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Yousef Al-Mutawa

Summary

Enthusiastic legal practitioner eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. A clear understanding of Contracts and Managements. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in my professional career.

Overview

2026
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
3
Languages

Work History

AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027

Senior Legal Specialist
06.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Provided strategic legal advisory on regulatory and compliance matters across multiple sectors, effectively mitigating risks and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and governance frameworks.
  • Engaged in continuous professional development to remain current with industry trends, regulatory reforms, and emerging legislative updates.
  • Drafted and implemented regulations, policies, and operational procedures for various departments within the Local Organizing Committee of the tournament, ensuring alignment with international sports governance standards.
  • Oversaw brand protection and anti-ambush marketing efforts, ensuring full safeguarding of tournament intellectual property and commercial rights.

Saudi Arabian Handball Federation

Member of the Regulations Revision Committee
03.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Khaleej Club

Legal Advisor & Licensing Officer
09.2024 - 06.2025

Job overview

  • Enhanced Club satisfaction with timely and accurate legal advice on various matters.
  • Reduced potential litigation risks by conducting thorough research and providing preemptive solutions to the Club.
  • Developed compliance best practices for the Club.
  • Achieved favorable outcomes by drafting persuasive legal documents and presenting strong arguments in litigation.
  • Review and develop legal department works and processes.

Farabi Petrochemicals

Corporate Governance Officer
09.2024 - 05.2025

Job overview

  • Fostered collaboration among board members, promoting open communication and shared decision making.
  • Prepared and presented reports to inform board on organizational progress and goals.
  • Ensuring organizational policies are up to date and workplace practices align with the Corporate Governance Frameworks to ensure compliance with legislative and statutory requirements.
  • Monitored industry trends and regulatory changes to proactively adapt governance practices as necessary.
  • Developed comprehensive training programs to increase employee awareness of compliance requirements and expectations.
  • Safeguarded confidential data through strict implementation of privacy policies across all departments.

Al-Khaleej Club

Legal Director & Compliance and Risk Officer
3 2021 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Making sure that the club operating according to the applicable laws.
  • Generating 25M+ revenue by achieving the governance criteria.
  • Working with other departments to achieve Governance.
  • Drafting 20+ policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Researching and writing 30+ contracts, agreements, proposals, fill-up forms…etc.
  • Minimized risk exposure through careful advice on operations and strategic plans.
  • Improving club policies and standards to outline ethical, safe and efficient procedures.
  • Established and executed governance implementation roadmap.
  • Defined performance indicators and quality metrics to maintain compliance with governing policies, standards and adoption requirements.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Assisting the CEO in following up with other department targets.

Saudi Arabian Handball Federation

Strategy and Governance Program Auditor
7 2021 - 04.2024

Job overview

  • Member of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee
  • Reviewing all documents and evidence of strategy and governance, reviewing contracts and agreements, checking the content of the inputs of the various committees, following up and auditing the progress of projects, and the validity of data and results.
  • Reviewing the strategic plans of the Saudi Handball Federation and educating all employees of the Federation about them.
  • Writing reports and updating performance indicators
  • Review and update the procedures files based on coordination results with all related parties.
  • Preparing professional presentation files

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Spectators Services
10.2022 - 12.2022

Job overview

Spectator Services (SPS) is the largest team working on the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Its mission is to “make all spectators feel welcomed and ensure they have all the information and assistance they need for an enjoyable and memorable experience. SPS is often called the “face” of the tournament because they interact a lot with the spectators.

Al-Mutawa Sons Co.

Legal Affairs Specialist
01.2021 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Drafting agreements, contracts, and other legal documents.
  • Supervising the litigation process.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Avoiding the need for litigation and maintaining long-term relationships by settling disputes amicably rather than going to court.
  • Resolve more than +50% of the disputes amicably.

Education

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Khobar

Bachelor of Arts from Law
10.2015 - 10.2020

University Overview

  • Graduated cum laude with 3.52 out of 4.00 GPA
  • Member of PMU Law Club
  • Three times listed on the Dean's List for my excellent academic performance.
  • Ranked as one of the top 10% in my college in three different years.

ISDE
Madrid, Spain

Master of Laws from Master in International Sports Law
04.2001

University Overview

University of Bahrain
Bahrain

Master of Laws - LL.M. from Private Law
09.2022 - 06.2023

University Overview

Skills

Self-learner

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Timeline

Senior Legal Specialist
AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027
06.2025 - Current
Member of the Regulations Revision Committee
Saudi Arabian Handball Federation
03.2025 - Current
Legal Advisor & Licensing Officer
Khaleej Club
09.2024 - 06.2025
Corporate Governance Officer
Farabi Petrochemicals
09.2024 - 05.2025
Spectators Services
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
10.2022 - 12.2022
University of Bahrain
Master of Laws - LL.M. from Private Law
09.2022 - 06.2023
Legal Affairs Specialist
Al-Mutawa Sons Co.
01.2021 - 06.2022
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Bachelor of Arts from Law
10.2015 - 10.2020
ISDE
Master of Laws from Master in International Sports Law
04.2001
Legal Director & Compliance and Risk Officer
Al-Khaleej Club
3 2021 - 08.2024
Strategy and Governance Program Auditor
Saudi Arabian Handball Federation
7 2021 - 04.2024

Languages

English
Arabic
Spanish
Yousef Al-Mutawa