Contracts and Governance Manager
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CTRD Arabia is seeking a Commercial Contracts & Governance Manager to serve as the specialist authority on Saudi commercial contracting pathways and regulatory compliance. The role involves drafting and negotiating contracts, ensuring governance, and supporting proposal commercialization.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as GX's subject matter expert on Saudi commercial contracting frameworks, processes and regulatory requirements
- Identify and navigate optimal contracting pathways to support GX programmes and proposals
- Lead the drafting and negotiation of technical contractual terms, ensuring agreements protect GX's commercial position
- Translate operational delivery requirements into clear, enforceable and measurable contractual obligations
- Support the transition of business development opportunities into executable contracts
- Maintain disciplined contractual governance across the GX portfolio
- Establish structured change control processes to ensure scope changes are properly governed
- Work in close partnership with the Head of Commercial & Strategy to ensure contractual structures support pricing frameworks
Requirements
- Strong experience in commercial contracting, including drafting and negotiation of complex agreements
- Deep knowledge of Saudi commercial law, contracting pathways, and procurement frameworks
- Experience in the navigation and application of Government Tenders & Procurement Law
- Demonstrated ability to structure commercially robust and legally compliant agreements
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage complex stakeholder discussions
- High attention to detail and ability to maintain disciplined contractual governance
- Familiarity with GCC commercial and regulatory environments
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Role Overview
- Reporting to Head of Commercial & Strategy, the Commercial Contracts & Governance Manager serves as CTRD Arabia’s specialist authority on Saudi commercial contracting pathways, regulatory compliance, and contractual governance.
- The role translates GX’s commercial strategy and pricing frameworks into robust, enforceable contractual structures that protect organisational advantage and ensure compliance with Saudi law and procurement processes.
Core Responsibilities
- Serve as GX’s subject matter expert on Saudi commercial contracting frameworks, processes and regulatory requirements, with a deep understanding of Defence.
- Identify and navigate optimal contracting pathways to support GX programmes and proposals.
- Expertly navigate KSA Government Tenders & Procurement Law, including through developed professional network.
- Ensure all GX projects operate within Saudi commercial law, policy frameworks and regulatory standards.
- Provide expert advice to leadership on contracting routes, regulatory constraints and risk exposure.
- Lead the drafting and negotiation of technical contractual terms, ensuring agreements protect GX’s commercial position while remaining compliant and competitive.
- Translate operational delivery requirements into clear, enforceable and measurable contractual obligations.
- Structure payment schedules, milestones and deliverables to align contractual performance with financial resilience.
- Support the Head of Commercial & Strategy in structuring complex or high value opportunities.
- Support the transition of business development opportunities into executable contracts.
- Maintain disciplined contractual governance across the GX portfolio.
- Establish structured change control processes to ensure scope changes are properly governed.
Requirements
- Strong experience in commercial contracting, including drafting and negotiation of complex agreements.
- Deep knowledge of Saudi commercial law, contracting pathways, and procurement frameworks.
- Experience in the navigation and application of Government Tenders & Procurement Law.
- Demonstrated ability to structure commercially robust and legally compliant agreements.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage complex stakeholder discussions.
- High attention to detail and ability to maintain disciplined contractual governance.
- Familiarity with GCC commercial and regulatory environments.
Desirable
- Professional qualifications in commercial management, procurement, contract management or law (e.g. CIPS, LLB, contract management certification or equivalent professional experience).
- Experience working within defence, security, government or regulated sectors.
- Experience supporting large programme or portfolio environments.
- English and Arabic language capability or experience operating in multicultural environments.
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