Contract Specialist

Stafflink Express; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafflink Express in the Philippines is seeking a contract manager to support teams across projects and accounts, working with leadership and client stakeholders to understand priorities and opportunities. The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.

You will be involved in pre-award activities, deal shaping discussions, and contract drafting support, collaborating with delivery teams and executives across

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree required.
• At least four years’ experience in contract management.
• Knowledge of ethical/compliance risks and related laws is essential.
• Strong collaboration and communication with client executives.
• Experience with contract drafting and deal shaping is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support contract management across projects and accounts.
• Collaborate with account leadership and stakeholders to understand client needs and priorities.
• Work with CM staff across multiple projects, accounts, and geographies.
• Identify, escalate and help resolve contract risks and issues.
• Assist pre-award sales activities and discuss potential contractual outcomes with delivery teams.
• Provide contract drafting support.

Skills

Contract management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Negotiation

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Employee relations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

CLM software

Job description

About the role

Support contract management teams across projects and accounts, working with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities, account strategy, objectives, and opportunities. The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.

Key responsibilities

• Support contract management teams across projects and accounts
• Work with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and priorities
• Work with contract management staff across multiple projects, accounts, and geographies
• Support the identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with CM and project leadership
• Support pre-award sales activities and engage in discussions with delivery team regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes
• Provide contract drafting support

About you

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 4 years relevant experience as a contract manager
• In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws
• Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations
• Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with client executives at all levels of the organization
• Basic understanding of commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and commercial contracting terms and conditions
• Member of World Commerce and Contracting (previously International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/or professional certification considered a plus