- Location
- Ghala, Oman
- Department
- Finance
- Education
- Master
- Source
- Keka
Description
đ Welcome to Your Next Adventure!
The Legal Counsel is responsible for leading Snoonu's Legal function by providing strategic legal guidance, enabling business growth, and ensuring effective legal risk management across the organization. Reporting to the Managing Director, the role serves as the principal legal advisor to executive leadership, partnering closely with the business leaders to support strategic decision-making while protecting the company's legal and commercial interests.
The role oversees all legal matters including commercial contracting, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, legal support for regional expansion, litigation management, and legal operations. The Legal Counsel is responsible for establishing scalable legal frameworks, strengthening governance, and ensuring Snoonu operates in compliance with applicable laws while supporting the company's continued regional growth.
đ What Youâll Get Your Hands On:
Legal Strategy & Business Partnership
- Serve as the company's principal legal advisor, providing commercially pragmatic legal guidance to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
- Develop and execute Snoonu's legal strategy in alignment with the company's business objectives, expansion plans, and governance requirements.
- Partner proactively with business functions to enable growth while effectively managing legal and regulatory risk.
- Support strategic initiatives, investments, partnerships, corporate transactions, and new business models through practical legal advice.
- Prepare and coordinate Board agendas, resolutions, minutes, written decisions, legal briefing papers, approval memoranda, powers of attorney and supporting corporate documentation.
Commercial Contracts & Legal Advisory
- Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and governance of commercial agreements across all business functions and jurisdictions.
- Develop standardized contract templates, negotiation frameworks, approval processes, and contract governance practices.
- Provide legal support across all business verticals including Commercial, Operations, Product, Technology, Finance, Marketing, Retail Media, Expansion, and New Ventures.
- Advise stakeholders on complex commercial negotiations while balancing legal protection with business objectives.
- Continuously improve contract lifecycle management processes to enhance operational efficiency and reduce legal risk.
Regional Expansion & Corporate Legal
- Lead all legal matters relating to Snoonu's regional expansion, including company incorporation, licensing, corporate structuring, regulatory approvals, and market entry requirements.
- Coordinate legal activities across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring compliance with local laws and Group governance requirements.
- Partner with Group Jahez and external legal counsel on regional legal matters, strategic initiatives, and expansion projects.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and other corporate transactions as required.
- Lead the end-to-end legal workstream for entry into new markets, from legal feasibility and market-entry structuring through entity incorporation, licensing, regulatory approvals, operational readiness, contract localisation and ongoing legal compliance.
- Lead or support investments, venture-building initiatives, startup and portfolio-company arrangements, convertible instruments, shareholdersâ agreements, joint ventures, funding rounds, exits and post-investment governance matters
- Maintain legal oversight of Snoonuâs subsidiaries, affiliates, and corporate entities, including constitutional documents, statutory registers, governance calendars, licences, renewals, authorised signatories, delegated authorities, corporate filings, and ongoing compliance obligations.
- Ensure appropriate coordination and alignment between Snoonu, its subsidiaries, and Jahez Group in relation to corporate governance, reporting, approvals, and Group legal requirements.
Regulatory Compliance & Corporate Governance
- Establish and oversee enterprise-wide legal compliance frameworks, governance policies, and regulatory controls.
- Develop, review, and maintain Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, consumer protection frameworks, and other corporate legal documentation.
- Monitor regulatory developments and advise leadership on legislative changes impacting the business.
- Advise executive leadership and the Board of Directors on corporate governance matters, shareholder obligations, and statutory compliance.
- Prepare and oversee Board resolutions, governance documentation, and corporate records.
- Partner with Technology, Information Security, Product, and relevant business owners on data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, data-processing arrangements, regulatory notifications, incident response, and the legal assessment of new technologies and data-driven products.
- Protect Snoonuâs intellectual property, technology, trademarks, brand, confidential information, and commercial reputation, including managing infringement, unauthorised use, disclosure, defamation, and misuse of company information.
Risk Management & Legal Protection
- Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across business operations, strategic initiatives, and commercial activities.
- Develop legal frameworks that strengthen corporate governance while enabling business agility.
- Ensure appropriate legal protections are embedded across commercial agreements, products, and operational processes.
- Promote legal awareness and risk management practices across the organization.
- Partner with Technology, Information Security and relevant business owners on data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, data-processing arrangements, incident response and regulatory compliance programmes.
- Protect Snoonuâs intellectual property, brand, confidential information and commercial reputation, including addressing infringement, unauthorised disclosure, defamation and misuse of company information.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Lead the company's litigation strategy and oversee disputes, claims, investigations, and legal proceedings.
- Manage external legal counsel and monitor litigation performance, budgets, and case outcomes.
- Develop dispute resolution strategies that protect Snoonu's commercial interests while minimizing legal and financial risk.
- Support dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation where appropriate.
