Contract Manager

Listing expiry: 18 October 2026

About the role

Role Overview

Contract Management is part of Legal and Commercial Services, providing legal and commercial expertise throughout the contract lifecycle. The role focuses on maximising value for all parties by addressing legal, business, and commercial risks while supporting contract negotiation, drafting, and ongoing management. Key objectives include driving sales growth, protecting revenue, improving margins, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and organisational policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead contract management teams across large projects and accounts.
• Work with account leadership and client commercial and business stakeholders to understand client needs, priorities, account strategies, objectives, and opportunities.
• Develop contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts and support performance management activities.
• Identify, escalate, and resolve commercial and contractual risks and issues, working with leadership to achieve the best outcomes for all parties.
• Participate in pre-award sales activities and assist with deal shaping.
• Negotiate commercial and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including providing contract drafting support.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client counterparts through client-facing contract management activities.
• Support sales growth by expanding the scope of agreements and facilitating new business.
• Protect revenue by ensuring contractual commitments are fulfilled.
• Improve margins through effective management of commercial levers, risks, and issues.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and organisational policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Membership in World Commerce and Contracting or the National Contract Management Association, and/or relevant professional certification, is considered an advantage.
• Relevant experience in contract management, including exposure to complex deals and demonstrated team management experience.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all organisational levels.
• Ability to support discussions and influence key commercial and contracting decisions.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and commercial contract terms and conditions.
• Ability to work across different cultures and locations within a global organisation.
• Collaborative leadership skills, persuasiveness, and the ability to work effectively with executives and non-executives.
• Commitment to inclusion, diversity, and respect for individuals from different backgrounds and experiences.

Additional Details

• The role is part of the Legal and Commercial Services function.
• Extensive travel may be required.
• The organisation emphasises collaboration, inclusion, professional development, and delivering value to clients.