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Senior Contracts Manager
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تم النشر:
2 يوليو 2026 (نُشرت منذ أكثر من 30 يومًا)
تم النشر:
آخر موعد للتقديم:
30 سبتمبر 2026
آخر موعد للتقديم:
عدد الوظائف الشاغرة:
1 عدد الوظائف الشاغرة
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ملخص الوظيفة
Wanna join the adventure
The Senior Contracts Manager will lead and manage all contractual activities at Orbitworks with a focus on complex high-value procurements and customer agreements. This role will serve as the primary owner of contract strategy across the business defining commercial standards templates negotiation frameworks and risk positions for both suppliers and customers. This position requires strong contractual expertise commercial judgment and the ability to operate in a technically driven environment within the space industry.
About This Role:
Contract Lifecycle Management
Own the full lifecycle of contracts including drafting negotiation execution and amendments
Develop and standardize contract templates playbooks and baseline commercial positions
Ensure alignment with company objectives compliance requirements and risk tolerance
Supplier & Procurement Contracts
Lead negotiations for complex high-value procurements (e.g. satellite buses subsystems payloads launch services ground station services)
Partner with Engineering to ensure technical scope and specifications are clearly defined
Work closely with Supply Chain and Program teams to align contract terms with schedule cost and risk objectives
Customer Contracts
Structure and negotiate customer agreements for hardware and services
Support Sales and leadership in shaping commercially sound deal structures
Ensure customer contracts protect company IP liability positions and delivery risk
Risk & Commercial Strategy
Identify contractual risks and define mitigation strategies
Manage liability allocation warranties termination clauses export control considerations and flow-down requirements
Develop negotiation frameworks that support long-term scalability
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Finance Engineering Legal Supply Chain and Program Management
Translate contractual terms into operationally enforceable outcomes
Ensure contract obligations are clearly understood across teams
Market & Industry Awareness
Stay informed on industry trends regulatory requirements and evolving space market dynamics
Provide commercial insights and recommendations to leadership
Must Haves:
- 10 years of experience in contract management within the space industry or similarly complex technical industries
- Proven experience negotiating large custom multi-million dollar procurements and customer contracts
- Strong understanding of satellite systems or related space technologies
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineering teams on technical scope
- Solid working knowledge of contract law principles
- Experience working with international suppliers and customers (U.S. and Europe preferred)
- Experience negotiating with large organizations
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in space aerospace or deep-tech industries
- Background supporting Supply Chain in complex procurement environments
- Experience in start-up or scaling environments
- Strong commercial judgment
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a growing company
- Confident negotiator able to balance risk and speed
Orbitworks mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbitals heritage Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.
Required Experience:
Manager
المهارات المطلوبة
- إدارة المرافق والمنشآت
- ADMA
- قيادة النقل الثقيل
- أكسا
- خدمات البناء
- مندوب التوصيل
عن الشركة
Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.
