Role Purpose
The JL4 Contract Manager is accountable for post‑execution contract governance, legal compliance, and lifecycle management of supplier agreements across assigned regions and categories. The role ensures executed contracts are interpreted, applied, and governed in line with legal intent, regulatory and authority requirements, while enabling operational execution, protecting contractual value, and mitigating risk.
In addition to regional responsibility, the role acts as the IMEA functional lead for Contract Governance & Lifecycle Excellence, defining legal governance standards, playbooks, and controls across the region.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contract Communication & Operationalization
Develop and drive awareness of executed contract terms, legal intent, execution strategies, and compliance requirements across key internal stakeholders.
Lead structured contract handovers to ensure Operations, Finance, P2P, and relevant teams fully understand contractual obligations, SLAs, payment terms, and key legal and commercial risks.




Translate complex contractual terms into business‑executable formats without deviation from approved legal positions, including SLA frameworks, rate applicability, payment logic, and master data requirements.
Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of rate management systems, contract repositories, and visibility dashboards to support transparency and execution efficiency.
Establish and standardize legally aligned post‑execution contract operationalization playbooks across IMEA.
2. Contract Governance & Lifecycle Management
Own governance of the contract lifecycle post‑execution including contract interpretation, amendment control, renewals, expiries, and formal contractual correspondence.
Define and maintain standards for contract interpretation, version control, repository accuracy, and audit readiness ensuring legally defensible documentation and traceability.
Ensure contracts are applied consistently and in line with approved terms,

📌 Contract Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 A.P. Moller - Maersk
📍 Mumbai