Senior Legal Counsel

About Emirates Global Aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry.  EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA employs over 7,000 of these people including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL – MARKETING, SALES & COMMODITY TRADING

Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity

JOB PURPOSE

EGA is seeking an exceptional Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal, Ethics and Business Integrity (LEBI) function, providing dedicated legal support to our Marketing & Sales and Supply Chain businesses. This strategic, senior appointment offers the opportunity to advise on the full spectrum of EGA’s commercial operations – from aluminium sales and commodity trading to the procurement of critical raw materials including bauxite and alumina.

Based in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, this role carries responsibility for EGA’s global commercial legal affairs, including our international sales and purchasing offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Mexico and the USA, as well as our overseas metal production and recycling assets in Germany (EGA Leichtmetall, Hannover), Italy (EGA Eco Green, Verona region) and the United States (EGA Spectro Alloys, Minnesota). The successful candidate will report to the General Counsel and Head of Ethics and Business Integrity and will be instrumental in managing legal risk across EGA’s expanding international commercial portfolio.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Commercial Contract Drafting and Negotiation

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements supporting EGA’s marketing, sales and supply chain operations, including aluminium sales contracts, offtake agreements, commodity purchase contracts, tolling arrangements, agency and distribution agreements, and related trading documentation.
• Advise on complex sale and purchase structures, trading terms, pricing mechanisms, delivery obligations and risk allocation, providing pragmatic legal analysis to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for international sales offices and overseas production assets, ensuring timely and commercially-focused legal support.
• Maintain expertise in EGA's standard terms and conditions for metal sales, market standard terms for commodity transactions, and major long-term supply contracts, providing training to commercial teams.
• Identify, assess, manage and mitigate key legal and commercial risks across all contractual arrangements within the Marketing & Sales and Supply Chain portfolios.

International Operations and Subsidiary Support

• Provide legal support to EGA's international sales offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Mexico and the USA, ensuring compliance with local laws and consistent application of EGA's commercial policies and contracting standards.
• Support EGA's overseas recycling and production facilities, including EGA Leichtmetall (Germany), EGA Eco Green (Italy) and EGA Spectro Alloys (USA), advising on commercial agreements, operational matters and local legal requirements.
• Coordinate with external counsel in relevant jurisdictions to obtain specialist local law advice where required, managing instructions and ensuring cost-effective delivery of external legal services.

Post-Contractual Support and Contract Management

• Provide ongoing legal counsel and support to operations and contract managers throughout the lifecycle of active commercial contracts, including those with international subsidiaries and production assets.
• Deliver training to business units to enhance awareness of rights, liabilities and obligations under ongoing contracts, and conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and reporting requirements.

Dispute Management and Customer Relations

• Identify potential disputes early and work with the business to manage disagreements with customers and trading counterparties, seeking to protect EGA's interests while avoiding formal dispute resolution proceedings where possible and favouring beneficial commercial outcomes.
• Assist in any litigation or arbitration arising from metal sales or commodity trading matters, working with the Senior Disputes Counsel and external counsel.

Strategic Contribution

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