Contract Risk Manager (German Speaking)

Join our team! At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry‑leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionised energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.

As a Contract Risk Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Drive contract excellence and risk management for complex commercial agreements.
• Negotiate, draft, and manage contracts, ensuring compliance and optimal risk/reward balance.
• Managing contracts from initiation through delivery, ensuring effective handover.
• Negotiating and redlining commercial agreements, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver innovative, optimised solutions for customers.
• Identifying and mitigating contractual risks, validating the risk/reward balance.
• Coordinating multi‑stakeholder engagement throughout contract development including presenting risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
• Ensuring compliance with commercial risk assessment procedures.
• Administering assigned proposals and contracts, including customer interactions, negotiations, and contract interpretation.
• Collaborating with internal functions such as Manufacturing, Product Management, Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, and Legal.
• Leading proposal, negotiation, and contract administration activities with minimal supervision.
• Supporting managers and senior contract personnel on assigned contracts.
• Liaising with functional organizations to ensure clear communication of contractual requirements.
• Championing lean practices, digital tools, and rigorous contracting standards to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor's degree (Business, Law, Finance, or Supply Chain).
• Demonstrated expertise in redlining, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Significant experience managing commercial contracts in a corporate or law firm environment.
• Experience in High‑Tech industries such as NDT, Aerospace, Electronics, Automotive, Energy, Renewables.
• Proven understanding of German & UK jurisdictional law and government contracts.
• Be a strong team player, interacting with all supporting functions and the ability to work in cross‑functional and cross‑cultural teams.
• Have experience in complex tendering, contract management and negotiations.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage and execute multiple commercial opportunities to successful completion.
• Display the ability to take ownership, execute and shape results in a global‑matrix organization.
• Have proven capability to establish good relationships with customers and build trust.
• Have a never‑give‑up attitude, problem solver, works independently.
• Be willing to travel as business requires.
• Be fluent in German and English (oral and written) and have excellent all‑round communication and storytelling skills.

Technical Skills:

• Opportunity Management & Risk Tools e.g. Deal Machine.
• Office 365 Suite.
• CLM software (DocuSign, Icertis, Conga).

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co‑located in one of our many offices across the UK.

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

We prioritise rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs.
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energise and inspire you!