Commercial Contracts Specialist

your Jared; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 days holiday

Bank holidays

Birthday day off

Christmas shutdown

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

your Jared is seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Specialist to join a growing legal function in High Wycombe. The role supports a varied portfolio of B2B contracts across customers, suppliers and partners, with hybrid or remote working options.

The successful candidate will draft, review and negotiate contracts under English law, manage NDAs and renewals, and provide practical, commercially-minded advice to stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial contracts experience, in-house or commercial legal/ contracting environment.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to identify and manage contractual risk.
• Confident drafting alternative wording and negotiating directly with stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of commercial contract provisions and IP/content rights.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and communication skills.
• Proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently while escalating when needed.
• Experience in international, B2B services, tech, training or licensing environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, amend and negotiate B2B contracts with customers, suppliers and partners.
• Manage NDAs, confidentiality agreements, renewals, amendments and variations.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Advise on liability, indemnities, warranties, IP, confidentiality, data protection and termination.
• Provide clear contractual guidance to non-legal stakeholders.
• Support IP, licensing, content rights and compliance matters.
• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries and contract records.
• Support contract lifecycle management and improvements to legal processes and technology.

Skills

Commercial contracts

B2B contracts

English law

Negotiation

Job description

Commercial Contracts Specialist

Our client is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Specialist to join a growing legal function and support their business across a varied portfolio of B2B commercial contracts.

Working closely with Legal Counsel, you'll take ownership of day-to-day contract matters, providing practical, commercially focused advice to stakeholders across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded contracts professional looking for a varied, business-facing role with genuine autonomy and the opportunity to make an impact.

• Location: High Wycombe - hybrid or remote working available
• Salary: £45k - £50k
• Contract: Permanent
• Benefits: 21 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday day off + Christmas shutdown in addition to holiday entitlement, Life Assurance, Private Healthcare, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme

As the Commercial Contracts Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Draft, review, amend and negotiate B2B contracts with customers, suppliers and partners.
• Manage NDAs, confidentiality agreements, renewals, amendments and variations.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Advise on key provisions including liability, indemnities, warranties, IP, confidentiality, data protection and termination.
• Provide clear contractual guidance to non-legal stakeholders.
• Support IP, licensing, content rights and compliance matters.
• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries and contract records.
• Support contract lifecycle management and improvements to legal processes and technology.

The successful Commercial Contracts Specialist will have the following related skills & experience:

• 3+ years' commercial contracts experience ideally gained in-house or within a commercial legal/contracting environment, with strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating B2B agreements under English law.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to identify and manage contractual risk.
• Confidence drafting alternative wording and negotiating directly with stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of commercial contract provisions and IP/content rights.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and communication skills.
• A proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to work independently while recognising when matters require escalation.
• Experience within an international, B2B services, professional services, technology, training or licensing environment would be advantageous.