- Provide legal leadership during material incidents, regulatory investigations, data or confidentiality breaches, public disputes, and reputational crises, including coordinating internal stakeholders, external counsel, communications strategy, evidence preservation, and engagement with relevant authorities.
Legal Operations & Leadership
- Lead and develop the Legal function by establishing efficient legal processes, governance frameworks, knowledge management practices, and legal technologies.
- Manage the Legal team's performance, capability development, and resource planning across all legal domains.
- Drive continuous improvement in legal service delivery, contract lifecycle management, and operational effectiveness.
- Build strong relationships with executive leadership, Group Jahez, Board members, regulators, government authorities, and external legal advisors.
- Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and business-oriented legal team that delivers practical, timely, and commercially focused legal support.
Employment & Labour Matters
- Provide legal support in relation to organisational restructuring, senior employee matters, confidentiality, restrictive covenants, conflicts of interest, and sensitive workplace issues.
- Manage employment disputes and coordinate with external counsel and government authorities where required.
- Advise HR and executive management on employment contracts, policies, disciplinary matters, internal investigations, terminations, employee disputes, immigration and residency matters, and compliance with applicable labour laws.
- Develop and manage the Legal Departmentâs annual budget, external legal spend, panel of law firms and advisers, and legal technology requirements, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources and appropriate oversight of external counsel performance.
Decision-Making Authority
- Act as the final internal legal reviewer within the companyâs delegated authority framework and determine whether material legal risks require escalation to the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, or Jahez Group.
- Approve legal positions, contractual deviations, settlement recommendations, external counsel appointments, and legal risk-mitigation measures within the applicable delegation of authority and approved budget.
- Require additional legal protections, remedial action, or executive approval where a proposed transaction, product, practice, or market-entry initiative presents material legal, regulatory, financial, or reputational risk.
- Maintain professional independence in the provision of legal advice and have direct access to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors on material legal and governance matters.
đ§ââď¸ The Magic You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B. or equivalent) from an accredited institution.
- Master's degree in Law (LL.M.) or equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred.
- Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction.
- 10+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including significant in-house legal leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading legal functions within technology, e-commerce, marketplace, logistics, or multinational organizations.
- Strong expertise in commercial law, corporate governance, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, litigation management, and cross-border legal matters.
- Experience supporting executive leadership, Boards of Directors, and multinational corporate structures.
- Excellent commercial judgment, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical, leadership, and decision-making capabilities.
Inside Snoonuâs Universe
Snoonu is Qatarâs homegrown Super App, reinventing daily life with blazing-fast delivery, shopping, and more â all in one place. Powered by tech, driven by a global team, and obsessed with making life easier.
The Dream Weâre Chasing
To be the first Qatari Ultra App that propels the region and its community through innovation and technology. We have global ambitions where what we do surpasses norms and limitations every time.
The Quest Weâre On
To radically transform how people live by leveraging technology to connect them with endless possibilities.
Our Everyday Superpowers
Be Customer Obsessed: âFocus on the customer and all else will follow.â
Act with Integrity: âWe are honest, ethical, and trustworthy in everything we do.â
Be Curious and Creative: âWe constantly innovate and create solutions to bring a lasting positive impact.â
Lead by Example and Take Ownership: âBe the change you want to see and take ownership.â
Work Smart and Deliver Results: âYou can do more by doing less, better, and faster.â
It's All About People: âBe a team player; together we are stronger.â
Real Builders Ship: âWe turn ideas into products, plans into action, and challenges into opportunities.âPerks & Worklife Magic At Snoonu
đ Global Vibes â Collaborate with a worldwide crew.
đ§ Brain Boosters â Learning budgets, access to courses, and tools for your growth.
đ Builderâs Playground â Own your tasks, own your path! Weâre big on autonomy.
đď¸ Flexible Time Off â We take recharging seriously. Generous leave and wellness policies.
đ ď¸ Agile Everything â Scrum isnât a buzzword here. Itâs how we roll, from product to ops.
Great Place to WorkÂŽ Certified
Weâre certified as a Great Place to WorkÂŽ, a recognition that celebrates a culture weâve built together where people come first, always. This certification reflects our commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to do their best work.
Certified for Excellence
Our ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications demonstrate our dedication to world-class quality and a safe, supportive workplace, reinforcing our promise to deliver exceptional service while prioritizing the wellbeing of our people.
Beyond the Code: Giving Back Matters
We donât just build apps. Weâre committed to doing business sustainably and giving back to the community that fuels us. From eco-conscious practices to CSR projects, weâre always finding ways to do betterâand we invite you to be a part of that mission.
Diversity Isnât Just a Buzzword
At Snoonu, fairness and inclusion are the foundation of everything we do. Weâre proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that welcomes people from every walk of life. Be bold. Be you. Thrive here.
Letâs Build the Future Together
Apply now to join a team where your contributions spark a change and your voice is heard. Letâs make some magic together.
Skills
CybersecurityAgileScrumRisk ManagementComplianceNegotiation