Senior Contract Manager (French Speaking)
Contracts - B2B SaaS/ Vendor Contracts
📍 Location: Remote in the UK, Belgium, Portugal, Germany or Luxembourg
🌍 Regional Focus: UK, Ireland, Benelux, DACH, Italy & Spain
🗣 Languages: Fluent in French
Amberes is partnering with a PE-backed, award-winning SaaS company, backed by one of the top 10 global private equity firms. Known for its strong industry reputation and excellent workplace culture (as seen on Glassdoor), this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-growing business.
Position Overview:
This is the first position of its kind in Europe for this position. You will have autonomy and chance to establish the position, working closely with your North American counterparts.
In this position, you will manage the full lifecycle of contract negotiation and legal support, ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and foster strong relationships with customers and internal teams (mainly Sales, Marketing, and other customer-facing colleagues). You will act as a key advisor on contractual matters and contribute to the development of best practices within the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Negotiation & Management:
* Review and evaluate customer-proposed terms and conditions to assess risk and alignment with company policies.
* Lead negotiations on non-standard contracts, working directly with customer legal teams or procurement staff to achieve mutually acceptable terms.
* Draft and refine contractual clauses to reflect agreed-upon changes.
* Serve as the primary point of contact for customers on contract-related matters, ensuring timely review and resolution of variations.
Legal & Compliance Support:
* Assist in the development and enforcement of company-wide contract policies and procedures.
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date contract records, including correspondence, key contacts, amendments, and status reports.
* Provide guidance to project managers and other internal stakeholders on contractual obligations, compliance, and risk management.
* Support the Finance team in ensuring alignment with financial policies, including insurance and regulatory requirements.
* Contribute to internal training initiatives to enhance contract management knowledge across the business.
* Mentor junior team members, sharing expertise to strengthen the overall legal function.
Skills & Experience
* Must be Fluent in French
* 4+ years of experience in contract negotiation, procurement, or legal support, ideally within the software or technology sector.
* Strong understanding of contract law and risk mitigation strategies + GDPR
This position offers very strong benefits, and also a performance-related bonus.
If keen, please apply!
Thank you,
Team Amberes