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As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nMicrosoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a collaborative and results-oriented professional to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.\nRole Summary\nThe Hyderabad Metro Contract Manager will lead pre- and post-award contract activities for complex construction projects, adhering to Microsoft contracting policies and processes. This role involves developing and implementing multi-year sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection in collaboration with cross-functional project teams, driving contract negotiations, and establishing supplier performance standards to achieve project excellence. The individual will collaborate with the Sub-Regional Contracts Lead and other contract stakeholders to ensure awareness of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and/or defined milestones and deliverables, and drive timeliness and consistency across supply chain requests. The individual will identify issues related to procurement requests and collaborate with business partners, create contract execution plans with control processes and approaches, develop and lead pricing and negotiation strategies, and secure management support both internally and externally. The successful candidate will drive early business engagements\nfor highly complex business areas or purchasing categories, manage supplier activity and progress, and develop and execute supplier account plans detailing mutual priorities and focus for the supplier relationship for the upcoming period.\nThe primary location for this role will be in Hyderabad, but it may require covering additional locations or projects as assigned.\nResponsibilities\nContracting Strategy & Delivery\nLead project-specific contracting strategies across Hyderabad.\nDefine procurement approaches including competitive tender, framework drawdown, or single-source contracting where appropriate.\nPartner with execution and delivery management and cost management teams to optimise cost, schedule, delivery, and risk outcomes.\nProcurement & Supply Chain Management\nOwn end-to-end RFP and contracting processes, including prequalification, sourcing, bid lists, commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.\nMaintain a diversified and resilient supply chain, managing market capacity and programme risks.\nProvide oversight of General Contractor procurement plans, subcontracting strategies, and key supplier performance matters.\nContract Execution & Governance\nDraft, review, and issue contracts in accordance with Microsoft-approved templates, approval pathways, and legal guidance.\nManage contractual exceptions, approvals, and compliance requirements in consultation with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and business stakeholders.\nReview and support approval of change orders, contract amendments, and commercial modifications.\nContract Administration & Commercial Delivery\nAdminister contracts across the full lifecycle, including contractual notices, formal correspondence, change management, and commercial close-out.\nProvide project teams with timely commercial and contractual advice to support decision-making and reduce claims exposure.\nSupport Lump Sum, GMP, ECI, framework, and other commercial models as required by the project portfolio.\nClaims, Risk & Dispute Resolution\nLead commercial assessment of EOT, delay, disruption, variation, compensation, and escalation claims.\nPrepare Microsoft’s commercial position papers, negotiation strategies, and recommended responses.\nDrive early dispute avoidance and structured resolution pathways where commercial issues arise.\nCross-Team Leadership\nOperate as the senior contracts point of contact across project teams, cost management, legal, procurement, finance, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.\nDemonstrates the ability to independently resolve complex cross-functional issues while partnering effectively with stakeholders.\n\nInfluence project outcomes without formal people management responsibility.\nGovernance, Compliance & Reporting\nEnsure contract records, approvals, execution evidence, and correspondence are maintained to audit-ready standards.\nSupport use of Microsoft contracting and procurement systems such as LCE, Ariba, Icertis, Compass, and other approved tools as applicable.\nProvide regular reporting on procurement plans, contract status, commercial risks, claims, and supplier performance.\nScope & Impact\nScope covers Hyderabad metro data centre construction projects, with flexibility to support broader projects as business priorities require.\nAccountable for commercially sound contracting outcomes across complex workstreams, not limited to tactical contract administration.\nExpected to identify and resolve issues that affect cost, schedule, supplier performance, claims exposure, and contractual compliance.\nRole requires senior IC judgement, cross-team influence, and independent ownership of the “how” for contracts execution and governance.\nStakeholder Collaboration\nDrives early business engagements for highly complex and/or undefined business areas or purchasing categories with cross functional leadership including product design, quality, and business teams, to share best practices, influence decision-makers, drive action, and optimize sourcing strategies, business requirements, spend, and short- and long-term priorities. Facilitates industry and ecosystem engagements and provides expert consultation with leadership teams on sourcing decisions and optimizations that can be deployed at scale. \nDevelops and leads pricing and negotiation strategies for several complex purchasing categories, ensures that strategies clearly articulate tradeoffs, roles, and responsibilities across parties, and gains leadership support for strategies both internally and externally. Anticipates negotiation setbacks, proactively drives action to mitigate contract disagreements, and coaches others on negotiation best practices across internal sourcing teams. \nManages supplier activity and progress across multiple accounts and complex purchasing categories, developing and executing supplier account plans detailing mutual priorities and focus for the supplier relationship for the upcoming period. Trains external stakeholders during onboarding and identifies engagement programs to improve supplier performance to achieve business goals. \nBehavioural Attributes\nCan create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success; always be planning for the future. \nHave high integrity - must be ethical and strong value-based individual focused on fairness and maintaining confidentiality. \nDemonstrates strong execution, accountability, and prioritization skills - a drive to achieve results in midst of ambiguity and a matrix organization.\n\nBe a high performer - be able to fit the Microsoft “culture” by effectively multi-tasking and managing priorities; have a “sense of urgency” regarding issue resolution. \nTeam player & collaborative - Demonstrates an ability to foster collaborations across teams and stakeholders, leveraging diverse perspectives to achieve common goals. Actively participates in and drives cross-functional initiatives, balancing individual contributions with group success\nQualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Operations, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\nTypically 12+ years of relevant experience managing construction projects, demonstrating the ability to lead and deliver complex, large-scale projects from initiation through to completion.\n\nExtensive experience in supply chain management, commercial negotiations, and contracting, as well as external supplier/contractor management across multiple projects in diverse locations. \nDeep understanding of Commercial Contracting language and terms with proven negotiation skills with external suppliers / service providers. \nSignificant experience in contract management, procurement, commercial management, quantity surveying, cost management, engineering, construction management, or a related discipline.\nExperience managing complex construction contracts, change orders, claims, commercial negotiations, and contractor correspondence.\nDemonstrated ability to work across multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced capital delivery environment.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing contractual notices, commercial recommendations, and senior stakeholder briefings\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in the Data Center, Infrastructure, Semi-conductor, Power, or Oil & Gas managing capital projects with contractor and supplier management responsibilities. \nExperience working in a large, multinational organization, preferably on the owner’s side, with a strong understanding of corporate processes, stakeholder management, and global operations.\nProfessional accreditation such as RICS, CIArb, AIQS, AACE, or equivalent is desirable.\nExperience with Microsoft or comparable enterprise contracting, procurement, and governance systems is desirable.\nExperience in understanding and application of FIDIC based contracts.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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