Job summary
Head of Legal & Compliance at Lucidya in Riyadh. You will establish and lead a compact legal and compliance function, oversee governance, contracts, data protection, certifications, and support corporate and regional expansion activities.
Key responsibilities
- Define and run Lucidya's legal and compliance strategy to support growth and governance.
- Design commercial contract templates, playbooks, and streamlined contracting processes.
- Lead the Governance, Risk & Compliance program and maintain audit-ready certifications.
- Serve as Data Protection Officer and ensure PDPL and GDPR compliance.
- Manage corporate legal matters including board governance and M&A support.
- Lead legal work for regional expansion and oversee external counsel across jurisdictions.
- Build and manage a lean Legal & Compliance team and advise executive leadership.
Requirements
- 10+ years legal experience including in-house leadership at tech or SaaS companies.
- Qualified lawyer with commercial, corporate, and technology law background.
- Proven ownership of compliance/certification programs like ISO 27001 or SOC 2.
- Hands-on M&A and corporate transaction experience, including diligence.
- Experience with regulated sectors (public sector, banking, telecom) preferred.
- Track record building or scaling a legal and compliance function and managing external counsel.
Skills
Corporate lawCommercial contractingData protectionISO 27001SOC 2GDPRMergers & acquisitionsGovernance, risk & complianceBoard advisoryArabic
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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