Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. As Senior Principal Legal Counsel for GCC, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare by providing strategic legal guidance and daily support to a dynamic, mission-driven organization. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global leader in medical technology, where your expertise will directly impact our ability to deliver life-changing therapies and solutions to patients across the region. If you are ready to make a meaningful difference and thrive in a fast-paced, inclusive environment that values your unique perspective, we invite you to apply and help us engineer the extraordinary. Based in KSA, this role offers a dynamic, collaborative work environment at the heart of a global healthcare leader. You will report directly to the Senior Legal Director for the TUMECA region and partner closely with cross-functional teams. While the position is primarily office-based, occasional travel within the broader region may be required to support business needs and foster strong stakeholder relationships. Medtronic is committed to supporting your professional growth and well-being. This position serves as a key legal advisor to primarily the Saudi Arabia and overall GCC business, providing practical, risk-based legal guidance on commercial operations, strategic initiatives, and complex projects. The role partners closely with business leaders and functions to support growth, manage legal risk, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Primary Responsibilities: Provide commercially oriented operational legal support and strategic guidance to management/business units/functions in the respective Region, including providing advice on commercial, competition, employment, public procurement, regulatory, data protection, product liability and dispute related matters with a high degree of independence Counsel business clients practically and strategically on legal issues relating to the businesses/operations in question Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including sales, distribution, service, supply, confidentiality and collaboration agreements Provide operational support on the daily activities of the local operations, including rendering support to the various functions (HR, Pricing, Regulatory) Overseeing and supporting the consistent implementation of strategic legal projects on local level Support the EurAsia Legal team on new processes and projects to ensure local implementation and effective incorporation of legal requirements into local commercial and business activities. Ensure compliance with local legislation Prepare and conduct meetings and training sessions with employees on Medtronic policies and procedures Participate in & share best practices with the EurAsia Legal team Effectively manage relationships with outside counsels to maximize the quality of representation and minimize legal expenses. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Law and 8+ years of legal experience in an international corporation, multinational environment, or law firm Licensed or qualified legal professional with substantial experience advising on Saudi Arabian laws and regulations Professional fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and supporting strategic business transactions Experience partnering with senior business stakeholders on legal risk management and operational decision-making. Preferred Qualifications: In-house legal experience within the medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, integrations, and corporate restructuring activities Experience managing distributor networks, healthcare sector agreements, and public procurement matters in Saudi Arabia University or postgraduate studies completed outside the candidate's native country International work experience supporting cross-border legal and commercial operations. Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. ‌ This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [email protected] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [email protected]

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