Legal Specialist - Regulated Industry

Riyadh Permanent View Job Description
This is a broad, hands‑on legal role within a lean in‑house team supporting a fast‑moving holding company and its subsidiaries, offering exceptional exposure across commercial, corporate, and transactional matters. You will act as the first point of legal contact for the business, working closely with senior stakeholders and external counsel in a demanding, high‑pace environment.
  • High‑exposure role in a fast‑scaling PIF portfolio business
  • Broad, hands‑on legal remit with real ownership

About Our Client

A rapidly growing life sciences organisation operating at holding company level with an expanding subsidiary portfolio. Backed by institutional shareholders, the business is scaling at pace and building robust governance to support long‑term growth.

Job Description

  • Act as the first‑line legal advisor across the holding company and subsidiaries
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, from NDAs to complex transactions
  • Support commercial, corporate, and transactional matters in a fast‑scaling environment
  • Manage and coordinate external legal counsel on specialist and high‑value matters
  • Provide pragmatic, business‑focused legal advice to senior stakeholders
  • Support international partner engagements, working in English daily
  • Take a fully hands‑on approach, including routine and administrative legal tasks

The Successful Applicant

  • KSA national with 3-6 years' post‑qualification legal experience
  • Strong background in commercial, corporate, or transactional law
  • Excellent written and spoken English, with international exposure
  • Comfortable working in a lean team with limited templates or precedent
  • Able to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and intense workloads
  • Pragmatic, resilient, and commercially minded
  • Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability across a broad legal remit



What's on Offer

  • High‑impact, high‑visibility role with accelerated professional development
  • KSA National opportunity



Contact
Matt Jones
Quote job ref
JN-042026-6998767

Job summary

Sector
Legal
Subsector
Corporate
Industry
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Riyadh
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Matt Jones
Job reference
JN-042026-6998767