Senior Manager – Competition

Qatar Airways

About the role

As a multiple award- winning airline, we are pleased to announce an incredibly exciting opportunity to be part of Qatar Airways Group Legal Team as a Senior Manager- Competition in our office in Doha.

In this role, you will support the Strategic Alliances and Loyalty Partnerships within QR Commercial Division and provide end-to-end support to review, analyze, draft and negotiate complex contracts related to competition laws, antitrust law and compliance, data privacy, cyber-security & technology contractual requirements in conjunction with User and Sponsor departments to protect the interests of, and meet the business requirements of, Qatar Airways Group. Your role will act as Group Legal point of contact for assisting with relationship management of selected User department(s)

Accountabilities:

Negotiation, development and management of strategic contracts in accordance with corporate requirements, supporting legal requirements and procedures to secure and protect the business interests of the company including wide variety of simple and complex commercial agreements in matters related to Contracts and in particular from the competition/antitrust law perspective.
Establish Qatar Airways as an ethical contractor of services in a highly competitive market with fair price for exceptional service level. Negotiating, drafting and implementing a wide variety of complex, multiparty agreements, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic alliances.
Develop and implement suggestions to contract policy and procedure revision and improvement. Review, resolve any disputes which come up and identify areas for improvement in company’s contracting processes.
Identify and evaluate the risks arising from contractual positions and advise the business accordingly.
Provide legal interpretations on Standard Terms and Conditions of Contracts.
Advise on liability and legal exposure to the company.
Administer the resolution of legal disputes through litigation or arbitration or settlement as appropriate to protect the company’s legal remedies.
Liaise with external lawyers on specific projects.
Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible

Qualifications
About you

You will possess:

Bachelor’s degree with minimum 10 years of job-related experience
Must be qualified as a lawyer in a recognized jurisdiction, preferably qualified in a common law jurisdiction
Must have work experience in a law firm or dedicated legal environment
Experience in crafting competition/antitrust advice and strategic guidance to achieve business goals.
Has hands-on work in antitrust and competition law matters, including counselling internal clients, supporting competition/antitrust litigation and deals.
Fluent English speaking and writing skills
Strong legal drafting skills as well as excellent knowledge in contract and commercial negotiation relating to service and product agreements
Ability to understand complex vendor contracts
Proficiency in MS Office package, particularly MS Word
Keen eye for detail and strong presentation skills
Proven track record of handling complex issues and negotiation

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community

To apply for this job please visit careers.qatarairways.com.