Contracts Manager

Overview

Job Title: Senior Contracts Manager

Location: WM USA - 37 Upton Drive

Location Type: Hybrid

Group: Spirax Group

When you join Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, a part of the Spirax Group, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

This role will focus on:

The Senior Contracts Manager plays a pivotal role in business operations, overseeing the full lifecycle of commercial contracts. This includes drafting, negotiation, implementation, compliance, and performance monitoring. The role requires strong commercial acumen, legal expertise, and the ability to collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams. This role does not have any direct reports, but will work closely with the WMFTS (and wider Group) legal team.

• Contract Preparation & Review: Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts (MSAs, distribution, supply, service, NDAs, strategic partnerships, vendor/client agreements). Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Embed and evidence adherence to Group-mandated contracting practices, including approval thresholds, clause standards, and escalation paths.
• Contract Management: Administer and manage the entire contract lifecycle, including execution, amendments, extensions, and renewals. Maintain contract databases/systems to track key dates, deliverables, and obligations. Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standardized processes for efficiency and governance.
• Negotiation &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Lead negotiations with major customers and suppliers, particularly in life sciences and industrial sectors. Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams (Sales, Operations, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Quality) to align commercial terms with strategic objectives. Serve as the primary point of contact for contract inquiries, escalations, and executive-level reviews.
• Compliance &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Ensure contracts align with company policies, regulatory frameworks, and legal standards. Identify contractual risks and proactively propose mitigation strategies. Monitor contract performance, obligations, and milestones using contract management tools/software.
• Communication & Training: Communicate contract terms and obligations clearly to internal and external stakeholders. Support internal training initiatives to enhance contract literacy across commercial teams.
• Conflict Resolution: Address and resolve conflicts or discrepancies during the contract lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Legal Studies, Contract Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing and negotiating commercial contracts (preferably B2B and in the Life Sciences Industries)
• Demonstrated experience with large corporations and global customers.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, structures, legal terminology, and negotiation strategies.
• Experience with contract management systems and workflow tools.
• Legal qualifications (JD, LLB, Paralegal certification, or equivalent) are advantageous.
• Familiarity with intellectual property (IP), confidentiality, liability, and risk allocation clauses.
• Previous experience in contract administration, legal support, or related roles.
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance risk vs. opportunity.
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred.

This position offers a salary range of USD 79,237. per year. Final salary offers are determined by multiple factors, including education, experience, internal equity, geographic location, and the candidate’s expertise, and therefore may vary from the range listed. For roles based outside Massachusetts, the applicable salary range may be lower.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• Robust Retirement Plan: 5% employer 401K contribution, plus a 50% match on up to 3% of your contributions for added financial security.
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks at 100% pay with a gradual transition after return, including an 80% work schedule while preserving 100% pay for the first 6 months.
• Time Off: Generous vacation and well-being days, 9 observed holidays, 1 floating holiday day, up to 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
• Community Engagement: 3 paid volunteer days per year.
• Other Benefits: Access to multiple healthcare plans with HSA contributions and other well-being and professional growth benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic…