Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.
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