Senior Legal & Contract Manager

Senior Legal & Contract Manager page is loaded## Senior Legal & Contract Managerremote type: Hybridlocations: Tubizetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0319191Location: Tubize, Belgium**We say HI\*****\*Human Intelligence – Welcome among Thales Team!**Thales in Belgium is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as digital identity and security markets. In a world characterised by uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can pursue new paths with confidence. For a future we can all trust.Say HI\* – to your career as**Senior Legal & Contract Manager****At the Herstal site**In **Herstal**, you will join more than 200 colleagues specialized in the design, development, production and supply of **weapon systems and ammunitions** for use by customers in the Defense (MoD), Aerospace (OEM) and Land (OEM) sectors. With the Guided Rocket in the portfolio additional market’s segments are now addressed like Ground-to-Ground applications or Counter-UAS.Today the Group employs **more than 1,200 people across nine sites** in Belgium. Discover all Thales activities in Belgium .**Your mission**The Legal, Contract & Compliance department is looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Legal & Contract Manager to provide expert legal support, manage the full contract lifecycle, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract and commercial law, contract negotiation, and regulatory compliance across relevant jurisdictions. You will be a key player in mitigating legal and business risks while supporting the company’s strategic and operational goals.As Senior Legal & Contract Manage, you will work closely with Thales Belgium’s Legal & Contracts Director.**Your responsibilities*** Drafting, reviewing, amending and negotiating (general) commercial contracts (e.g. procurement and supplier contracts, service agreements, letters of intent, MOU, NDA, etc...) and company templates (Sales & Purchase T&Cs,).* Understand and manage complex supply chains from a contractual perspective upstream and downstream.* Ensure that contractual, commercial and technical risks (ability to understand technical and commercial aspects of contracts) to the business are minimized and the company’s operating needs are met all along a project (from bid phase to contract performance).* Advising on tenders and giving legal assistance to the bid team in preparation of their offer.* Advise internal stakeholders on legal risks and implications of business decisions.* Contract management: Monitor contract performance and key milestones, ensuring timely renewals and compliance with obligations in close co-operation with the Project Managers.* Assist the Legal & Contracts Director in compliance matters (anti-corruption, GDPR, competition law).* Give trainings to staff on compliance, legal, and ethical standards.* Your permanent office will be located in Herstal (with occasional visits to Tubize site).**We are looking forward to*** You are preferably a Belgian-law trained lawyer.* You have 10 to 15 years’ experience in international contract law/commercial law in an international (technology) company or in a law firm and have been exposed to both domestic and international commercial contracts.* You have relevant (international) contract negotiation and drafting skills; excellent communication skills and writing abilities.* You have a business-oriented mindset with the ability to balance legal risks with business objectives.* You are a team player and you communicate very easily and efficiently with your colleagues, yet you are able to work independently and duly manage your workload and priorities.* You are approachable, pragmatic and creative.* Fluent in French and English, Dutch or German is an asset.Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust.For more than 20 years, Thales has pursued a robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy based on the highest international standards. The principles behind this policy are now captured in the company’s purpose of “**building a future we can all trust**”, which was adopted in 2020.**Say HI\* – Your journey to us**\*Human Intelligence #J-18808-Ljbffr