Legal Manager-Customer Contracting
Core
Lead a team of 5-10 legal professionals to review and negotiate high-volume customer contracts for international shipping and logistics services.
Role type
Senior Legal Manager (Commercial Contracting)
Builds
Customer agreements for ocean transportation, international logistics, and supply chain services
Domain
Global logistics and shipping
Required skills
Commercial contract law, people leadership, complex negotiation, risk management, process improvement, AI tool utilization, multi-jurisdictional operations
Preferred skills
Shipping/transportation industry experience, ocean carrier background, freight forwarding knowledge, marine insurance exposure
Technologies
AI-enabled legal tools, workflow automation platforms
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of legal professionals; oversee review, drafting, and negotiation of customer contracts; personally support high-value strategic negotiations; improve contracting processes and standardization; manage high-volume environments while maintaining legal quality and risk standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
