Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
* Contract Review Owner: Review and understand various contracts, demonstrating an expert understanding of the application of contract terms across multiple European jurisdictions (including UK and/or Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain). Accountable for contract risk assessment, and dissemination of contract data records downstream to other internal departments, integrated applications.
* Contract Negotiations: Lead contract review and negotiation duties for customer contracts (Services/Staffing all jurisdictions) and International, multi-regional, and global engagement contracts. This will include Master Services Agreements, Data Protection Agreements, Affiliate Service Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements.
SOW/WO Draft and Execution: Draft SOWs and Work Orders in accordance with applicable company policies where required. Take full ownership of assigned accounts/regions/verticals and act as a subject matter expert in advising Commercial Business Partners and Sales teams.
* Decision-Making Authority: Make informed decisions for various contractual terms and conditions, ensuring compliance with company standards, risk tolerance policies and legal regulations escalating to Senior Contracts Manager. Advising the business on contractual risks that fall outside of its tolerance policy
* SLA Management & Workload Allocation: Responsible for management of individual SLAs for complex and quick response items.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the Senior Management team and other SMEs including Risk and Assurance, Legal, Export Control, ESG, Commercial, and Billing Teams to ensure that all contractual issues and suggested improvements are captured and actioned.
* Training and Development: Proactively develop their own skills and knowledge in contract management, technologies and industry trends.
Pre-Litigation: Manage pre-litigation issues at an operational level liaising with Corporate Legal and/or Risk where applicable.
* Client Advisory: Advise on existing client terms and conditions, offering expert guidance to internal teams and clients.: Provide support to divisional leadership as required (i.e. Adhoc contractual/reporting requests for Head of CCT/Directors).
Skills:
Professional learning or expertise that will be required to succeed in the role
* Experience of reviewing and drafting legal agreements and documents
* Ability to hold team members, peers and supervisors accountable
* Thorough knowledge of business policies and account management practices
* Strong leadership skills, communication and problem-solving skills
* Ability to negotiate with senior level client contacts (legal department, procurement, finance)
* Ability to evaluate and balance team and individual workload through effective time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
* Ability to develop a thorough knowledge of business policies and account management practices
* Strong written and oral skills to effectively communicate messages and direction
* Ability to build good working relationships with all levels in and outside of the business, including supporting other team members
* Proficiency in Swedish Language (Fluent/Advanced)
Knowledge:
Technical and or professional information needed to successfully perform the job activities including qualifications
* Law Degree level education, and/or qualified by experience.
* Legal Practice Course (LPC) is desirable.
2-3 years Contract review and negotiation experience