Commercial Contracts Manager - Team Lead

Mimecast Services Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

Mimecast Services Limited is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager – Team Lead to join their dynamic legal team in Johannesburg. This full-time role involves managing a team, negotiating contracts across various sectors, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a paralegal qualification or LLB.

Benefits

Learning opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Strong contract negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a small team of commercial contract managers.
• Review and negotiate standard contractual redlines.
• Handle customer contracts, BAAs, DPAs, partner agreements, and NDAs.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Paralegal qualification or Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB)

Job description

Commercial Contracts Manager – Team Lead

The Mimecast Business Legal team is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager – Team Lead to join our dynamic, fast-paced, global legal team. This full-time role based in Johannesburg requires shift work.

As a key member supporting all Mimecast regions, you will need strong analytical skills, the ability to assess and mitigate contractual risk, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to work to high standards within tight deadlines.

This energetic, solution-driven environment involves negotiating contracts across various industry sectors and collaborating with key stakeholders and business partners as part of the wider deal support desk.

What You'll Do :

1. Supervise and manage a small team of commercial contract managers.
2. Report weekly to Senior Counsel on team bandwidth and issues.
3. Manage rosters and work allocation.
4. Ensure compliance with company contracting policies, processes, and procedures.
5. Review and negotiate standard contractual redlines.
6. Handle customer contracts, BAAs (HIPAA), DPAs (POPIA, GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA), partner agreements, and NDAs.
7. Draft, review, and finalize contracts and legal approvals.
8. Support the deal support desk for contractual changes.
9. Triasge legal support requests and monitor Slack channels for contractual queries.
10. Assist with RFI/RFP responses, including legal terms and submission letters.
11. Provide end-of-quarter/year deal room support.
12. Liaise with commercial counsel on complex matters.
13. Format, proofread, and coordinate approvals/signatures on contractual documents.
14. Assist with legal due diligence and ensure adherence to legal processes and policies.
15. Manage document organization, templates, and version control.

What You'll Bring :

• Strong contract negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Initiative, confidence, and team collaboration.
• Commercial acumen with risk recognition and balancing.
• Effective prioritization and adaptability.
• Proactive and flexible approach.
• Organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Qualifications :

Paralegal qualification or Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) is required.

What We Offer :

Join our Business Legal team to accelerate your career, work on impactful projects, and enjoy a supportive environment with learning opportunities and comprehensive benefits.

Our Hybrid Model :

We offer flexibility with a hybrid working model, requiring employees to be in the office at least two days per week to foster collaboration, communication, and community engagement.

DEI Statement :

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse community and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and do not discriminate based on protected characteristics.

Employment is contingent upon successful background checks in accordance with local law.