NEOM Looking for Taxation and Customs Legal Director at Saudi , Neom Full Time

Overview

Position

Taxation and Customs Legal Director – Office of General Counsel

Job Code

Reports to

General Counsel

Direct Reports

Taxation and Customs Legal Manager

Division/Section

Office of General Counsel

Department

Office of General Counsel

Sector

Office of General Counsel

Job Family

Role Purpose

To manage the legal needs of the Authority in key areas including taxation and customs matters. The role requires thought leadership on these key regulatory issues.

Key Accountabilities & Activities

Planning and Strategy

Regulatory workstreams and instruments

• Act as the lead for regulation in key strategic areas, providing support to the GC, Authority senior leadership and Authority proponents on all regulatory aspects of relevant NEOM laws and regulations and any other laws relevant to the Authority.
• Provide clear and pragmatic guidance on the most important and/or complex matters from their early stages.
• Work with proponents to develop new and amend existing regulatory instruments, compliant with relevant laws and ensuring this approach is aligned with NEOM’s values and objectives.
• Maximise the use of technology and innovation to ensure best-in-class laws and regulations, effective and pragmatic legal implementation (whilst upholding rule of law principles) and transparency on the NEOM legal and regulatory system to all stakeholders.

Stakeholder management

• Build and manage stakeholder relationships, principally focused on the tax and customs sectors and relevant Government entities within the Kingdom.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships and an open dialogue with all component heads to ensure efficient ways of working and support the vision of a unitary, ‘one-team’, collaborative Authority.
• Represent OGC on various task forces and committees or chairing these, as requested by the GC or Authority leadership.

Background, Skills & Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience of working at a senior level in a taxation and customs legal/regulatory environment;
• Understanding of the impact of regulation on the spectrum of businesses, investors, residents and the broader social and environmental agenda and NEOM Vision;
• First-class intellectual and analytical skills, with a key focus and specialty in the tax and customs sectors (supported by post graduate study or qualifications), able to bring intellectual and analytical rigor to complex regulatory issues and develop/deliver robust and pragmatic solutions;
• Demonstrable ability to persuade, influence and build collaborative working relationships with a wide range of senior stakeholders, including the deputy CEO, across NEOM and the wider public and private sectors;
• Experience in developing and implementing regulatory policies and procedures in the tax and customs sectors;
• Experience in legislative development in the tax and customs sectors;
• Personal resilience and flexibility;
• Embraces NEOM’s vison as an Accelerator of Human Progress and is excited and motivated to help deliver this vision; and
• Aligned to and champions NEOM values and supports others in doing so – Catalyst, Care, Curious, Passionate, Respect and Diversity.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate: Some level of further tax/regulatory/customs post graduate qualification
• Undergraduate: LLB (Law); with tax course work taken
• At least 10 years’ experience from major law firm, accounting firm (tax) or regulator or taxation authority
• Admission in Court of reputable jurisdiction.