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Senior Legal Counsel - Privacy & Cybersecurity

Remote:

Full Remote

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

United Arab Emirates

Offer summary

Qualifications:

8+ years of data protection experience, Knowledge of MEA data protection laws, Experience at law firm or tech company, Fluency in English required.

Key responsabilities:

Advise on privacy and consumer protection
Provide training on privacy law
Follow up on data requests
Research new legislation impacts

Careem Large https://www.careem.com/

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 70 million customers, and built a platform for the region’s best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.

About the team

At Careem, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. Together with Uber we take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward together

The Careem and Uber Legal Team is a diverse group of talented legal professionals working in a fast-paced environment and focused on solving some of the most exciting, cutting-edge legal challenges in the world. While the EMEA Privacy team is mainly headquartered in Amsterdam, the team includes members spread across the EMEA region, working in close collaboration with each other and with the wider Global Legal Team, including specialist experts based in San Francisco.

We’re looking for an exceptional attorney based in the MEA HQ in Dubai, to advise on the Careem Rides business in the MENA region, with expertise in local and global data protection laws, as well as a commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management skills.

What you’ll do

Advise local teams of the Careem Rides business in the MEA region on privacy, consumer protection, marketing and e-commerce issues
Be part of the broader Careem Rides and Uber privacy legal team to help optimize the synergies for the business
Follow up on data requests by data subjects, law enforcement agencies and third parties
Provide privacy and marketing law trainings and respond to spam and advertising complaints and interact with regulators, as needed
Advise on data protection and privacy aspects of contracts, business development agreements, and acquisitions
Advise on data protection and privacy issues during development of new products and initiatives
Do research on new legislation, advise on impact for the business, and work with policy teams to minimize impact

What you’ll need

8+ years data protection experience, preferably at a mid to large size law firm, and/or inhouse at a tech-company
Substantive knowledge and demonstrated expertise in MEA data protection and privacy laws, including Morocco, Pakistan, UAE, Kuwait, Iran, KSA, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt and more
Knowledge about GDPR, and other legal areas such as ML and AI a plus
Experience in dealing with data protection investigations and litigation
Expertise or familiarity with ads and marketing privacy legal frameworks
Excellent business judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
Enthusiasm for taking on new responsibilities, even if outside areas of expertise
Able to work in extremely fast-paced environment under direction of manager, collaboratively, and autonomously
Written and spoken fluency in English required; spoken fluency or basic knowledge of Arabic or other languages is a plus

What we’ll provide you

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:

Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.