TRPD-26-04320

Senior Contracts Manager (Commercial/Technology Contracts)

Senior Contracts Manager to provide strategic, commercially focused legal/contracting support across sales, pre-sales, procurement and operations in a technology/systems integration environment. The role leads drafting/review/negotiation of complex high-value customer and supplier agreements (including SaaS/software licensing, reseller/agency, subcontracting and services), drives CLM governance and process improvement, manages cross-border contracting and external counsel, and advises on key risk areas such as liability/indemnities, service levels and data protection (DPDP Act 2023, GDPR/UK GDPR). Hybrid role in Hyderabad (office once a week) and permanent employment.

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Position summary

Location: India
Workplace: On-site
Employment: Full Time
Experience: Minimum 10 years and Maximum 16 years

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Role overview

Why This Role Matters.

Your Impact

Deliver Enterprise Value

Help organisations solve complex business problems through modern technology, consulting expertise and measurable outcomes.

Collaboration

Work Across Teams

Collaborate with consultants, architects, engineers and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Growth

Learn Continuously

Gain exposure to enterprise technologies, certifications, mentoring and real-world project experience.

Career Path

Grow With Ubique

Build a long-term consulting career with opportunities to take on greater responsibility and leadership over time.

Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing.

Every role at Ubique contributes directly to solving meaningful business challenges for our clients.

Lead the provision of clear, strategic, and commercially minded advice on complex contract terms, legal matters, and business risk across multiple areas of the business.

Take ownership of reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a broad and complex range of agreements, including high-value supplier and customer contracts, software licences, SaaS agreements, agency, reseller, subcontractor and service provision arrangements.

Lead negotiations with customers and suppliers on complex or high-value matters, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring outcomes align with business objectives, company policies, and risk appetite.

Oversees and continuously improves Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), including contract registers, obligation tracking, renewals, amendments, and system optimisation, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and compliance across the business.

Act as a senior point of escalation for internal teams, providing guidance and support on complex on-boarding, contractual disputes, claims, and legal risk matters.

Monitor, interpret, and proactively communicate relevant legal and regulatory developments, assessing their impact on the business and recommending appropriate action (including data protection and other applicable regulatory frameworks).

Engage, instruct, and strategically manage external legal counsel within agreed budgets, including oversight of matters involving Indian and other international jurisdictions, as well as specialist areas of law.

Own and govern the business's suite of legal templates, driving regular reviews to ensure they remain current, commercially appropriate, and legally sound.

Lead the identification and implementation of improvements to legal team processes, ways of working, and internal tools, including legal technology and automation solutions, to enhance efficiency and service quality.

Provide regular data-driven reporting and insights to senior leadership on legal risk, workload, contract lifecycle metrics (e.g. cycle time, deviation rates) and matters of strategic relevance to the business.

Support the development of less experienced team members, sharing knowledge and providing guidance to build capability within the legal function through coaching and mentorship.

Ensure full compliance with all processes and procedures adopted by the team and the wider business and contribute to their ongoing development whilst championing a culture of consistent, compliant, and risk-aware contracting.

Technology stack

Tools & Technologies.

The platforms and technologies you'll use to build modern, enterprise-grade solutions.

CLM

Required

Contract Lifecycle Management

Required

SaaS

Required

software license

Required

software licensing

Required

reseller agreement

Required

agency agreement

Required

subcontractor agreement

Required

service provision agreement

Required

MSA

Required

SOW

Required

DPA

Required

data protection

Required

privacy

Required

information security

Required

DPDP Act 2023

Required

Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Required

GDPR

Required

UK GDPR

Required

Microsoft Office 365

Required

Requirements

Skills & Experience.

We value curiosity, collaboration and continuous learning. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you can make an impact, we'd still love to hear from you.

Essential

Required Qualifications

Commercial contracts drafting, review and negotiation

Leading complex/high-value negotiations with customers and suppliers

Technology contracts exposure (software licensing, SaaS, services, SI)

Contract risk management (limitation of liability, indemnities, SLAs/service levels, data/data security risks)

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) governance (registers, obligation tracking, renewals, amendments)

Cross-border/international contracting experience

Stakeholder management with Sales/Pre-sales, Procurement, Compliance and Operations

Data protection/privacy and information security principles; familiarity with DPDP Act 2023 and GDPR/UK GDPR

Handling contractual disputes/claims and escalation support

Template/playbook governance and standard form documentation

Managing external legal counsel within budgets

Reporting/metrics on contract lifecycle and legal risk

Strong written and verbal communication for senior/non-legal stakeholders

Microsoft Office 365 proficiency

Experience in contract management systems/tools

Preferred

Nice to Have

Legal qualification or formal legal training

Knowledge of Indian contract law

Experience with contracts governed by English law or other international legal frameworks

Legal technology/automation solutions for contracting

Experience in systems integration environment (explicit SI context)

What you'll gain

More Than Just A Job.

We're committed to helping every team member grow professionally, personally and technically while working on meaningful projects.

Global Exposure

Collaborate with international clients and multicultural teams on enterprise programmes.

Continuous Learning

Expand your expertise through mentoring, certifications and hands-on project experience.

Career Growth

Take ownership, develop leadership skills and grow your consulting career over time.

Flexible Working

Hybrid and remote collaboration designed around trust and delivering exceptional outcomes.

People First

Join a supportive culture where collaboration, respect and long-term relationships come first.

Enterprise Projects

Work on meaningful technology initiatives for leading organisations across industries.

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