Legal Counsel at Adobe

Your Mission

Become a key consultant for our dynamic sales team, working with marketing, finance, and other teams. Your knowledge will drive our Northern Region business, particularly in the Middle East where Adobe established a new headquarters in Riyadh.

What You’ll Do

• Draft, Review & Negotiate: Take the lead on a variety of agreements—license, professional services, consulting, statements of work, resale, distribution, sales, and licensing. You’ll keep us covered and keep deals moving.
• Commercial Legal Support: Partner with our business units, providing timely, commercial advice and delivering in-house training on the legal topics that matter most. Help demystify law for your colleagues!
• Compliance Monitor: Be proactive in tracking and offering recommendations on the newest regulations and laws that affect Adobe, with a focus on technology, AI, intellectual property, and data privacy/ security.
• Drive Process Improvement: Dive into knowledge management and help evolve our legal processes. Lead departmental projects that make us better, smarter, and faster.
• Project Legal Support: Join working groups as new projects and business practices are developed, bringing your legal and business perspective where it’s needed most.
• Ongoing Training & Risk Management: Carry out internal training sessions, and offer continuous support on key risks—building a culture of compliance and confidence.

Who You Are

• Qualified Lawyer: You’ve trained and qualified with a reputable law firm or an in-house department of a comparable company, with at least 6 years PQE.
• Commercial/IT/IP Experience: You possess a demonstrated history in these domains, and you grasp the complexities of software, technology, and data protection concerns.
• Business and Risk Savvy: You see the bigger picture and understand how legal matters fit into business objectives, assess, and manage risks across multiple matters at once.
• Communication Ace: Your drafting and technical skills are outstanding, and you can translate complex legalese into everyday plain language.
• Languages: Proficient in English; Arabic a plus.
• Flexible & Adaptable: You’re quick on your feet, ready to adjust when the business demands change.
• Sense of Humour: You know how to lighten the mood and keep spirits high—essential for our team!
• Ready for Travel: Prepared and capable of traveling to the Middle East region as necessary for sales support.

What Makes This Role Fun & Cool?

• Build the Future: Play a key role in Adobe’s evolution, especially in this fast-paced tech and AI culture.
• Tech Meets Law: Dive into brand new systems and technology incorporating AI, CLM, and automation—assist us in scaling smarter!
• Room to Grow: Take on new challenges, lead projects, collaborate with a distributed team, and develop your own expertise as Adobe expands.
• Fun Perks: Celebrations, creativity challenges, and team-building events—plus some of the best colleagues in the business.