Contracts Manager M/F (12-month fixed term)

U-Space; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomous professional status

218 working days per year

Employee savings plan with employer"s"

90% health cover

Meal vouchers

Job summary

U-Space in Toulouse, France, is recruiting a Contracts Manager M/F for a 12-month fixed-term maternity-cover role starting January 2027. The position requires a Master’s degree and 5+ years of negotiating complex technology contracts in B2B/B2G settings, fluent French and English, and an agile mindset for a scale-up.

You will draft and negotiate client, supplier and partner contracts in an international context, set standards for commercial proposals including subcontracting and consortia,

Qualifications

• Master's in business law, contract management or business school.
• 5+ years negotiating complex technology contracts in industrial or tech B2B/B2G settings.
• Solid business-law knowledge plus IP and public/institutional law.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate client, supplier and partner contracts in an international context.
• Set standards for commercial and contractual proposals (subcontracting, consortia, ATPs).
• Support sales on currency hedging, payment profiles and inflation.
• Secure IP and insurance terms.
• Provide first-level export-control analysis with an external law firm.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Tech contracts

Export control

IP knowledge

Public/institutional law

French & English

Education

Master's degree

Job description

U-Space is recruiting a Contracts Manager M/F (12-month fixed term) in Toulouse, France.

Contract: contract.

Degree level: Master's.

Language: French and English (fluent).

Work experience: 5+ years as Contracts Manager in B2B/B2G tech.

Maternity-cover 12-month fixed-term contract from early January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate client, supplier and partner contracts in an international context.
• Set standards for commercial and contractual proposals (subcontracting, consortia, ATPs).
• Support sales on currency hedging, payment profiles and inflation.
• Secure IP and insurance terms.
• Provide first-level export-control analysis with an external law firm.

Requirements

• Master's in business law, contract management or business school.
• At least 5 years negotiating complex technology contracts in an industrial or tech B2B/B2G setting.
• Solid business-law knowledge plus IP and public/institutional law.
• Agile in a scale-up.
• Export control and space-sector experience a plus.
• Fluent French and English.

Offer

• Autonomous professional status with 218 working days per year
• Employee savings plan with employer matching
• 90% health cover
• Meal vouchers

Based at B612 Toulouse Aerospace (Montaudran).

No application deadline is stated.