Location: Crawley, United Kingdom
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
The role of Senior Contracts Manager involves engaging with governments, companies, industrial partners, and joint ventures on a global scale, providing a unique opportunity for exposure to different cultures and international travel. The position entails working with cutting-edge technology and offers global career opportunities.
In this capacity, the Senior Contracts Manager will be responsible for supporting the aims and objectives of the Legal & Compliance (L&C) function. The role requires a proactive approach, as the individual will oversee the contractual affairs of designated areas within the business, ensuring that all activities align with organizational goals.

The role holder will lead and/or carry out the following activities whilst keeping Head of Contracts/Contracts Director appropriately briefed:

• Building and maintaining effective customer and partner relationships
• Developing robust and high quality proposals for large and complex bids
• Engaging and managing internal stakeholders as part of internal approvals
• Preparation of internal approval documentation
• Support the development and implementation of the negotiation strategy, including payment profiles and associated terms to meet the cash flow requirements of the business
• Negotiating contracts/contract amendments
• Prepare and/or review (as appropriate) the response to customers proposed contractual agreements (NDAs, Teaming Agreements, TAAs, Contracts etc)
• Provide general support to bid and project teams on commercial matters
• Compliance with company policies and procedures
• Acting as a role model to other team members, setting an example through constructive and proactive behaviors
• Provide guidance on compliance to terms and conditions, identifying the flow down of such terms and conditions and supporting the assessment of ‘supply chain gap analysis’
• Assist the Sub Contract Management function by supporting subcontract negotiations as required
• Identification of potential liabilities, risks, issues and disputes, arising with customers, suppliers, partners and third parties, and produce innovative mitigation plans
• Interpret, when required, for the benefit of the broader project team, the contracted requirement (including but not limited to terms and conditions and scope of work)