Sr. Lead Contract Management

Main Purpose:

To provide strategic leadership for contract management by setting contract governance standards, shaping commercial risk strategies, enabling robust negotiation outcomes and leading cross-functional alignment on complex contractual matters at organizational level.

Job Accountabilities:

• Drive high-value and complex contract negotiations including terms for strategic suppliers, major contractors, framework agreements and global partners.
• Lead the development and implementation of contract strategy and policies that support business objectives while mitigating legal and commercial risks.
• Provide senior-level advisory support on contractual positions, risk allocation, warranties, indemnities, dispute resolution and performance obligations.
• Establish and enforce robust governance frameworks, approval authorities and contract controls to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Lead contract risk assessments, develop mitigation plans and ensure visibility of contractual exposure to project and corporate leadership.
• Partner with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Projects and Operations leadership to align contract strategy with broader business, financial and legal objectives.
• Oversee contract dispute resolution, guide in negotiation of claims/ counter claims and lead resolution strategy for high-impact issues.
• Drive process excellence through standardization, automation, analytic reporting and best practices for contract lifecycle management.
• Provide leadership in handling regulatory, statutory and audit inquiries related to contract compliance and risk.
• Lead and develop a high-performing contract management team, including recruitment, coaching, succession planning and capability building.
• Represent contract management perspectives in leadership forums, steering committees and cross-functional governance bodies.