Contract Risk Manager (German Speaking)

Would you like to play a key role in winning new work and protecting project profitability?

Are you an experienced contracts specialist looking for a new opportunity?

Join our team!

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.

Partner the best

As a Contract Risk Manager, you will support our global commercial team by managing complex agreements, mitigating contractual risks, and ensuring a strong risk‑reward balance. You will lead contract negotiations, guide cross‑functional teams, and provide key contractual support throughout the project lifecycle to help secure new business and protect project profitability.

As a Contract Risk Manager, you will be responsible for:

Driving contract excellence by negotiating, drafting, and managing complex commercial agreements with a balanced risk/reward approach.Overseeing contracts from initiation to delivery, ensuring smooth handover and effective administration.Redlining and negotiating agreements while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver optimized customer solutions.Identifying and mitigating contractual risks and coordinating multi‑stakeholder engagement, including presenting strategies to leadership.Ensuring compliance with commercial risk procedures and providing clear contract interpretation and customer interaction support.Leading proposal and contract activities, liaising with internal functions, and championing lean practices and digital tools for continuous improvement.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will have:

Holding a bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, or Supply Chain while demonstrating strong expertise in redlining, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial contracts under German and UK law.Managing commercial contracts and complex tenders in corporate or law‑firm environments, preferably within high‑tech industries such as NDT, Aerospace, Electronics, Automotive, Energy, and Renewables.Collaborating effectively across cross‑functional and cross‑cultural teams within global‑matrix organizations while driving outcomes and taking ownershipManaging multiple commercial opportunities to successful completion while building trusted customer relationships, solving problems independently, and maintaining a never‑give‑up attitude.Communicating fluently in German and English (oral and written), showcasing strong storytelling skills, and being willing to travel as needed.Utilizing Opportunity & Risk tools (e.g., Deal Machine), the Office 365 Suite, and CLM platforms such as DocuSign, Icertis, and Conga.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co-located in one of our many offices across the UK and Germany.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activitiesComprehensive private medical care optionsSafety net of life insurance and disability programsTailored financial programsAdditional elected or voluntary benefits