APAC Senior Contracts Leader Data Center Projects

NTT Global Data Centers; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead complex contract negotiations across APAC and other markets. You will serve as the senior contracting advisor, shaping commercial risk, and contracting strategy for development, construction, and procurement projects.

Reporting to the Director, Global Contracts, you will partner with Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and Engineering to implement scalable contracting structures, templates, and governance, while guiding country

Qualifications

• Ten+ years negotiating complex commercial contracts in data centers, construction, infrastructure, engineering, technology, or other capital-intensive industry.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex matters with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of construction, EPC/EPCM, design, professional services, equipment procurement, framework, master services, and project-specific agreements.
• Negotiate key commercial terms including liability, indemnity, insurance, warranties, schedule, delay, liquidated damages, payment, performance security, termination, and dispute resolution.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Category Management to determine the appropriate contracting strategy, including regional frameworks, country riders, local agreements, purchase orders, and statements of work.
• Support appropriate use of NTT contracting entities and coordinate with Legal, Tax, Finance, Risk, and other specialists on country-specific requirements.
• Anticipate contracting needs based on project pipeline, procurement strategy, critical equipment, and construction schedules.
• Identify opportunities to create scalable contracting structures across projects, suppliers, campuses, and countries.
• Act as the trusted advisor to regional and country leadership on contracting strategy, escalations, and commercial risk decisions.
• Translate contractual issues into practical commercial guidance for business stakeholders.
• Support contract interpretation, change management, performance issues, and claims avoidance during project execution.
• Promote consistent use of approved templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and contracting procedures.
• Capture recurring negotiation issues and supplier precedents and recommend improvements to contracting standards and processes.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Commercial risk

Stakeholder management

Drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

JD/LLB or equivalent legal/commercial contracting qualification

Job description

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead complex contract negotiations across APAC and other markets. You will serve as the senior contracting advisor, shaping commercial risk, and contracting strategy for development, construction, and procurement projects.

Reporting to the Director, Global Contracts, you will partner with Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and Engineering to implement scalable contracting structures, templates, and governance, while guiding country