Senior Contracts Manager (Smart Mobility)

Location: Melbourne, Australia, with a hybrid working model from home and the South Melbourne office. Travel of up to 20% is required.

Company

Global smart mobility business developing technology-driven transportation safety, tolling, and connected fleet solutions for governments, police departments, rental car companies, and commercial fleets.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management across APAC and EMEA, including bids, execution, amendments, renewals, and wind-downs.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, Delivery, and bid teams to prepare accurate, compliant proposals and close agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, subcontracts, NDAs, supplier agreements, and deeds of variation.
• Assess and escalate risks relating to liability, indemnity, intellectual property, data privacy, anti-bribery, export controls, and modern slavery.
• Negotiate with government and enterprise customers, including required consents and approvals.
• Maintain contract templates, playbooks, CLM records, renewal tracking, governance reporting, and process improvements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in contracts management or a closely related commercial role.
• Direct experience negotiating with government and enterprise customers, ideally across APAC or EMEA.
• Experience managing contracts across multiple jurisdictions and using a CLM platform such as Icertis, Ironclad, Agiloft, or DocuSign CLM.
• Working knowledge of liability, indemnity, intellectual property, data privacy, anti-bribery, export control, and modern slavery requirements.
• Commercial understanding of pricing, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
• Ability to work from Melbourne in a hybrid arrangement and travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Legal, business, or commerce qualification.
• World Commerce & Contracting (IACCM) certification.
• Government or defence customer experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with engineers and international leadership on transport technology used on public roads.
• Collaborative environment built around accountability, integrity, courage, and shared outcomes.
• Permanent, full-time employment in a growing international organisation.
• Commitment to diversity and an inclusive workplace.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a short cover note highlighting suitability for the role.