Head of Contracts

5 days ago

Warrington Cheshire, United Kingdom ABB Full time

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. As the Head of Contracts, you serve as the subject matter expert on all types of contracts - including sales and purchase agreements for products, systems, services, and licenses (“Contracts”). In addition, you provide expertise on Nuclear. You provide strategic legal support across all Divisions within Motion Business Area. You are also responsible to co-ordinate the global legal training programs and ensure that the training material is easily available for the Motion community. This senior role is combined with your responsibilities as Legal Counsel.
Your scope includes coordinating contract-related activities on behalf of Motion Business Area, developing and maintaining contract templates, developing and - together with the Divisions - implementing contract management strategies, and supporting procurement and business development functions. You act as a strategic business partner, working closely with Global General Counsel, Division General Counsels and Legal Counsels to enable business success. The work model is hybrid .
Act as Nuclear expert within the Motion Business Area.
Provide day-to-day legal advice and guidance on Contracts and Nuclear across the Business Area.
Lead the development of contract standards, templates, and guidelines in collaboration with the Global General Counsel, Division General Counsels, Corporate Centers of Expertise and other legal teams.
Design training materials and curricula related to Contracts; Review, draft, and support negotiation of Contracts in partnership with Business Area, Divisions and Legal Counsels.
Deliver timely legal support in critical situations, including geopolitical events with potential business impact.
Maintain external awareness of legal trends and act as a recognized expert in the field. Ensure the function is well-organized, staffed, and developed in line with HR policies, fostering growth for both ABB and its employees.
Ensure all contract templates comply with legal standards and internal policies and procedures.
Master’s degree in law with deep expertise in contract law, nuclear law and legal terminology.
Exceptional negotiation and stakeholder management skills, grounded in collaboration, transparency, and legal knowledge.
Fluent in English, with excellent presentation and networking capabilities.
High standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to quality.
Embracing diversity and inclusion, with experience working across cultures.
#With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world’s industries outrun – leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 22,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion

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