Commercial Contract Specialist

Villegas Recruitment Firm; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Villegas Recruitment Firm in Dubai is seeking a Contract Specialist to manage the full lifecycle of contracts across clients, vendors, and strategic partners. The role focuses on safeguarding business operations by ensuring compliance and mitigating risk within a regulated payments environment.

You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements while coordinating with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Business teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in contract management or related role.
• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) is required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, SLAs, addendums, and commercial agreements with clients, vendors, and partners.
• Ensure all contractual documents comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders to finalize contract terms.
• Maintain and manage a centralized contract repository with proper documentation and version control.
• Monitor contract timelines, renewals, expiries, and ongoing obligations.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders on contract-related queries.
• Support internal audits and compliance reviews related to contract management.
• Handle contract administration tasks, including filing, correspondence, and record keeping.
• Liaise with vendors, service providers, and internal teams to support operational requirements.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for management as needed.
• Escalate significant contractual, vendor, or compliance issues to the line manager.
• Review and negotiate contract terms within delegated approval limits.
• Engage directly with clients, vendors, and partners on contractual discussions.
• Implement and maintain contract templates, processes, and management procedures.
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve contract-related matters.
• Own and update the contract repository and related records.

Skills

Contract management

Arabic language

Job description

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Contract Specialist to manage and oversee the full lifecycle of contracts across clients, vendors, and strategic partners. This role plays a critical part in safeguarding the business by ensuring contractual compliance, reducing risk, and supporting commercial and operational objectives within a regulated payment services environment.

About the Role

As a Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing agreements while working closely with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Business teams. You will ensure all contracts are accurately executed, properly stored, monitored, and aligned with regulatory and internal standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, SLAs, addendums, and commercial agreements with clients, vendors, and partners
• Ensure all contractual documents comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders to finalize contract terms
• Maintain and manage a centralized contract repository with proper documentation and version control
• Monitor contract timelines, renewals, expiries, and ongoing obligations
• Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies
• Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders on contract-related queries
• Support internal audits and compliance reviews related to contract management
• Handle contract administration tasks, including filing, correspondence, and record keeping
• Liaise with vendors, service providers, and internal teams to support operational requirements
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for management as needed
• Escalate significant contractual, vendor, or compliance issues to the line manager
• Review and negotiate contract terms within delegated approval limits
• Engage directly with clients, vendors, and partners on contractual discussions
• Implement and maintain contract templates, processes, and management procedures
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve contract-related matters
• Own and update the contract repository and related records

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in contract management, contract administration, or a related role
• Fluency in Arabic is required (spoken and written)