Contracts Manager - Al Futtaim Group - Dubai, UAE

• Lead detailed review, negotiation, qualification, and finalization of upstream contract terms and conditions.
• Prepare structured contract risk assessments with mitigation strategies and executive recommendations.
• Negotiate commercial and legal provisions including payment terms, warranties, indemnities, liabilities, insurance clauses, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Coordinate with Group Legal to draft amendments, resolve qualifications, and ensure accurate incorporation into final executed documents.
• Manage Non-Disclosure Agreements workflow and documentation governance.
• Oversee issuance, renewal, and closure of performance bonds, advance payment guarantees, and project securities.
• Liaise with Group Insurance to ensure compliance with contractual insurance obligations.
• Provide project lifecycle support, briefing teams on contractual obligations, notice requirements, governance, and risk exposures.
• Support claims development by assessing entitlement, drafting notices, and ensuring compliance with contract conditions.
• Ensure effective flowdown of upstream obligations into subcontract agreements.
• Maintain structured contract records and support continuous improvement in governance processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Business Administration.
• Extensive experience in contract management within large corporate or project-based environments.
• Strong expertise in commercial risk assessment and contract negotiation.
• Experience coordinating with legal, finance, bid, and project delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and delegation of authority structures.
• Proven ability to manage high-value contracts across multi-sector operations.

• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Commercial risk assessment
• Legal and governance compliance
• Claims management and entitlement analysis
• Insurance and bond administration
• Stakeholder coordination
• Financial impact analysis
• Attention to detail and documentation control
• Dispute resolution strategy
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

• Strategic role within one of the UAE's most diversified business groups.
• Exposure to complex, multi-division projects and high-value commercial contracts.
• Competitive salary and performance-driven environment.
• Opportunity to influence governance standards and protect long-term business value.
• Career progression within Al Futtaim's regional operations.

• Lead detailed review, negotiation, qualification, and finalization of upstream contract terms and conditions.
• Prepare structured contract risk assessments with mitigation strategies and executive recommendations.
• Negotiate commercial and legal provisions including payment terms, warranties, indemnities, liabilities, insurance clauses, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Coordinate with Group Legal to draft amendments, resolve qualifications, and ensure accurate incorporation into final executed documents.
• Manage Non-Disclosure Agreements workflow and documentation governance.
• Oversee issuance, renewal, and closure of performance bonds, advance payment guarantees, and project securities.
• Liaise with Group Insurance to ensure compliance with contractual insurance obligations.
• Provide project lifecycle support, briefing teams on contractual obligations, notice requirements, governance, and risk exposures.
• Support claims development by assessing entitlement, drafting notices, and ensuring compliance with contract conditions.
• Ensure effective flowdown of upstream obligations into subcontract agreements.
• Maintain structured contract records and support continuous improvement in governance processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Business Administration.
• Extensive experience in contract management within large corporate or project-based environments.
• Strong expertise in commercial risk assessment and contract negotiation.
• Experience coordinating with legal, finance, bid, and project delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and delegation of authority structures.
• Proven ability to manage high-value contracts across multi-sector operations.

• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Commercial risk assessment
• Legal and governance compliance
• Claims management and entitlement analysis
• Insurance and bond administration
• Stakeholder coordination
• Financial impact analysis
• Attention to detail and documentation control
• Dispute resolution strategy
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

• Strategic role within one of the UAE's most diversified business groups.
• Exposure to complex, multi-division projects and high-value commercial contracts.
• Competitive salary and performance-driven environment.
• Opportunity to influence governance standards and protect long-term business value.
• Career progression within Al Futtaim's regional operations.

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