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Together, they represent world-class service, bold innovation, and unforgettable experiences brought to life.\nWith over 6,000 colleagues from 129 nationalities, Atlantis Dubai operates as one team, with many departments and back-of-house functions seamlessly supporting both resorts. Across every role and department, our shared purpose is the same: to create amazing experiences and everlasting memories - not only for our guests, but for our colleagues too.\nAbout The Role\nThe Contracts Manager is a critical role within the Procurement function, responsible for end-to-end contract governance, risk management, and strategic ownership of the organization’s commercial contracts portfolio. The role acts as Procurement’s first line of engagement on all contractual matters, ensuring contracts are commercially robust, compliant, and aligned to organizational risk appetite and policy frameworks.\nWorking in close partnership with Procurement leadership, Legal, Finance, and operational stakeholders, the Contracts Manager will lead contract drafting, redlining, negotiation support, and lifecycle management for medium to high-risk agreements. The role will also drive standardization, digitization, and analytics across the contract landscape, embedding best-in-class governance and exploring AI-enabled solutions to enhance efficiency and decision-making.\nKey Duties and Responsibilities\nLead the drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of medium to high-risk contracts, ensuring balanced commercial outcomes and clear allocation of risk\nPerform detailed contractual risk assessments, identifying key exposures and recommending mitigation strategies\nDesign, implement, and continuously enhance a comprehensive contract governance framework that is user-friendly and scalable\nEnsure consistency of contractual approach across categories while allowing flexibility for strategic or high-value engagements\nPartner closely with category teams to align commercial strategy with contractual positioning\nFacilitate effective collaboration between Procurement, Legal, Finance, and operational stakeholders to accelerate decision-making\nDrive continuous improvement of contract processes, focusing on efficiency, visibility, and control\nLead optimization and expanded use of Coupa Contract Lifecycle Management (or other tools), including workflow automation and system enhancements\nEnsure all contracts comply with Procurement Policy, Delegation of Authority, and applicable local regulations\nWork in close collaboration with the Vice President - Legal to manage legal risk, escalations, and complex contractual issues\nMaintain strong audit readiness across the full contract lifecycle\nWorking closely with the Procurement Category Managers, own the multi-year contract strategy, including renewals, extensions, and management of auto-renewal risk\nEstablish forward-looking renewal pipelines to ensure timely review, renegotiation, or exit decisions\nUse data-driven insights to inform Procurement strategy, supplier management, and executive decision-making\nEstablish KPIs to measure contract performance, cycle time, and compliance\nAbout You\nWe are looking for candidates with a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in contract management, commercial management, procurement, or legal-adjacent roles. To succeed in the role, you should be able to demonstrate the below skills and competencies:\nStrong experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts within a large, matrixed organization.\nProven ability to design and implement contract governance frameworks and standardization initiatives.\nExperience with contract lifecycle management systems (Coupa CLM preferred).\nStrong commercial acumen with the ability to balance risk, value, and operational pragmatism.\nExcellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.\nBachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline (legal qualification advantageous but not essential).\nWe offer a competitive, tax-free salary paid in UAE Dirhams (AED), alongside a wealth of benefits. These include generous food and beverage privileges, exclusive discounted rates at all Kerzner properties worldwide, comprehensive health insurance (with dental coverage), annual flights home, life insurance, an incentive programme, and a variety of colleague wellness and social initiatives.\nWith a strong emphasis on learning and development, colleagues at Atlantis enjoy access to world-class training, career mobility, and internal growth opportunities across the Kerzner portfolio - making this an ideal environment for ambitious individuals seeking a long-term, fulfilling career in luxury hospitality. 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