Senior Legal Counsel Contracts

Grade Level: L3

Location: Islamabad

Last date to apply: 22 June 2026

What is Senior Legal Counsel Contracts?

The key function of this role is to provide dedicated legal support to functional departments within Jazz, entailing consultation, advice, contract review and negotiation in line with the organization’s internal values, policies, procedures and applicable law and to do so independently and decisively. The role will be responsible for both day-to-day operational activities as well as strategic initiatives and projects and will be required to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The role reports directly to Stream Head of Contracts.

What does Senior Legal Counsel Contracts do?

• Independently draft and review contracts and engage with internal stakeholders, negotiate directly with counter parties in case of any contention/conflict to provide clarifications and to seek mutual agreement accordingly

• Provide legal assistance to relevant internal stakeholders after carefully understanding the business context surrounding the contract and its impact vis-à-vis the business needs.

• Support to effectively offer a legal view on various matters, from within the organization and on industry related matters to be fully compliant with respective laws and policies.

• Provide opinions and legal advice to personnel at all levels of the business on existing and new commercial arrangements.

• Recognize when issues require specialist legal support and to obtain such support and advice to ensure maximum benefit for the company without incurring unnecessary costs.

• Engage in training of relevant business personnel (both informal trainings and structured programs) on legal developments, contract management as well as on policies/procedures owned by or supported by the Legal function.

• Provide legal advice over all aspects pertaining to any new strategic initiatives and ventures including investments, new business lines etc.

• Assist in streamlining processes and procedures pertaining to key risk areas such as AML, CTF, export controls & sanctions, data protection, anti-bribery and anti-corruption etc.

• Utilise legal expertise with regard to digital financial services that the Company is engaged in.

• Manage overall day-to-day affairs of the contracts section of the legal department of the company in a more digitized manner.

• Consult and support HOD and HQ on policy review and trainings related to the company falling under the domain of legal including sanctions and export controls.

• Be able to liaise with the governance team on Group governance matters related to contracts.

• Formulate strategy to standardize the process of managing the flows of contracts between organization and its clients.

• Able to work in cross functional teams in special projects/ merger and acquisitions and effectively manage legal deliverables.

JazzWold is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Senior Legal Counsel Contracts?

• LLB/LLM/Bar at Law Degree with at least 5-7 years working experience in an in-house legal team or law firm/chamber.

• Knowledge of the legal framework especially company and telecom laws in Pakistan.

• Knowledge of contract, corporate and intellectual property laws.

• Legal research, negotiation and contract drafting and review

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in stakeholder management

• Coming up with legal solutions focused towards delivering real time business value.

• Strong writing skills.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking skills and ability to research.

• Strong negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in stakeholder management.

• Decision making & problem solving.

• Teamwork

Benefits

Why join JazzWorld?

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld reflects workplace standards benchmarked against leading global organizations, demonstrating our commitment to creating an environment where people can thrive and perform at their best. Our teams are driven by the belief that every JazzWorld employee should be inspired to live better every day, enabled by forward-looking leadership, an open culture, meaningful work, and continuous opportunities to learn and grow.

Our core values - Customer Obsession, Truthful, Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurial shape how we think, decide, and lead. They encourage us to challenge convention, act with accountability, work as one team, and create solutions that truly matter for our customers and communities.

As Pakistan's largest digital operator, JazzWorld serves over 100 million through connectivity, digital services, financial inclusion, entertainment, and insurance. Joining us means being part of transformation at a national scale; expanding access, unlocking opportunity, and building a more connected digital future.

At JazzWorld, everything we do is rooted in one shared ambition. This purpose defines how we work, the progress we enable, and the difference we strive to make every day a Better Life For All.