Senior Contracts & Procurement Lawyer Iraqi Leadership

• Provide high-level legal advice on contracts, procurement, regulatory, and commercial matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including EPC, services, procurement, and joint venture agreements.
• Support strategic negotiations with partners, national oil companies, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure strong contractual governance, legal compliance, and alignment with company policies and standards.
• Advise senior management on legal, contractual, regulatory, and risk-related matters.
• Provide legal support throughout tendering and procurement processes, including Calls for Tender (CFT).
• Identify, anticipate, and manage contractual disputes, claims, and litigation risks.
• Coordinate with external legal counsel and international legal teams on complex matters.
• Protect the company’s commercial and legal interests in a complex, high-stakes environment.
• Operate effectively within large-scale energy developments involving multiple partners, international stakeholders, and government authorities.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, ethics, integrity, and compliance across contractual and procurement activities.
• Ensure HSE considerations are appropriately reflected in contractual frameworks and risk management.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive legal, contractual, commercial, and regulatory information.
• Exercise strong judgment, agility, and resilience when managing complex negotiations and critical contractual challenges. 

Requirements

•  Master’s degree in Law or an equivalent legal qualification.
• Minimum 12–15+ years of relevant experience, ideally within Oil & Gas or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in international contractual environments and complex commercial negotiations.
• Strong expertise in commercial contracts, procurement law, and applicable Iraqi laws.
• Solid understanding of Oil & Gas contractual frameworks and industry practices.
• Proven ability to manage high-value, complex, and multi-stakeholder agreements.
• Strong senior-level negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, multicultural, and high-pressure environments.
• High level of autonomy, integrity, confidentiality, and sound professional judgment.
• Proven ability to interface with executive stakeholders and represent the company externally.
• Experience working in multinational environments or with major international companies.
• Strong understanding of international legal standards, contractual practices, and industry best practices.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple cultures, jurisdictions, and geographies.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (mandatory).
• French language proficiency is an advantage.