Legal Contract Manager

Sodexo; Viseu; Híbrido; EUR 42 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid work model

Health & Life Insurance

Meal allowance

Birthday leave

Online courses access

Professional growth

Multicultural projects

Well-being initiatives

Resumo da oferta

Sodexo is seeking a Legal Contract Manager to provide end-to-end contract management and legal support for global accounts from its SBS unit in Portugal. The role involves drafting local agreements under master frameworks, guiding teams on contract requirements, and overseeing governance and change-control processes.

Experience in multi-country environments, strong drafting skills, and fluency in English are essential.

Qualificações

• 2–5 years experience in legal and contract management support.
• Paralegal or equivalent qualification.
• 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; second language (Spanish) desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide full range of contractual and admin support for global client accounts.
• Lead the contractual change process and maintain contract management tools.
• Advise and train teams on contract requirements to increase compliance and profitability.
• Prepare and present contract trainings across the account.
• Ensure contract governance and change control procedures are followed.
• Coordinate with regional and country teams on change documents and sign-off.
• Maintain consistency with contract management tools and procedures.

Conhecimentos

Contract management

Legal drafting

English proficiency

Multi-country contracts

Communication skills

Time management

Paralegal qualification

Formação académica

Paralegal qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Legal Contract Manager Sodexo•Matosinhos, Portuguese Republic, PT

Descrição do cargo

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.

LEGAL CONTRACT MANAGER (ENGLISH CV ONLY)

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• 2-5 years experience in legal and contract management support.
• Paralegal or equivalent qualification.
• 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.

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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