Senior Contract Manager

Job description

Please note this is a 12 Month FTC 
Atos Group Contract Management Office is looking for a Senior Contract Manager with extended experience in the management and negotiation of Information Technology contracts (gained either as a member of an in-house legal department or Contract Management function, preferably in a large international group) to be appointed as Senior Contract Manager, located in London. The required experience on Information Technology contracts includes experience on deals involving, among others, systems integration, application and development maintenance, IT infrastructure, and managed services/outsourcing deals.
The Contract Manager in Atos is a strong client facing role. The Contract Manager is a Key player in the account governance, participating at top level executive meetings as a trustful advisor to the business teams, and managing compliance with contractual obligations protecting Atos’ interests and supporting business strategy decisions.
The Contract Managers community in Atos is composed by a team of highly experienced contract experts, working in a global and smart professional environment in the major accounts of the Group over several countries, duly interconnected with latest technology tools that allow building their network to exchange knowledge and share different experiences. The community benefits from working under the same consistent methodology and standards defined at the Group level, and having mobility and career opportunities for progressing.
Main Responsibilities
The Contract Manager works closely with the account and delivery teams and support functions (Finance, etc.), and is responsible for ensuring awareness of and compliance with contract management processes. The job is focused on the following areas:
Being a proactive member of the Atos delivery team, advising and collaborating with the delivery managers and other team members in the contract execution, and management of the daily contractual relationship with the customer in a way that protects the Atos’s interests.
Becoming the first point of contact of the delivery team for all contractual matters, being in charge of the direct follow up of the contract / legal aspects associated with relevant customer contract/s in close coordination with the corresponding GBU Legal Department.
Collaborating with the delivery teams in scope/gap analysis, project governance, management of change requests, management of subcontractors, monitor of the acceptance procedures, contract interpretation, etc.
Participating in negotiations preparations, strategy definition and meetings with the customer.
Drafting
- with the other members of the delivery team
- of any notifications to be sent to the customer on any contract related topics.
Ensuring that all contract changes (e.g. addendum) are recorded in correct time and format, and that the performance of the contractual obligations is properly tracked, documented and monitored

Desired profile

Background in contract management / legal and commercial / contracts negotiation, in the Supplier side.
Experience in IT Sector market. Strong understanding of contracting issues, regulations and terms and conditions within systems integration, application and development maintenance, and infrastructure/outsourcing contracts.
Strong business focus, solution and problem solving oriented, and ability to assess contractual topics in ways to improve contracts’ productivity.
Discipline and ability to set-up, to document and to deploy contract management processes in coordination with the operational teams in a global and international environment.
Strong communication skills with all level of management (external or internal).
Proficiency in using MS Office (Excel & PowerPoint).
Deliver on commitments: be reliable, risk sensitive, agile and creative.
Strong organizational skills and ability to handle a fluctuating workload and multiple priorities.
Mastering the English language. Additional knowledge of languages would be considered.
Business travel could be required from time to time.
The Contract Manager will be integrated as an active member of the delivery and account team and he/she will have a double reporting line into both the UKI Organization and the Group Contract Management organization.