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Head of Contracts, MEAC

🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, UAE🔄 Hybrid
Contract ManagementContract LawCommercial GovernanceRisk ManagementNegotiationMEAC

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⚖️ Legal
Level
C-Level
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Full-time
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You will be a key member of the commercial function, managing the regional contracts team, leading complex client contract negotiations and providing strategic contractual and commercial guidance across a diverse portfolio of projects and markets. From client agreements and framework arrangements to financial instruments and confidentiality agreements, you will help drive commercial success while effectively managing contractual risk.

As Regional Head of Contracts - MEAC, you will provide contractual and commercial leadership over a diverse portfolio of projects and business activities across the Middle East, Caspian and Africa. You will manage contract review workloads across the region, advise stakeholders on contractual matters, drive best practice contract management, and support the delivery of commercial objectives while minimising risk. Working closely with the Heads of Contracts, Regional Head of Commercial and key regional leadership, you will also lead a team of contract professionals located across the region and multiple business, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and act as a trusted advisor on contract law and contract and commercial governance.

Working across a broad range of business functions, you will partner with internal stakeholders, clients and suppliers to provide contractual leadership and support successful project delivery. You will lead contract management activities within your portfolio, influence commercial decision-making, and operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

  • •Experience in managing regional contracts teams
  • •Ability to lead complex client contract negotiations
  • •Knowledge of contract law and commercial governance
  • •Experience with framework arrangements and financial instruments
  • •Ability to manage contract review workloads across multiple markets

Responsibilities

  • •Provide contractual and commercial leadership over a diverse portfolio of projects in Middle East, Caspian, and Africa
  • •Manage contract review workloads across the region
  • •Advise stakeholders on contractual matters and drive best practice contract management
  • •Support the delivery of commercial objectives while minimizing risk
  • •Lead a team of contract professionals located across the region
  • •Strengthen stakeholder relationships and act as a trusted advisor on contract law
  • •Partner with internal stakeholders, clients, and suppliers to provide contractual leadership
  • •Influence commercial decision-making and operate with a high degree of autonomy
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