Contract Risk Manager
Job type:Unbefristet
Stadt:Frankfurt
Region:Hessen
Branche:Risikomanagement, Recht & Compliance
Art des Kundenunternehmens:Inhouse
Stellenreferenz:9183
Veröffentlichungsdatum:Mai 5, 2026
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Akritta Bhatia
Principal Consultant - Legal & Compliance
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Contract Risk Manager
Location: Frankfurt
Our client is seeking a Contract Risk Manager to join their team in Frankfurt. This role sits within a broader risk management function and covers both pre-award and contract execution phases across projects and service agreements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessing and mitigating technical and commercial risks on projects and contracts exceeding defined thresholds, across bid and execution phases.
- Supporting a stage-gate governance process and reporting to relevant management levels.
- Defining and maintaining risk classification standards for bids in collaboration with legal and compliance.
- Reviewing bids independently against group standards and escalating findings as appropriate.
- Preparing regular reports on tender pipelines and contract execution status.
- Participating in due diligence reviews and producing ad-hoc risk reports for M&A activity.
- Monitoring contract execution across project and framework agreements, with a focus on cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
- Identifying deviations early and communicating proactively with stakeholders.
- Collaborating with controlling and audit functions to maintain data quality and address findings.
Your Profile:
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Several years of experience in project management, controlling, or auditing.
- Strong understanding of commercial and technical risk assessment in a project environment.
- Certifications in project management (e.g. PMI) or auditing (e.g. CIA, CISA) advantageous.
- SAP experience beneficial.
- Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving.
- Comfortable in cross-functional and international environments.
- Business-fluent German and English, written and spoken.
- Willingness to travel.