Commercial Contracts Manager

Company: Hays
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead complex client contract negotiations and act as the key commercial advisor on customer agreements. You will partner with senior leadership, legal teams, and commercial stakeholders to balance objectives with risk, support strategic deals, and drive high-value transactions. You will shape the growing commercial function and gain exposure to executive leadership in a tech-focused environment. The role offers visibility, influence, and the opportunity to impact how software and technology contracts are negotiated and renewed.

Pay / Benefits

  • great benefits

Responsibilities

  • Lead commercial negotiations with customers
  • Review and negotiate software and technology contracts
  • Support new business opportunities and contract renewals
  • Balance commercial objectives against contractual risk
  • Partner with senior stakeholders and legal teams to secure successful outcomes
  • Support high-value, strategically important transactions

Key requirements

  • Proven commercial contracts and negotiation experience
  • Background in software, technology, SaaS
  • Strong understanding of contractual risk and commercial decision-making
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate independently
  • Experience working with legal teams on complex agreements
  • influencing senior stakeholders
  • independence
  • risk awareness
  • commercial contracts
  • negotiation
  • software contracts

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Posted: October 1st, 2026