Senior Legal Counsel Corporate and Commercial

Who we are

GIG Gulf is part of the Gulf Insurance Group (GIG), the #1 largest regional composite insurer in the Middle East and North Africa, with presence in 13 markets including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Turkey. GIG Group reported consolidated assets of US$ 3.83 billion and $69 million net profit for the year 2023. The majority shareholder of GIG Group is Toronto based Fairfax Financia Holding, a global leader in insurance and reinsurance with a presence in 40 markets.

GIG Gulf is an ‘A’ rated regional insurer with a top 5 position in each of its markets (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain). GIG Gulf has been present in the region for over 70 years with a strategic focus on both growth and investments and is a one stop shop offering a wide range of insurance products and services that cater to a broad variety of needs for corporates, SMEs and individual customers throughout UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. GIG Gulf also owns a 50% stake in GIG Saudi. Our strategic objectives and guiding principles are focused on Regional Growth, Customer Experience and Digital Transformation.

GIG Gulf has created a diverse and inclusive working environment and culture with a workforce of over 800 employees, with over 60 nationalities, across 15 branches and retail shops region-wide and over 1 million customers. GIG Gulf is a caring partner that encourages customers to achieve their goals and live an inspiring and fulfilling life. We are obsessed with customer feedback and continuously evolving to become the region’s digital insurer of reference, committed to running our operations in a responsible, sustainable way.

Job purpose:

Providing legal advice across all relevant areas, with a focus on insurance matters to support the business stakeholders across the Gulf Region

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing legal advice across all relevant areas, with a focus on insurance matters to support the business stakeholders across the Gulf Region (Bahrain, UAE, Oman and Qatar)
• Drafting, negotiating and amending a wide and varied range of commercial agreements, including IT, outsourcing, employees’ contracts, marketing agreements and insurance-specific commercial agreements
• Supporting the business in following the right legal contracting compliance procedures, to ensure effective contracting, procurement and negotiation
• Advising internal departments on various agreements/transactions with providers
• Assessing the business and/or revenue risk in all transactions considered by the company
• Ensuring management’s compliance with board/delegated authority
• Advise the internal and external stakeholders on new Laws and local requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law
• 10 years of experience
• Insurance industry experience in the GCC is a must
• Knowledge on General Insurance, Health Insurance and Labor Laws
• Fluency in both English & Arabic languages
• Solid team management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to interact in autonomy with Directors and Excom members