Role purpose:

Vodafone is Oman’s latest Network Operator. The presence of Vodafone in Oman will contribute to the development of all sectors, including the economic and educational sectors, and in line with Oman Vision 2040.

Our purpose is to ‘Connect for a Better Future ‘which underpins everything we do. Our solutions will positively impact society as we connect everyone in Oman for a better future. What we offer are market-leading customer experiences and innovative digital services.

We are looking for energetic self-starters to work in this 100% Omani owned, positive collaborative start-up environment, where key talents will create Oman’s happiest workplace. We are looking for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset who get excited by challenges and constant change and truly want to positively impact the lives of our customers and the people of Oman.

This role will include the provision of support and in some cases be in charge of reviewing and drafting of Vodafone Oman contracts with a focus on commercial and labour laws as well as TRA regulations. The role holder will further play a significant role in helping shape the Legal strategy of Vodafone Oman.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Define and drive strategic and operational initiatives with on-time and on-budget results with approval of Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Director, and report on key operational and substantive metrics.
• Identify and implement legal department and company tools to streamline new or existing practices, as well as managing design, rollout, and training for new systems including AI tools.
• Develop and enforce processes and policies to manage outside counsel usage and spend.
• Assist with budget matters and optimizing workflows within the legal department
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including commercial, regulatory, IT, and finance, as well as various business units
• The role is also expected to carry out the following activities at initial stage for a limited period and to be revisited with Legal Director on agreed frequency:

1- Develop, assess and negotiate contracts on non-disclosure, consultancy, IT, Software, Telecom wholesale services, VAS, consignments, consumer and enterprise terms and conditions and commercial documents.

2- Ensure consistency of contract terms with laws, regulations and company policies and goals.

3- Expedite and review contracts from company’s suppliers, customers and other relevant parties

4- Offer legal advisory services to business units.

Demonstrated knowledge of data protection laws and regulations is preferred

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Ability to provide operational input on legal issues arising within the business.
• Excellent communicator with gravitas to influence, persuade and negotiate at all levels, including at Legal Director and CXO level.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as contracts and commercial lawyer.
• Experienced in structuring and negotiating complex transactions and providing legal advice on these transactions to senior business people.
• Ability to give specialist advice to commercial and HR colleagues in order to drive decisions and to resolve immediate, complex and strategically important issues.
• Ability to implement and utilise contract management systems and legal technology, including AI tools, to streamline drafting, review, and compliance processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce risk.

Key performance indicators:

• Quality of delivery.
• Turnaround time of inquiries of different complexities.
• Contracts within corporate risk profile

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• University degree.
• Legally qualified with experience gained in-house and potentially prior to in-house at a leading law firm.
• Expert knowledge of contract and commercial law, as well as labour law.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English language.
• Drafting and negotiating experience, with ability to provide innovative legal solutions in a fast moving industry.
• Start-up experience in setting up a new company/operator is highly desirable