Contract Manager – Contingent Workforce (Global Project) 6 month contract

Global Payments; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payment solutions provider is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to drive a global contingent workforce contracting initiative. The role involves leading the contracting process across multiple regions, negotiating agreements, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have strong procurement and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment. This is a 6-month contract position based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Procurement, Contract Management, or Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts across multiple regions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with HR and Legal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the contracting process with existing suppliers across multiple countries.
• Negotiate and execute contracts aligned to augmentation terms.
• Support project objectives including centralized management.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Contract Management

Procurement

Project Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Job description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

We are seeking an experiencedContract Managerto lead a global contingent workforce contracting initiative. This role will support our Talent Acquisition project to expand ourContingent Workforce (CW) Program, currently active in the US & Canada, intoIndia, Poland, UK, and Ireland.

The successful candidate will partner with multiple suppliers, migrating them from locally managed agreements into our global CW Program managed by our MSP, Pinnacle (launching Spring 2026).

This is a pivotal role in centralising CW management and ensuring a compliant, consistent, and globally appropriate program.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the contracting process with existing suppliers across India, Poland, UK & Ireland.
• Negotiate and execute contracts aligned to our staff augmentation terms & conditions.
• Drive the transition of suppliers into the global CW Program managed by Pinnacle.
• Ensure policies and contracts are compliant, consistent, and scalable across regions.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR (Talent Acquisition), Legal, Technology, and Procurement.
• Support delivery of project objectives, including:
• Centralised CW management
• Compliant and globally relevant policy documentation
• Cost savings and reporting improvements
• Robust worker classification
• Streamlined onboarding and offboarding processes

Requirements

• Proven experience in Procurement, Contract Management, or Supply Chain, with a strong background in human capital / contingent workforce management.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and execute contracts across multiple regions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with HR, Legal, Technology, and external suppliers.
• Global project experience, ideally covering Europe and Asia (India).
• Self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.

Additional Information

• Global scope: Projects span India, Poland, UK & Ireland.
• Remote role: Candidates must be based in the US or UK.
• Contract duration: 6 months
• Reports into Procurement, supporting the global CW program expansion.

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