Commercial Contracts Director- Citizens Services, Transport & Community Services (289094)

Job title: Commercial Contract Director- Citizen Services & Transport & Community Services
Location: Hook, London Solihull or Home Based with a requirement for travel within the United Kingdom.

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

This is a key leadership role which will provide strategic commercial contracts leadership to two business units ad help enable successful commercial outcomes, sustainable growth, enhanced profitability with an effectively managed commercial and contractual risk profile.  You will report directly into the UK&E Head of Commercial Contracts and will sit as a key member of the senior leadership teams for each of the Business Units, supporting the Managing Directors. You will also build and maintain close relationships with senior colleagues in the wider Legal function and in the Business Units.

This role will involve you being the ‘go to’ person for commercial contracts advice, guidance and identify and implement solutions which bring a commercial benefit or competitive advance. You’ll be involved in contract reviews and risk assessments, preparations of bid responses relating to the contract terms, negotiation and dialogue with customers on Ts and Cs matters and contractual aspects of transition and bid to contract handover. In this role you will manage a team of Commercial Contracts Managers and Analysts supporting the Business Units and will be responsible to lead, build and develop that team to meet the emerging needs of those Business Units.

What you’ll need to do the role

•    Relevant professional qualification with significant experience in a senior commercial contract’s role preferably within an outsourced services environment 
•    Demonstrable experience of balancing commercial, technical and legal requirements to achieve successful outcomes with acceptable risk profiles
•   Demonstrable commercial acumen and business-oriented approach 
•  Ability to think strategically and balance strategic and short-term priorities and objectives
•    Strong negotiation skills and ability to adopt robust commercial positions whilst maintaining trusted, respected and effective relationships

What you will receive in return 

•    A competitive six figure salary
•    Bonus of up to 30%
•    Car allowance or company car
•    A range of serco benefits
•    Private medical for you and a partner