Lease Contracts Executive

Rolls-Royce Corporation; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings through Rolls-Royce

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

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Job summary

Rolls-Royce, London-based, is looking for a Lease Contracts Executive to manage contract drafting, approvals, and commercial delivery for engine leases. You will work closely with engine owners, airline customers and internal Rolls-Royce teams to ensure accurate, timely documentation and risk mitigation.

The role requires strong attention to detail, ability to multitask under pressures, and solid communication across global stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting, negotiating and administering lease contracts.
• Desirable: experience in drafting, negotiating and administering aircraft/engine leases.
• Desirable: a degree or equivalent qualification in Law or a related subject.

Responsibilities

• Draft specific lease contract documents for engine deliveries using approved templates.
• Interact with engine owners, airline customers, suppliers and Rolls-Royce stakeholders to support lease offerings.
• Release engines to airline customers at a commercial level, ensuring conditions precedent are met and risks identified.
• Complete post-closing actions and filings, including IT system records and contract filing.
• Ensure renewal of customer insurance certificates as needed.
• Develop and maintain commercial templates, tools and guides with approvals from third party asset owners and legal counsel.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Drafting lease contracts

Private practice experience

Law degree or related

Education

Law degree or related

Job description

Job Description Lease Contracts Executive London Full time

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture. This position is with Alpha Partners Leasing (APL), the holding company of its engine leasing business, Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance, and asset management business, Aether Asset Management.

Position Summary

This multifaceted, challenging, and interesting role will allow you to play a key part in managing contracts and mitigating commercial risk for asset owners and Rolls-Royce. Its diverse nature requires excellent organisational skills, the ability to multi-task and to prioritise workload, as well as to communicate effectively with customers worldwide. Accuracy and a meticulous eye for detail are essential. The size and structure of the APL organization mean that you will work alongside and communicate with senior team members daily. The Aether team is largely based in Derby with the Commercial function based in London with RRPF.

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for drafting specific lease contract documents needed to support engine deliveries in accordance with approved templates and accountable for the accuracy and completeness of such documents.
• Responsible for dealing directly with engine owners, airline customers and suppliers and stakeholders within Rolls-Royce to support its short-term lease offering.
• Responsible for releasing engines to airline customers at a commercial level, ensuring that the required conditions precedent, such as insurance certificates or legal opinions, satisfy internal and/or third-party guide standards and identifying any commercial risks or gaps.
• Responsible for ensuring all post-closing contractual actions and administration such as filings and security creation/release are completed, including the creation of records on IT systems and filing of contracts.
• Responsible for ensuring customer insurance certificate renewals are completed as needed.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of commercial templates, tools and guides as needed to support delivery and redelivery, subject to approvals by third party asset owners and/or the third part asset owner’s Legal Counsel.

Position qualifications:

• Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to work contending priorities and prioritise workloads to meet demanding deadlines.
• Well-developed interpersonal, diplomacy, communication, influencing, and negotiations skills.
• Ability to understand business problems and propose solutions with customer focus.
• Experience of drafting, negotiating, and administering lease contracts, ideally in private practice.
• Desirable: experience of drafting, negotiating, and administering asset (aircraft, engine, or rolling stock) leases.
• Desirable: a degree or equivalent qualification in Law or a related subject.

Regional Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together.
• Buy one share, get one free!
• Rolls-Royce | Your Shares: Matched Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations

We are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Grade: Buck Gate Closing Date:15.10.2026

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