Contract and Risk Manager

Baker Hughes•Houston, TX

About The Position

Our Waygate Technologies team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the inspection process. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Be part of a team that makes a difference to our business: Drive contract excellence and risk management for complex commercial agreements. Negotiate, draft, and manage contracts, ensuring compliance and optimal risk/reward balance. As a Contract and Risk Manager, you will be responsible for: Managing contracts from initiation through delivery, ensuring effective handover. Negotiating and redlining commercial agreements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, optimized solutions for customers Identifying and mitigating contractual risks, validating the risk/reward balance. Coordinating multi-stakeholder engagement throughout contract development including presenting risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership. Ensuring compliance with commercial risk assessment procedures. Administering assigned proposals and contracts, including customer interactions, negotiations, and contract interpretation. Collaborating with internal functions such as Manufacturing, Product Management, Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, and Legal. Leading proposal, negotiation, and contract administration activities with minimal supervision Supporting managers and senior contract personnel on assigned contracts Liaising with functional organizations to ensure clear communication of contractual requirements. Championing lLean practices, digital tools, and rigorous contracting standards to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Business, Law, Finance, or Supply Chain)
Demonstrated expertise in redlining, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements
Have minimum 5+ years’ experience managing commercial contracts in a corporate or law firm environment.
Have experience in High-Tech industries such as NDT, Aerospace, Electronics, Automotive, Energy, Renewables
Have proven understanding of US jurisdictional law and government contracts
Be a strong team player, interacting with all supporting functions and the ability to work in cross- functional and cross-cultural teams.
Have experience in complex tendering, contract management and negotiations
Demonstrate the ability to manage and execute multiple commercial opportunities to successful completion
Display the ability to take ownership, execute and shape results in a global-matrix organization
Have proven capability to establish good relationship with customers and build trust.
Have a never-give-up attitude, problem solver, works independently.
Be willing to travel as business requires
Be fluent in English (oral and written) and have excellent all-round communication and storytelling skills.
Opportunity Management & Risk Tools e.g. Deal Machine
Have proficiency Office 365 Suite
Have proficiency with CLM software (DocuSign, Icertis, Conga)

Nice To Haves

Have experience with large-scale high tech global companies, NDT, customer contracts, long term agreements and NDAs

Responsibilities

Managing contracts from initiation through delivery, ensuring effective handover.
Negotiating and redlining commercial agreements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, optimized solutions for customers
Identifying and mitigating contractual risks, validating the risk/reward balance.
Coordinating multi-stakeholder engagement throughout contract development including presenting risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
Ensuring compliance with commercial risk assessment procedures.
Administering assigned proposals and contracts, including customer interactions, negotiations, and contract interpretation.
Collaborating with internal functions such as Manufacturing, Product Management, Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, and Legal.
Leading proposal, negotiation, and contract administration activities with minimal supervision
Supporting managers and senior contract personnel on assigned contracts
Liaising with functional organizations to ensure clear communication of contractual requirements.
Championing lLean practices, digital tools, and rigorous contracting standards to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

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