Senior Associate - Contract Management

About the role

A client of Manpower is looking for a Senior Associate in Contract Management. The role manages the full contract lifecycle and supports the Legal function in the review, preparation, negotiation, execution and administration of agreements, NDAs and contractual terms and conditions. It acts as Legal's main coordination partner for all departments, including Procurement, making sure contractual requirements, risks, obligations, approvals and records are handled consistently and in line with policy and applicable law.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, from intake through drafting, review, negotiation, approval, execution, renewal, amendment, expiry and close-out.
• Review, prepare and coordinate commercial agreements, NDAs, memoranda, addenda, statements of work and service level agreements.
• Identify legal, commercial, operational, financial, information-security, data-protection and compliance risks in contractual terms and escalate material issues to the line manager.
• Act as Legal's primary coordination point for departments such as Procurement, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Information Security, Technology and business units.
• Work closely with Procurement on tender and sourcing contracts, vendor negotiations and purchase-related agreements, aligning approved commercial terms with final contract documents.
• Maintain approved contract and NDA templates, standard terms, clause libraries, checklists and guidance notes under the direction of Legal.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Contract Management or an equivalent discipline.
• At least 4 years' experience in contract management, legal operations, commercial agreements, procurement contracts or a related field.
• Practical experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating and administering agreements, NDAs and contractual terms.

Required skills

• Experience using common business software applications.
• Strong knowledge of contract lifecycle management, commercial terms, contractual risk, approval governance and document control.