Legal Contract Manager

Sodexo; Matosinhos; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health Insurance

Meal allowance

Paid leave (birthday, volunteering day

Access to online courses

Career growth opportunities

Multicultural projects

Well-being programs

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking a Legal Contract Manager to join Sodexo Business Services in Portugal. You will manage contractual and administrative support for global client accounts, lead contract governance, and coordinate with regional teams to ensure compliance and profitability. The role requires strong drafting and review skills, and experience with multi-country contracts.

Hybrid work model and competitive benefits are offered. Fluency in English is required; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years experience in legal and contract management support.
• Experience with commercial contracts in multi-country jurisdiction environment.
• Strong contract review and drafting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Time management and organization skills.
• Fluent in English; second language (Spanish) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of contractual and admin support and legal expertise for global client accounts.
• Handle all Contract Management activities including implementation of local agreements and change control procedures.
• Report to Senior Legal Contract Manager; beneficial background in Facilities Management and client-facing roles.
• Draft local agreements under Master Agreement in collaboration with local Legal Counsels.
• Advise and train teams on contractual and admin requirements to improve compliance and profitability.
• Lead contract trainings across the account and manage governance processes.
• Maintain contract management tools and ensure compliance with DOAs and governance.
• Coordinate with regional and country teams on change control documents and sign-offs.
• Participate in risk assessment with SME teams to implement preventive and corrective actions.

Skills

Legal & Contract Management

Contract Drafting

Contract Review

Communication Skills

Time Management

Multinational Contracts

English Fluent

Spanish Desirable

Job description

In 1966, in Marseille, Pierre Bellon laid the foundations of what would become Sodexo, guided by a simple yet powerful idea: improving everyday life through services that truly matter.

Today, Sodexo is a global leader in Food and Services, supporting people at every moment of life, at work, in schools, hospitals and communities. With 426,000 colleagues across 43 countries, we serve 80 million consumers every day, generating €24.1 billion in revenues. Our growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental responsibility, driven by our purpose: to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all.

About Sodexo Business Services (SBS)

Portugal is no exception! Seven years ago, we established Sodexo Business Services (SBS), our shared service center. Here, you will have the opportunity to join various Financial teams such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, and Master Data, supporting European markets and ensuring business growth.

Join Us!

We are looking for talented professionals to be part of our team, bringing unique skills and perspectives to help us grow even further.

You will provide full range of contractual and admin support and legal expertise for specific global client accounts. You will be dealing with all Contract Management activities including the implementation of local agreements, leading the contractual change process for the accounts as they grow, updating and maintaining the contract management tools. The Legal Contract Manager will report to the Senior Legal Contract Manager. It would be advantageous for the role holder to have experience within the Facilities Management sector and have worked on a commercial client facing account previously.

• Support, when needed, the drafting of local agreements under the Master Agreement working with local Legal Counsels.
• Advise & train the wider teams on the contractual and admin requirements to increase compliance and drive profitability through a right use of the contracts.
• Prepare and present contract trainings across the account.
• Implement the contractual governance, change control procedures and maintain accurate historical and admin logs.
• Draft contractual caveats / give recommendations after having assessed the risks to precede changes and deviations from the agreed terms.
• Ensure the right approval channel for contractual changes based on internal delegations and change control procedures.
• Take part to Governance meetings with the Client and the Central Account Team when relevant.
• Ensure consistency with the contract management tools (Excel trackers, EQMS, etc.) & procedures already developed for other global accounts.
• Ensure that contracts and contractual deliverables are in place.
• Ensure compliance to Group / Global Client Contracts DOAs & contractual governance.
• Report and monitor contract compliance
• Regular coordination with regional and country teams regarding the preparation, completion and sign-off of the change control documents.
• Participate on risk assessment, working closely with the Subject Matter Experts at Account and Group levels and followed with concrete preventive and corrective action

What You Need to Succeed:

• 4-5 years experience in legal and contract management support.
• Demonstrated technical skills and commercial awareness.
• Experience with commercial contracts in multi-country jurisdiction environment.
• Strong contract review and drafting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to adjust to different stakeholders.
• Effective time management and organization skills.
• Fluent in English and second language is desirable (Spanish).

What We Offer:

• Hybrid work model and flexible working hours;
• Health & Life Insurance;
• Meal allowance paid via card;
• Additional paid leave (birthday, volunteering day, extra vacation day);
• Access to 6,000+ free online courses;
• Professional growth opportunities within Sodexo;
• Participation in multicultural projects;
• Well-being initiatives to support our teams.

Learn more about Sodexo: YouTube - Sodexo.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Sodexo is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit.

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