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You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.\nTake your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we are committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, safety, integrity, and innovation across everything we do.\nYour Impact\nAs the Contract Manager, Space & Defense Systems, you will oversee the contractual lifecycle of complex projects and programs, helping ABB manage commercial risk, contractual obligations, compliance, and change throughout project execution.\nReporting to the Business Leader, Space & Defense Systems, you will serve as a key contractual advisor to Project Management, Sales, Legal & Integrity, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain. 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The role is part of ABB's growing Space & Defense Systems organization.\nResponsibilities\nReview, draft, negotiate, interpret, and administer commercial contracts, amendments, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, and related contractual documents.\nSupport proposals and bids through contract review, commercial analysis, compliance assessment, and identification of contractual risks.\nServe as the primary contractual advisor for assigned Space & Defense Systems projects and programs.\nIdentify and mitigate contractual, commercial, financial, schedule, and compliance risks throughout the contract lifecycle.\nProvide guidance on contractual obligations, interpretation, negotiations, changes, claims, and dispute resolution in partnership with Legal & Integrity.\nEnsure compliance with applicable government contracting, export control, security, customer, and ABB requirements.\nMonitor contractual deliverables and milestones while supporting change management, claims, subcontract flow-down requirements, and contract closeout.\nDevelop contract management processes, tools, templates, training, and best practices to strengthen governance, efficiency, and risk management.\nQualifications\nBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline.\nMinimum of 7 years of experience in contract management, commercial management, project business, or a related field, including experience managing complex commercial contracts.\nStrong knowledge of contract principles, commercial terms and conditions, contract lifecycle management, and contractual and legal risk assessment.\nDemonstrated experience negotiating and interpreting contracts, assessing risks, managing contractual changes or claims, and providing business-oriented guidance to stakeholders.\nStrong communication, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills, with fluency in French and English, written and spoken. 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