Contract Specialist

About Kpler

At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.

Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.

The Legal, Risk and Compliance (“LRC”) team is looking for a Contract Specialist to support Kpler’s global commercial activities and strategic growth.

The Role of a Contract Specialist

In this role, you will act as a trusted legal and commercial partner to the business, working closely with Sales, Finance, Product, Marketing, Partnerships, and Engineering teams. You will play a critical role in drafting, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial and public procurement contracts, ensuring that legal risks are identified, mitigated, and aligned with Kpler’s commercial objectives and risk appetite.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of client-facing and supplier contracts, such as Master Service Agreements, Bespoke general terms and conditions (including public sector and governmental contracts), Order Forms, Change Notice, Data Access Agreement, Partnerships Agreements.
• Lead and support contract negotiations end-to-end, proactively identifying legal and commercial risks and proposing pragmatic, business-oriented solutions aligned with Kpler’s policies.
• Act as a primary legal point of contact for internal stakeholders on contracting matters, providing clear, timely, and practical legal guidance.
• Provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially sound legal guidance to internal stakeholders, balancing risk mitigation with business enablement.
• Confidently articulate risk positions to Sales and senior business stakeholders, proposing practical alternatives and fallback positions where needed.
• Support the sales process for Kpler’s technology products, working closely with Sales and Deal Desk teams to enable efficient deal closing while safeguarding legal and compliance requirements.
• Identify recurring negotiation trends and contribute to improving templates, playbooks, and internal negotiation guidelines.
• Ensure accurate contract lifecycle management within Ironclad, maintaining data integrity and supporting reporting needs.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to commercial contracting and public procurement, identifying trends, emerging risks, and areas for process or template improvement.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, demonstrating strong judgment, responsiveness, and risk-based decision-making.

Skills And Experience

• Master’s degree in Law, or Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in commercial contract negotiations.
• 3–5 years of experience in a contract-focused role (e.g., Contract Specialist, Commercial Legal, or similar) within a corporate environment.
• Proven experience independently negotiating and closing complex commercial contracts (including Master Service Agreements) within a technology, SaaS, or data-driven business.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing commercial contracts end-to-end.
• Ability to independently manage standard and moderately complex negotiations with limited supervision.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Sales, IT, Security, Engineering, and Finance teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Confidence in engaging with senior internal stakeholders and articulating risk-based positions clearly and constructively.
• Ability to manage multiple parallel negotiations in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic approach to contract review and risk assessment.
• Commercially minded and solution-oriented mindset.
• High level of organisation and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of IT, technology, or data-related concepts is considered an asset.
• Experience supporting a global, multi-jurisdictional organisation across multiple time zones.
• Exposure to public procurement or governmental contracting processes.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management and ticketing tools, such as Ironclad and Jira.

Our People Pledge

Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.

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Key skills/competency

• Contract Negotiation
• Commercial Law
• Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
• Legal Risk Mitigation
• Public Procurement
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• SaaS Contracts
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Legal Advisory
• Data Privacy