Senior Contracts Manager

Our client is a leading international technology organisation with a strong presence across Southeast Asia. As part of its continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Legal & Contract Management Lead to join its international team.

This is a management role role with responsibility for overseeing contractual activities across a diverse portfolio, providing strategic commercial and legal guidance, and leading a contract management professional. The successful candidate will work closely with senior business, project, finance, procurement and legal stakeholders across the region

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end contract management across tenders, negotiations, project delivery, variations, claims and close-out.
• Draft and negotiate agreements while advising stakeholders on contractual, commercial and project risks.
• Manage contractual obligations, governance, correspondence, claims and dispute-related matters.
• Partner with project and business leaders to protect commercial outcomes and identify risks and opportunities.
• Lead and develop a Contract Manager, including workload planning, coaching and quality oversight.
• Act as the key contractual adviser for the assigned portfolio and support improvements to contract processes, templates and best practices.
• Support third-party due diligence and regional compliance activities, including anti-bribery, competition, data protection and trade compliance.
• Provide regional legal and contractual guidance, working with external counsel and cross-functional teams where required.
• Contribute to internal training and regional initiatives across contract management, legal and compliance.

Qualifications:

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Law, Contract Management, Business or a related field.
• 10–15 years' relevant experience in legal, contracts or commercial roles within a multinational environment.
• Strong experience across the full contract lifecycle, including negotiation, execution, variations, claims and disputes.
• Proven ability to manage complex contractual and commercial risks.
• Experience in leadership, mentoring or coaching of legal/contract professionals.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with corporate compliance, third-party due diligence and regulated environments.

Interested parties please get in touch with Tiffanie Chua via [email protected] for a confidential discussion

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