Global Contract Manager – SaaS & Partnerships (EMEA/JAPAC)

Partnerize; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

Eye Care Vouchers

Life Assurance

Wellness Program

Regular company events

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a pragmatic Contract Manager to own end-to-end contract management for the EMEA and JAPAC regions, combining remote work with occasional Newcastle upon Tyne office visits. You will draft, review, and negotiate software and services agreements, maintain the contract repository, and support pricing and approval processes within a fast-growing software company.

You will collaborate with Sales, Legal, and Customer Success teams, ensuring contracts align with company goals and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or a combination of experience and training that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities in contract management.
• Substantial experience reviewing, analysing, redlining, editing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and agreements (e.g., MSAs, NDAs, SaaS agreements, IT agreements, vendor contracts, service agreements, marketing agreements).
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Salesforce or other web-based CRM and contract management software.
• Demonstrated relationship-building and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with people across all areas of the organisation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines with high-quality output, and work independently while contributing to a cohesive Legal team.

Responsibilities

• Support Partnerize’s fast-paced global Sales, Key Accounts and Customer Success teams to help the company grow.
• Partner with the current Contract Manager to manage and take ownership of the end-to-end contract management process for all customer contracts.
• Draft, review, redline, negotiate, and advise business leaders on commercial contracts, specifically Partnerize’s software and services agreements with customers, vendors, technology partners, consultants, and other service providers.
• Maintain, organise, and manage a queue of contracts, practicing effective prioritisation and efficiency.
• Ensure contracts align with company goals and standards.
• Manage the contract approval process.
• Oversee the contract management system, including maintaining a structured digital contract repository and setting up alerts and triggers.
• Clearly explain terms and conditions to internal and external stakeholders and support training on standard contract documents, processes, and systems.
• Report on contract analyses and metrics.
• Identify and communicate areas of improvement.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Drafting

NDA/MSA knowledge

Salesforce

Communication

Multi-project coordination

Remote and in-office collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Partnerize is seeking a pragmatic Contract Manager to own end-to-end contract management for the EMEA and JAPAC regions, combining remote work with occasional Newcastle upon Tyne office visits. You will draft, review, and negotiate software and services agreements, maintain the contract repository, and support pricing and approval processes within a fast-growing software company.

You will collaborate with Sales, Legal, and Customer Success teams, ensuring contracts align with company goals and