Contract Manager

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a senior Contract Manager for a global professional services leadership role in Melbourne. You will be client-facing, partnering with executives, sales teams and delivery leaders to shape deals, manage risks and ensure contractual success throughout major projects.

The role requires leading contract management teams, advising on account strategy, negotiating and drafting diverse agreements, and building trusted executive relationships across geographies.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in contract management, ideally in technology, professional services or related entity.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams across projects or geographies.
• Experience working on government or public sector contracts.
• Experience with public sector clients is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting regulations, principles and subcontracting practices.
• Experience managing compliance risks, investigations and reporting to senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence C-suite decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract management teams across large, complex projects.
• Advise leadership on account strategy, risk management and commercial opportunities.
• Negotiate, draft and manage a wide range of agreements.
• Identify, escalate and resolve commercial and contractual risks.
• Support pre-award sales activities and deal shaping.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships at executive level.
• Coach and develop contract management staff across multiple projects.

Skills

Contract management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Risk management

Job description

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Contract Manager to join a global professional services leader, supporting high-profile clients and complex technology-driven engagements. This is a senior, client-facing role where you will partner with executives, sales teams, and delivery leaders to shape deals, manage risks, and ensure contractual success throughout the lifecycle of major projects.

About the Role:

As a Contract Manager, you will provide strategic commercial and contractual expertise across a portfolio of significant engagements. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading contract management teams across large, complex projects.
• Advising leadership on account strategy, risk management, and commercial opportunities.
• Negotiating, drafting, and managing a wide range of agreements.
• Taking accountability for identifying, escalating, and resolving commercial and contractual risks.
• Engaging in pre-award sales activities and supporting deal shaping.
• Building and maintaining trusted client relationships at executive level.
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing contract management staff across multiple projects.

About You:

We are seeking a commercially astute leader with:

• At least 3 years’ experience in contract management, ideally you will have worked within a Technology entity, professional services or related entity
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams across projects or geographies.
• Proven experience working on contracts involving government or public sector clients.
• Ideally you will have worked with Public Sector clients
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting regulations, principles, and subcontracting practices.
• Demonstrated success in managing compliance risks, investigations, and reporting to senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence C-suite decision makers.
• A collaborative, inclusive approach and the ability to work effectively across cultures in a global environment.