Senior Manager, Contracts

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Aon Vietnam is currently looking for a Senior Manager, Contracts to join our regional contracts team, based in Ho Chi Minh City.  

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Responsibilities:

This role reports to the Chief Contracts Negotiator who leads the Regional Contracts Team. This is an exciting business and law hybrid role and ideal for a lawyer with litigation or in-house experience with a strong business and risk management focus.

The successful candidate will partner closely with the business and other key stakeholders including Legal, Privacy, Compliance and Risk teams to support commercial opportunities while managing contractual and operational risk to Aon. They are expected to independently review and negotiate commercial terms and conditions in Aon’s contracts with its clients. They must also be able to demonstrate an understanding of the risks associated with accepting (or rejecting) such terms and take a practical problem-solving approach to resolve any issues that arise. They will also be involved in risk management initiatives for the firm.

The candidate will be responsible for the following for our business in Vietnam:

• Reviewing, negotiating and advising on client contracts, local and cross border engagements, tenders, and RFPs, and any other commercial agreements that may arise from time to time, particularly on commercial terms and conditions.
• Liaising with the Regional Contracts Team, internal stakeholders (such as, client-facing business colleagues across sales and account management teams, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Risk, Operations teams) and external clients for fact-finding and negotiation purposes.
• Managing competing priorities and workloads to support business deadlines while maintaining appropriate risk controls and governance standards.
• Monitoring and advising on contractual issues and emerging trends and changes in regulatory landscape in Vietnam that would impact our contracts with clients.
• Support on global initiatives and projects and related risk mitigation measures, contract audits, contracts deployment, implementing changes in contract deployment process
• Assistance with the creation of new contract templates and improving current templates to meet business needs.
• Managing contract template changes across different business lines.
• Establishing and maintaining a register of issues which frequently arise, both from a client and an Aon internal perspective, for training purposes.
• Conducting in-house trainings and sharing of updated templates, contracting guidelines and best practices.
• Such other duties as the Chief Contracts Negotiator assigns from time to time.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Law degree, with relevant post-qualification experience in private practice or in-house legal, contracts management or commercial contracts role with strong knowledge and understanding of contracts/legal concepts
• Excellent Vietnamese and English skills (verbal and written)
• Able to work independently and in a team, with initiative to seek guidance as necessary, exercise sound judgment, and escalate issues appropriately where necessary
• Effective communication skills, for liaising with both internal and external partners
• Ability to spot issues and gather further information as necessary to resolve issues
• Ability to distil and explain key points in a clear and concise manner to both legal and non-legal stakeholders, including senior business leaders
• Good contracts drafting and writing skills
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance commercial objectives against legal and operational risk considerations
• Project management and administrative skills
• Strong commercial competence
• Ability to see the big picture and join the dots across the firm

Benefits:

At Aon, we offer you a competitive and attractive package which not only rewards performance but also invests in the candidate’s long-term growth and satisfaction within the organization.

• Competitive market rate which commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Attractive Incentives and Bonuses
• Bimonthly recognition and sales awards for top performers/ hit team
• Access to training programs led by local and regional experts in the healthcare industry.
• Opportunities to attend industry conferences and workshops.
• Guidance and support in career development from direct manager
• Opportunity to develop and contribute significantly to company growth and success.
• Work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email: [email protected]

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