RIDIK PTE. LTD. Hiring! Full Time Corporate Legal and Compliance (Contract Management) in Federal Territory, Earn up to MYR 10,000 - Ricebowl

Role Overview

The Corporate Legal & Compliance – Contract Management Manager will be responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle of corporate and third-party commercial agreements, with a strong focus on IT contracts, software licensing, SaaS subscriptions, technology services, and Statements of Work (SOWs).

The role works closely with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors to review, negotiate, implement, renew, and manage contracts while ensuring alignment with the Company's legal, commercial, compliance, risk, and governance requirements.

The Contract Manager will act as a key point of contact between business units, Legal, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Tax, IT, and external vendors to ensure contracts are commercially sound, appropriately structured, and compliant with internal policies and standards.

Key Objectives

• Manage and drive the end-to-end contract lifecycle from drafting and negotiation through execution, renewal, and ongoing contract administration.
• Protect the Company's legal and commercial interests through effective contract review and negotiation.
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable legal, regulatory, governance, and internal policy requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, commercial, operational, and compliance risks.
• Achieve favourable commercial outcomes, including cost savings, cost avoidance, and improved contractual terms.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of risks, obligations, liabilities, and responsibilities between the Company and third-party vendors.
• Maximise contractual flexibility while protecting the Company's rights and business interests.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Management & Legal Compliance

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of corporate and third-party commercial contracts, including IT agreements, software licensing agreements, SaaS subscriptions, service agreements, purchase orders, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Review and assess contractual terms to ensure alignment with Company standards, policies, governance requirements, and applicable legal and compliance obligations.
• Review contract clauses relating to commercial terms, liability, indemnification, confidentiality, data protection, intellectual property, termination, warranties, service levels, licensing, and other relevant contractual matters.
• Identify potentially onerous, ambiguous, or high-risk contractual provisions and recommend appropriate amendments or mitigation measures.
• Ensure contractual risks are appropriately identified, documented, escalated, and managed.
• Provide guidance to business stakeholders on contractual obligations, requirements, risks, and interpretation of key clauses.
• Support Legal and Compliance teams on contractual matters requiring legal or regulatory input.

Contract Negotiation & Commercial Management

• Lead and participate in contract negotiations with third-party vendors to achieve favourable legal and commercial outcomes.
• Negotiate pricing, renewal terms, service levels, licensing conditions, contractual obligations, liabilities, and other commercial provisions.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and commercial improvements throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of contractual risk between the Company and vendors.
• Maximise flexibility in IT and technology contracts, including securing appropriate rights to use software, technology, and related services with reasonable licensing restrictions.
• Manage contract renewals and ensure appropriate actions are initiated ahead of contractual expiry dates.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management

• Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Tax, IT, Technology, and business stakeholders throughout the contracting process.
• Work with technical and operational stakeholders to translate business and technology requirements into appropriate contractual terms.
• Coordinate internal reviews, approvals, negotiations, and execution of agreements.
• Act as a key point of contact for contractual queries, contract status updates, and clause interpretation.
• Facilitate discussions between internal business units and third-party vendors to resolve contractual and commercial matters.
• Coordinate and participate in internal and external meetings relating to contract negotiation and management.

Governance, Documentation & Contract Administration

• Ensure compliance with the Company's Contract Management Guidelines, Contracting Playbook, policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain accurate and complete contract records, including agreements, amendments, SOWs, purchase orders, correspondence, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain and manage the Company's contract repository and ensure documentation is readily accessible for audit, compliance, and business reference.
• Monitor key contractual milestones, including renewals, expiry dates, obligations, and deliverables.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are obtained before contracts are executed or renewed.
• Leverage contract management systems, tools, and repositories to improve contract visibility, governance, compliance, and commercial outcomes.
• Support contract reporting, audits, compliance reviews, and other governance activities as required.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify and assess contractual risks and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented.
• Support compliance with applicable corporate policies, legal requirements, regulatory obligations, and governance standards.
• Escalate material contractual, legal, compliance, financial, or operational risks to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure contractual arrangements appropriately address areas such as data protection, confidentiality, intellectual property, information security, regulatory compliance, liability, and business continuity.
• Work collaboratively with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and other control functions on complex or high-risk contractual matters.

Pay: From RM10,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you require sponsorship to work in Malaysia?
• Are you open working on contract for 1 year?
• How many years of relevant experience do you have on the applied role?
• How many days is your notice period?
• How much is your expected salary?

Work Location: In person