Leading Products – Innovative Ideas – Exceptional People ….MicroStrategy, A Dynamic Place to Work!

At MicroStrategy, we are passionate about creating powerful, disruptive technologies that transform how companies do business. Innovative products and ultimately our success are rooted in one driving force—our people. Our casual and flexible environment encourages creativity and collaboration, so you’ll have the opportunity to initiate and contribute to challenging projects, while pursuing your interests and developing, both professionally and personally. Bring us your passion, curiosity, and fresh ideas, and be a part of technology innovation at its best!

The Role:

We are seeking a talented, experienced individual to join our team of non-attorney legal professionals and serve as a key contributor in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and supporting general corporate legal matters.  A successful candidate for this position must be able to work seamlessly with other team members, departments and executives across multiple countries and cultures, and develop proposals and processes for executing on our strategic commercial objectives. Candidates must be able to handle sophisticated transactions and other projects both skillfully and efficiently and engage directly with customers and vendors in contract negotiations. Candidates should have transactional experience that he/she would enjoy applying in a dynamic work environment and be able to support corporate legal matters. The position will be based in Dubai, UAE, where our Middle East headquarters is located. Some travel is anticipated. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a high-caliber, collegial department with other dedicated legal professionals on a wide variety of matters for an innovative, publicly traded technology company.

Your Focus:

• Negotiate the terms of commercial licensing, cloud and services contracts; promote, balance and manage company and customer/vendor interests; facilitate discussions with customers and vendors, differentiating true requirements from negotiating tactics and competing interests
• Promote, balance and manage company and customer/vendor interests using a high degree of ingenuity to solve contentious issues addressing business risks and compliance matters
• Work on a day-to-day basis with the sales field and other departments to support transactions and help integrate legal considerations with business and technology activities
• Work on legal matters and provide business support with a sense of urgency to meet Legal’s service levels
• Assist with general corporate legal matters, including employment, litigation, and regulatory compliance matters
• Regularly coordinate with and validate input from internal organizations to facilitate contract execution
• Conduct legal research

• B.A. or B.S. (or equivalent)
• 7+ years of experience, with a strong preference for individuals who have significant experience with contracts administration/management/negotiation, particularly at software or other technology companies
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both verbal and written
• Fluency in any European languages is a plus
• Experience with, and enthusiasm for, process improvement, transactional work, legal research, and other matters 
• Ability to manage fast-paced workload in a dynamic environment and simultaneously add value to multiple projects
• Excellent internal and external negotiation skills
• Proactive, self-starter who shows project ownership and enjoys working across departments
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and accomplish goals
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point and Word)
• Experience in working with Salesforce is a plus

MicroStrategy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.

Due to the large number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.