Contracts Manager - Procurement, Governance & CLM

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food & beverage privileges

Discounts at Kerzner properties

Health insurance

Annual flights home

Life insurance

Incentive programme

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Kerzner International Limited in Dubai is seeking a Contracts Manager to own end-to-end contract governance across a luxury hospitality portfolio. You will draft, review, redline, and negotiate medium to high-risk agreements while embedding risk controls and policy compliance.

The role partners with Legal, Finance and Operations to drive standardization and CLM optimization, with a 5+ year background in contract management or related fields and a strong stakeholder management skill set.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in contract management, commercial management, procurement, or legal-adjacent roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Supply Chain or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of medium to high-risk contracts, ensuring balanced commercial outcomes and clear allocation of risk.
• Perform detailed contractual risk assessments, identifying key exposures and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Design, implement, and continuously enhance a comprehensive contract governance framework that is user-friendly and scalable.
• Ensure consistency of contractual approach across categories while allowing flexibility for strategic or high-value engagements.
• Partner closely with category teams to align commercial strategy with contractual positioning.
• Facilitate effective collaboration between Procurement, Legal, Finance, and operational stakeholders to accelerate decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement of contract processes, focusing on efficiency, visibility, and control.
• Lead optimization and expanded use of Coupa Contract Lifecycle Management (or other tools), including workflow automation and system enhancements.
• Ensure all contracts comply with Procurement Policy, Delegation of Authority, and applicable local regulations.
• Work in close collaboration with the Vice President Legal to manage legal risk, escalations, and complex contractual issues.
• Maintain strong audit readiness across the full contract lifecycle.
• Own multi-year contract strategy, including renewals, extensions, and management of auto-renewal risk.
• Establish forward-looking renewal pipelines to ensure timely review, renegotiation, or exit decisions.
• Use data-driven insights to inform Procurement strategy, supplier management, and executive decision-making.
• Establish KPIs to measure contract performance, cycle time, and compliance.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract review

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Governance framework

Coupa CLM

Stakeholder management

Legal liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Supply Chain

Tools

Coupa CLM

Job description

Kerzner International Limited in Dubai is seeking a Contracts Manager to own end-to-end contract governance across a luxury hospitality portfolio. You will draft, review, redline, and negotiate medium to high-risk agreements while embedding risk controls and policy compliance.

The role partners with Legal, Finance and Operations to drive standardization and CLM optimization, with a 5+ year background in contract management or related fields and a strong stakeholder management skill set.