Senior Space Contracts & Commercial Strategy Leader

Cerebras; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead the full lifecycle of contracts with suppliers and customers in the space industry, defining templates, standards, and risk positions for complex procurements.

You will partner with Finance, Engineering, Legal, Supply Chain, and Program teams to align terms with schedule, cost, and risk, and you will negotiate multi-million dollar agreements while protecting IP and export controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of contract management experience in space or similarly complex tech industries.
• Proven experience negotiating large, multi-million dollar procurements and customer contracts.
• Strong understanding of satellite systems or related space technologies.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams on technical scope.
• Solid knowledge of contract law principles.
• Experience working with international suppliers and customers (US/Europe preferred).
• Experience negotiating with large organizations.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of contracts from drafting to amendments.
• Negotiate supplier and customer contracts, ensuring IP protection and risk mitigation.
• Work with Finance, Engineering, Legal, and Supply Chain to align terms with schedules and costs.
• Develop and implement negotiation frameworks and templates.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Export controls

Legal knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead the full lifecycle of contracts with suppliers and customers in the space industry, defining templates, standards, and risk positions for complex procurements.

You will partner with Finance, Engineering, Legal, Supply Chain, and Program teams to align terms with schedule, cost, and risk, and you will negotiate multi-million dollar agreements while protecting IP and export controls.