Contracts Manager

0355 Baker Hughes Energy Technology do Brasil Limitada; Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee deals from a contractual and commercial perspective across the entire lifecycle. You will negotiate terms, assess commercial risks, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and successful project outcomes.

Fluency in English and Portuguese is required, along with a strong ability to manage risk, negotiate effectively, and communicate clearly. Willingness to travel is expected as part of this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Business, or related experience.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese.
• Understand key contractual and commercial risks and lead risk reviews.
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to propose alternative positions.
• Demonstrate commercial acumen and business understanding.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effective team player.
• Willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate contractual agreements with customers and support cross-functional teams.
• Support bid teams in proposal development, risk assessment, scope definition, pricing, and communications.
• Manage commercial and contractual aspects during execution, including variations and amendments.
• Ensure compliance with invoicing, sales orders, and administration requirements.
• Provide contract guidance to cross-functional teams on commercial matters.
• Identify and manage commercial risks through risk review processes.
• Lead negotiations in line with contract requirements and claims.

Skills

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Commercial acumen

Communication

Team player

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law or Business

Job description

Are you a Contracts and Commercial professional looking for a new opportunity? Do you enjoy managing complex contracts, negotiating commercial terms, and mitigating business risks throughout the deal lifecycle? Join our successful team!

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, delivering across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward, making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Partner with the best

As a Contracts Manager

You will be responsible for managing deals from a contractual and commercial perspective throughout the entire deal lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contractual commitments and effective commercial risk assessment during all phases. You will negotiate contract terms and conditions, provide commercial leadership, and develop practical and innovative approaches to identify and mitigate contractual risks.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating contractual agreements with customers and supporting cross-functional teams during contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with defined deal strategies.
• Supporting bid teams in proposal development, risk management, scope definition, pricing strategies, customer communications, and issue resolution.
• Managing commercial and contractual aspects of projects during execution, including commercial arrangements, variation orders, contract amendments, local content management, and compliance activities.
• Ensuring compliance with project-specific contractual administration requirements, including variation control systems, invoicing processes, and sales order management.
• Providing contractual guidance and support to cross-functional teams on commercial and contractual matters.
• Ensuring commercial risks are identified, assessed, and managed through project risk and opportunity review processes.
• Managing negotiations in line with contractual requirements, including supporting the formulation and negotiation of contractual claims and counterclaims.

Qualifications and Skills

• Have a Bachelor's Degree in Law, Business, or related experience.
• Be fluent in English and Portuguese.
• Have an understanding of key contractual and commercial risks and the ability to lead project risk review processes and assessments.
• Have strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop alternative contractual and commercial positions with customers.
• Demonstrate commercial acumen and business understanding.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be an effective team player.
• Be willing to travel.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Senior Specialist - Project Leadership

About Baker Hughes

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.

Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work.

We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.