About the role

  • Contract Manager in Options' Legal Team managing contracts and ensuring compliance in financial services. Collaborating with clients and suppliers, providing legal guidance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing incoming legal and commercial queries and provide first-line guidance, escalating complex matters as needed
  • Drafting, amending, and managing contracts and legal documentation including NDAs, master service agreements, and supplier contracts
  • Negotiating a subset of commercial contracts with financial customers and industry suppliers, including NDAs, service orders and supplier contracts
  • Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory obligations, including document retention and GDPR/data privacy regulations
  • Maintaining the contracts database and document filing, ensuring consistency in file naming, version control, and access
  • Assisting with contract lifecycle management, including renewals, variations, and termination tracking
  • Responding to client and internal stakeholder queries professionally and efficiently
  • Monitoring legal and regulatory developments impacting financial services and providing proactive guidance to the business

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Law, Legal Studies, or related field (Legal qualification preferred)
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in a legal, contract management, or legal administration role
  • Experience with commercial contract negotiation and drafting
  • Strong knowledge of commercial and financial contracts, legal terminology, and regulatory frameworks relevant to financial services
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with clients and internal teams
  • Proven ability to handle confidential information and work to tight deadlines
  • Excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and analytical skills
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within a high-performance environment

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Continuous career development opportunities
  • Bonus incentives and employee benefits

Job title

Contract Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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