SaaS Contracts Lead: Build Our First Global Function

Preservica; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Preservica is seeking a hands-on Commercial Contracts Manager to own contract review, negotiation, administration and legal operations across its growing SaaS business. The role reports to the CFO and is the first dedicated hire in this function, creating processes, templates, governance and tooling for scalable growth.

You’ll negotiate with customers, suppliers and partners, build playbooks, and ensure risk-aware commercial decisions across global activities, including UK and US.

Qualifications

• Strong contract review, drafting and redlining skills.
• Experience managing contracts through the full lifecycle.
• Exposure to contract negotiations with customers, suppliers or partners.
• Excellent attention to detail and commercial judgement.
• Ability to distinguish material issues from minor points.
• Comfortable balancing commercial judgement with risk management.
• Experience conducting legal or statutory research.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate customer, supplier, and partner contracts.
• Manage contracts from drafting through to signature and filing.
• Advise stakeholders on commercial and contractual risk.
• Build contract management processes, playbooks, and reporting.
• Support UK and US regulatory and contractual research.
• Introduce tools and governance that improve efficiency and visibility.

Skills

Contract review

Drafting and redlining

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial judgement

Risk management

Attention to detail

Legal research

Tools

Contract management tooling

Job description

Preservica is seeking a hands-on Commercial Contracts Manager to own contract review, negotiation, administration and legal operations across its growing SaaS business. The role reports to the CFO and is the first dedicated hire in this function, creating processes, templates, governance and tooling for scalable growth.

You’ll negotiate with customers, suppliers and partners, build playbooks, and ensure risk-aware commercial decisions across global activities, including UK and US.