Contract Manager
Core
Post-execution contract governance, legal compliance, and lifecycle management of supplier agreements across assigned regions and categories, ensuring contracts are interpreted and applied in line with legal intent and regulatory requirements.
Role type
Senior IC contract manager (legal operations & governance)
Builds
Operationalized contract playbooks, governance standards, visibility dashboards, and audit-ready documentation for supplier agreements.
Domain
Procurement & Legal Operations (Global Supply Chain/Logistics)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Contract interpretation, lifecycle governance, compliance management, risk mitigation, SLA enforcement, stakeholder influence, legal-to-operational translation, audit readiness, rate logic understanding, ESG contractual management
Preferred skills
Shipping/logistics industry experience, CLM tools proficiency, regulatory audit exposure, regional governance transformation experience
Technologies
CLM tools, contract repositories, rate management systems, visibility dashboards
Responsibilities
Develop and drive awareness of executed contract terms across internal stakeholders; Lead structured contract handovers to Operations, Finance, and P2P teams; Translate complex contractual terms into business-executable formats; Own governance of the contract lifecycle post-execution including amendments and renewals; Implement action plans for non-compliant contracts; Monitor and manage ESG-related contractual obligations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with regional leadership scope