Commercial Contracts Manager

Axiom
APAC - Australia - Sydney
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with experience in commercial contract management who can navigate complex agreements and collaborate with legal and regulatory teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in telecommunications and experience managing complex commercial agreements
    — “managing complex commercial agreements”
  • Professionals who can provide commercial and contractual guidance with minimal supervision
    — “work independently with minimal supervision”
  • Individuals with a track record in drafting and negotiating customer contracts across multiple formats
    — “Draft, review and negotiate customer contracts, including standard and bespoke agreements”

Things to consider

  • Some roles may require on-site presence despite the predominant remote work arrangement
    — “Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence”
  • Prior experience in private practice or as in-house legal counsel is highly valued
    — “Experience in private practice or as in-house legal counsel is highly regarded”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage legal and business risks in customer agreements
    — “Identify and manage operational, legal, financial and credit risks in customer agreements”
  • Emphasize your experience in creating bespoke legal terms when precedents are unavailable
    — “the ability to prepare bespoke legal and commercial terms where established precedents are not available”
  • Showcase your experience in aligning contracts with legal and regulatory frameworks
    — “Ensure contracts align with relevant legal and regulatory requirements”
  • Demonstrate your ability to provide practical guidance to stakeholders in a commercial context
    — “providing practical commercial and contractual guidance to stakeholders”
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What success looks like

  • prepare, review, and negotiate customer agreements
  • provide contractual and commercial guidance
Typical background
contracts managementlegal

Skills & requirements

Required

Contract DraftingNegotiationLegal Risk ManagementCompliance

Preferred

Commercial ContractsRegulatory Compliance

Stack & domain

Contracts ManagementLegal RiskComplianceRegulatory RequirementsCommunicationProblem-solvingTelecommunicationsLegal Services

About the role

Original posting from Axiom

Axiom is seeking experienced contracts manager to support our client, a leading telecommunications provider, who is looking for a Commercial Contracts Manager to support its commercial business. The role will focus on preparing, reviewing, and negotiating customer agreements, and providing practical commercial and contractual guidance to stakeholders. Ideal candidates will bring strong drafting and negotiating experience and experience managing complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities:

Draft, review and negotiate customer contracts, including standard and bespoke agreements, variations, promotional letters, notices, novations, settlements and terminations.

Ensure contracts align with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, as well as the organisation’s policies and approval processes.

Provide first-level contractual and commercial guidance to the wholesale business, escalating legal issues to the Legal team where appropriate.

Identify and manage operational, legal, financial and credit risks in customer agreements.

Work with regulatory colleagues on strategic, operational and technical compliance matters affecting the business.

Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and support commercially sound decisions and effective risk management.

Help maintain and improve contract governance processes, tracking agreements from request and drafting through to signing.

Requirements:

JD is beneficial but not required. 

Significant experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, managing legal risk, and supporting compliance and governance.

Experience in private practice or as in-house legal counsel is highly regarded.

The ability to prepare bespoke legal and commercial terms where established precedents are not available.

Strong attention to detail, communication and problem-solving skills.

The ability to manage deadlines and work independently with minimal supervision.

Commercial judgement and an understanding of business priorities.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace.  Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

 Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

 Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster.  Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. 

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice. 

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that all information contained therein, and provided at any part of the application process, is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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