Senior Oil Contracts Lead

Main Purpose:
Leverage legal expertise in bridging the gap between front and CA team, ensuring robust risk management while meeting commercial objectives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong business acumen and knowledge of commodities trading, operations, trade finance instruments, laytime & demurrage, Incoterms
Excellent drafting, contract analysis and negotiation capabilities
Superior communication skills across different organisation levels
Excellent business relationships – capacity to understand different expectations of traders and counterparties
Ability to balance commercial priorities with contractual risk management
Able to prioritise – queries, follow-ups, urgency
Decision-making ability under pressure Background
University degree in law. Licensed to practice law.
More than 10 years’ experience
Fluent in spoken and written English. French and Hindi proficiency would be an asset
Must be willing to travel and to work in office

Key Responsibilities
Collaborative partner to traders, making the bridge with the CA team
Translate trading requirements into actionable contract administration priorities
Contribute to the CA team education on legal knowledge, trading environment and business objectives aiming at improving CA team response time
Liaise with internal teams to seek ways to improve contract production
Support business growth
Identify which contractual terms are negotiable versus which require strict adherence
Contribute and support the CA team’s projects

Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Key Relationships
Global Head of Contracts
CA team members
Traders
Operators
Other internal teams (trade finance, claims, insurance, etc)
Department

The Contracts Administration (“CA”) team is responsible for producing, reviewing and negotiating a range of contractual documentation for a range of commodities including crude oil and petroleum products. The CA team is based in four different international locations (Mumbai, Montevideo, Athens, Calgary) and has global responsibility necessitating the daily interaction with numerous internal teams (such as Operations, Trading, Finance and Legal) across the business as well as external counterparties. The CA team is a key risk management function for the business and is providing an essential service for the organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.