Compliance Company Secretary and Legal Manager

Job Description:


Following rapid the growth of their business across the MENA region, Protiviti are seeking a company secretary and legal resource.

Following rapid growth across the MENA region, the Protiviti Middle East Member Firm is seeking a qualified Company Secretary and Legal resource to join our team.



The Company Secretarial role involves:



  • Understanding each legal entity and regulatory requirements in each MENA country
  • Timely filing of statutory returns, monitoring deadlines
  • Giving notice of AGM’s and Board meetings; preparing agendas, Board minutes and Resolutions.
  • Liaising with service providers, regulators and executives in each Protiviti Middle East entity
  • Ensuring appropriate Company registers are maintained and up to date.
  • Effective planning and organizing skills to prioritize key areas of responsibility, tasks and projects.
  • Negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Strong personal communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of people.
  • The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines.
  • Strong team player who is both committed and flexible.
  • Meticulous, detail orientated, rigorous in approach with the ability to take own initiative
  • Contract Review and Drafting (especially Services / Consulting) ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations
  • Review of NDA’s and sub-contractor agreements
  • Understanding legal and / or liability exposure at Firm level
  • Vetting / rejecting any deviations to Firm’s General Terms of Business and highlighting reasons thereof to Top Management
  • Updating standard terms of business and advising on proposed client changes to these
  • Providing day to day legal advice to Business Unit Heads/Directors/Partners
  • Assist the legal team to negotiate with other parties in Arabic, as required
  • Assist legal team in its ad hoc activities including legal research, finding relevant legislations, case-laws
  • Work towards the automation of various legal procedures, being involved in the firms AI/Robotic Processing global strategy.



Qualifications and experience:



  • A high-quality manager with at least 8-10 Years PQE
  • Experience gained in a reputable Professional Services firm
  • Company secretary qualification and law would be an added advantage (Master’s Degree would be an added advantage)
  • Commercial awareness
  • Ability to establish credibility, respect and trust at all levels, including with senior members of the firm, some of whom have a considerable understanding of the law.
  • Ability to lead, take responsibility and act autonomously and provide substantiated arguments.
  • Strong personal communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of people.
  • Effective planning and organizing skills to prioritize key areas of responsibility, tasks and projects.
  • The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines.
  • Negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Strong team player who is both committed and flexible.
  • Meticulous, detail orientated, rigorous in approach with the ability to take own initiative


Location: Kuwait

تاريخ النشر: ٩ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٤
الناشر: LinkedIn
تاريخ النشر: ٩ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٤
الناشر: LinkedIn