At Maqsam, we're building the friendliest cloud communication suite in MENA.
With Maqsam businesses can:
- Make and accept calls from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world.
- Obtain phone numbers inside and outside the region without friction.
- Create interactive voice responses easily.
- Supervise and record teams of call centre agents.
- Provide support to their customers over WhatsApp and other text channels.
- And much more!
To be able to serve our clients locally, we have a number of registered entities throughout the region, and many more to be added soon. We are looking for our first in-house lawyer to join the team to ensure our business aligns with the local laws of the various countries in which we operate, in collaboration with law firms in those countries.
As the first in-house lawyer, you will have a lot of room to impact the company, and will report directly to the CEO.
The following are the major responsibilities:
- Interface with law firms in different countries we operate it to understand the regulatory landscape in regards to our product.
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents (including our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy) to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), and create relations of trust.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
- Provide counsel in a variety of legal topics (labour law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in a business environment, preferably in Telecommunications.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures.
- A high degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information.
- Outstanding communication skills.
- BSc degree in Law, J.D. or LL.M.
- MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an advantage.
Benefits
You’ll join our world-class team of seasoned professionals who have done work for Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Verizon Wireless, Orange, Zain and others. You’ll be exposed to the wonderfully competitive world of SaaS business, and we promise you’ll be proud of being part of it.
We will provide you with the following:
- A very friendly and relaxed work environment with flexible working hours.
- Attention to your personal and professional growth.
- Many opportunities to learn to become a world-class professional.
- A competitive compensation.
- Transparency across the company.
- A team that often has interesting, entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking discussions.
- First-class health insurance.