Senior Contract Management Associate - Emirati

About the role

Fisher HR is recruiting a Senior Contract Management Associate in Dubai. The role covers the end-to-end contract lifecycle, from intake and drafting through negotiation, approval, execution, renewal, amendment, expiry and close-out, and acts as the main point of contact for Legal with departments such as Procurement, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Information Security and Technology.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full contract lifecycle and coordinate commercial agreements, NDAs, memoranda, addenda, statements of work and service level agreements.
• Review terms and conditions for legal, commercial, operational, financial, information-security, data-protection and compliance risks, escalating material issues to the line manager.
• Support negotiations, keep accurate records of agreed positions and ensure deviations from approved templates are reviewed and authorised.
• Maintain approved contract and NDA templates, standard terms, clause libraries, checklists and guidance notes under the direction of Legal.
• Coordinate with Procurement on tenders, sourcing contracts, vendor negotiations and purchase agreements, and track contracts, variations and change requests.
• Manage contract suspensions jointly with Procurement, the concerned department and Legal.
• Maintain the central contract register and repository, keeping sensitive information confidential and controlled.
• Monitor key dates, deliverables, obligations, renewals and expiries, and support claims, disputes and performance issues.
• Prepare contract closure reports, status reports, risk summaries, management updates and audit evidence, and recommend improvements to governance, controls, workflows and systems.

Required profile

• Minimum 4 years of experience in contract management, legal operations, commercial agreements, procurement contracts or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Contract Management or an equivalent discipline.
• Practical experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating and administering agreements, NDAs and terms and conditions.
• Preferred: professional certification in contract management, commercial law, procurement or a related field; experience in banking or financial services.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of contract lifecycle management, commercial terms, contractual risk, approval governance and document control.
• Experience with common business software applications.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic.
• Strong negotiation, teamwork, communication and presentation skills, and ability to work independently under pressure.