Business Contract Manager

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd in the Philippines seeks a Legal Manager (Contract Management) to prepare and review contracts and legal documents, ensuring ethical behavior, regulatory compliance, and proactive risk mitigation across commercial transactions.

You will partner with senior management and business units to structure, negotiate and close complex deals, provide timely legal advice, and oversee due diligence and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Must be a lawyer and in good standing with the Philippine Bar.
• At least 5 years in corporate, transactional, or contracts law from a top firm or in-house department.
• Strong negotiation and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft master services, outsourcing, SOW, SLAs, licensing, and other agreements.
• Draft and review letters, term sheets, LOIs, approvals, and related documents.
• Collaborate with Senior Management and Business Units on structuring, negotiating, and closing deals.
• Advise on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions; strategize with senior leaders.
• Educate stakeholders on legal, compliance and risk issues; provide timely advice.
• Oversee contract management, ensure proper execution, notarization, and archiving.
• Interface with regulators, external counsel, and government bodies to build trust.
• Assist due diligence to ensure vendor accreditation and ethical procurement.
• Develop internal guidelines and streamlined contract review processes.
• Ensure proper filing and monitoring of Legal Department documents.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Transaction management

Legal drafting

English communication

Analytical thinking

Professional ethics

Education

Law degree (Philippine Bar)

Job description

About the job

JOB SUMMARY:

The Legal Manager (Contract Management) will prepare and review most of the Company's contracts and legal documents. He/she will use his legal and commercial acumen in managing business transactions by identifying, managing and mitigating commercial, legal, regulatory and reputational risks, while ensuring ethical behavior and compliance with laws, government regulations, and internal policies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and draft several types of contracts in a fast-paced corporate environment which may include master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, data transfer agreements, requests for proposal, service agreements and such other commercial agreements as the company may enter from time to time.
• Draft and review letters, term sheet, letter of intents, approval papers, and all other documents as may be required by the different departments;
• The Legal manager will team with the Senior Management and Business Units in supporting complex contracts and deals. He/she will work with business leaders in structuring, negotiating and closing transactions to achieve fair terms and conditions from a legal and business perspective.
• He/she will be the professional advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with commercial dealings. He/she may be asked to strategize with senior business leaders prior to closing business deals.
• Educate and advise the stakeholders with respect to legal, compliance, and risk management issues, give accurate and timely advice to the Management and the different departments on various concerns involving document interpretation, boundary disputes, due diligence concerns, permits and licenses, among others;
• Engage in contract management by ensuring that contracts are executed in accordance with the formalities required by law, properly notarized, and archived in an well-organized data base within the prescribed period for document retention.
• Communicate and deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, local government, etc.) creating business relationship founded on trust;
• Assist due diligence check to ensure proper vendor accreditation and implementation of business ethics among third party suppliers and service providers.
• Participate in developing internal guidelines, implementing streamlined contract review process, and providing easy-to-understand information to timely address various legal and transactional concerns.
• Ensure proper filing and monitoring of documents coming in and out of the Legal Department;
• Perform other legal and transactional tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications:

• Must be a lawyer, and a member in good standing of the Philippine Bar
• With at least 5 years of solid experience as a Corporate, Transactional or Contracts lawyer gained from a top tier law firm and In-House Legal Department of a multinational or multi-cultural corporation

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Proven negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternative solutions
• Proven ability to efficiently manage complex transactions independently
• Good understanding of contracting/risk issues in the gaming industry is an advantage
• Excellent legal writing skills, oral and written communication skills in English
• Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills; and
• Must possess a high degree of professional ethics and integrity

Ability Requirements

• Must have to accomplish deliverables;
• Must have the ability to work well with a team;
• Must have the ability to manage deliverables and accomplish tasks in a timely manner; and
• Must have the ability to work with minimum supervision.