AddressOptus Wholesale & Satellite is seeking a Commercial Manager - Contracts to join our team in Sydney.
As a Commercial Manager - Contracts, you will oversee all legal and commercial customer contract issues in relation to the Wholesale division.
You will manage, coordinate, and oversee the contractual aspects of the customer relationship from the beginning of the relationship until termination. You will play an integral role in the Division by providing key support to all members of the Optus Wholesale team in respect of legal, contract, risk management, and commercially sensitive matters affecting the business.
The Day to Day
- Contract governance, negotiation and drafting - Implementing and continually improving the Contract Governance Process which tracks contracts through end-to-end from contract draft request to post-signatory storage. Responsible for ensuring that all governance processes are followed before contracts are signed by relevant internal teams and Commercial Directors/leaders.
- Legal support - Working closely with the Legal team, the Commercial Manager Contracts provides the first level of legal support to the Optus Wholesale team.
- Credit and risk control and dispute management - Ensuring commercial contracts minimise Optus’ exposure to operational, legal, financial and credit risks. Commercial Manager Contracts will prepare documentation relating to settlement of commercial disputes with customers.
- Contract management - Negotiation and drafting of all customer contracts, including service notifications, variation agreements and promotion letters. Drafting and negotiating contracts to align with the applicable Sale Contracts Policy.
- Regulatory engagement - Interface with Optus regulatory on key regulatory issues affecting Optus involving strategic, operational and technical issues.
- Leadership – being a trusted advisor and partner to the Optus Wholesale team.
About you!
- Extensive years of relevant work experience in contract drafting, negotiation, legal and compliance.
- Leadership – being a trusted advisor and partner to the Optus Wholesale team.
- Proven attention to detail, excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision or assistance.
- Legal drafting experience.
- Commercial foundations and business acumen.
- Contract negotiation experience in a matrix environment.
- Understanding of telecommunications operations and/or a wholesale environment is desirable.
The good stuff …
- Competitive salary and performance incentives
- Discounts to Optus products and services, and to over 400 retailers Australia-wide
- Training, mentoring and development opportunities (ask us about OptusU!)
- Up to five days of Volunteer Leave per year
- A “connected” day for you to use to connect to something you are passionate about
- Hybrid ways of working.
- Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
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