Hybrid Commercial Contracts Lead: Drafting & Negotiation

Beacon Legal; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Four-day week possibility

Leave & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Beacon Legal in Sydney offers a Commercial Contracts Manager role within a major national technology and communications business. You will own front-end drafting, negotiation of customer agreements, variations, novations and other commercial documents, moving them from draft to execution.

You’ll work closely with an in-house legal team and business stakeholders, bringing strong legal drafting and commercial judgment to support commercial decisions while maintaining risk controls and governance.

Qualifications

• A law degree or equivalent legal academic background.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Previous experience within a law firm and/or as an in-house lawyer is highly desirable.
• The ability to draft bespoke commercial and legal terms without relying solely on precedents.
• Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to advise business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail; telecommunications, technology or wholesale experience would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate customer contracts, including bespoke commercial terms.
• Prepare variations, novations, settlement agreements, termination agreements and other legal documentation.
• Provide first-level legal and commercial support to business stakeholders.
• Work closely with Legal and Regulatory on complex contractual and regulatory issues.
• Identify and manage legal, commercial, operational and credit risk.
• Become a trusted adviser to senior commercial stakeholders; and
• Help improve contract governance and processes from initial drafting through to execution.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Commercial judgement

Communication

Education

Law degree

Job description

Beacon Legal in Sydney offers a Commercial Contracts Manager role within a major national technology and communications business. You will own front-end drafting, negotiation of customer agreements, variations, novations and other commercial documents, moving them from draft to execution.

You’ll work closely with an in-house legal team and business stakeholders, bringing strong legal drafting and commercial judgment to support commercial decisions while maintaining risk controls and governance.