Hybrid Legal Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Swiss Life Asset Managers; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave per year

Inhouse Academy and Trainings

Hybrid Working Model

Pension and Health Benefits

Allowances

Job summary

Swiss Life Asset Managers in Lisbon is seeking a Legal Procurement Specialist to provide legal and compliance support for procurement activities, with emphasis on contract review, governance, and regulatory adherence across IT and non-IT categories.

You will collaborate with Sourcing Specialists and stakeholders in a fast-paced, international environment, helping implement procurement policies and maintain compliance documentation.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a reputable university.
• 2-5 years professional experience.
• Strong experience with commercial contracting, ideally with IT vendors or complex services.
• Solid understanding of corporate law and governance.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, international environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the review, preparation, and coordination of procurement-related contracts and supporting documentation, for vendor, services, technology, and outsourcing arrangements.
• Advise on legal risk areas, including outsourcing and regulatory considerations, data protection, intellectual property, liability, service levels, and other procurement-related legal risk topics.
• Support the Group Sourcing function throughout RFPs, vendor selection, onboarding and due diligence processes from a Legal & Compliance perspective, including documentation gathering, governance checks, and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate procurement-related legal and compliance data including contract records, approval evidence, review status tracking, and key dates such as renewals, termination windows, and review cycles in relevant tools and repositories.
• Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of procurement-related policies, procedures, guidance notes, templates, and clause standards from a Legal & Compliance perspective.
• Assist in ensuring that procurement activities and supplier engagements are aligned with internal policies, approval frameworks, and governance requirements, and flag potential deviations or gaps for further review.
• Support the preparation of reporting, status overviews, and management information related to contract reviews, governance matters, and compliance-related procurement topics.
• Help identify process gaps and contribute to the continuous improvement of procurement-related legal and governance processes, templates, and documentation standards.

Skills

Legal contracting

Governance

English proficiency

Education

Law degree

Job description

Swiss Life Asset Managers in Lisbon is seeking a Legal Procurement Specialist to provide legal and compliance support for procurement activities, with emphasis on contract review, governance, and regulatory adherence across IT and non-IT categories.

You will collaborate with Sourcing Specialists and stakeholders in a fast-paced, international environment, helping implement procurement policies and maintain compliance documentation.