Group Contract Lifecycle Management Lead

The Role Purpose

We are looking for a Group Contract Lifecycle Management Lead to take ownership of the transformation and ongoing development of EXANTE's global contract lifecycle management capability.

EXANTE operates across a complex, multi-entity and multi-jurisdictional environment, with contracts spanning clients, vendors, intra-group arrangements, employment, technology, licensing and outsourcing. Our contract estate is an important source of information for finance, regulatory, risk and operational decision-making, and we are looking to significantly improve how this information is structured, managed and used across the Group.

In this role, you will lead the development of our contract lifecycle management (CLM) capability, using Juro as the core platform. You will take the platform beyond its current use for document execution and storage, creating a structured, searchable and governed source of truth for our contracts, key obligations and contractual commitments.

This is an ownership role rather than a coordination role. You will define the target operating model, roadmap and processes, lead the implementation and adoption of the solution, and work across Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT and business teams to establish a consistent approach across the Group.

Reporting Line – Group Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities

CLM Product Ownership

• Own the Group's contract lifecycle management roadmap, operating model and delivery plan.
• Lead the optimisation and development of Juro, including configuration, workflows, metadata, permissions and reporting.
• Assess the current CLM capability, identify gaps and define a pragmatic roadmap to deliver the target state.
• Own the relationship with Juro and any implementation partners, including configuration, support, service delivery and ongoing improvements.
• Translate business requirements into clear specifications, user stories, workflows, testing and acceptance criteria.

Contract Data & Governance

• Design and implement a consistent contract data model, taxonomy and naming conventions across the Group.
• Lead the review, cleansing and migration of legacy contracts and identify contracts currently managed outside the platform.
• Establish data quality standards, ownership and controls to ensure contract information is complete, accurate and accessible.
• Implement lifecycle and obligation management, including automated tracking of renewals, expiries, notice periods and other key contractual commitments.
• Establish appropriate retention, archiving and access standards across the contract estate.

Process & Integration

• Design and improve end-to-end contract lifecycle processes, from intake and approval through execution, storage, renewal and termination.
• Align contract approval workflows with the Group's governance and delegation of authority.
• Work with Finance Systems and other technology teams to connect contract data with procurement, vendor management, invoice approval and finance processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve visibility, reporting and control across the contractual estate.
• Support the development of contract data required for regulatory, audit, due diligence and other reporting requirements.

Stakeholder Management & Adoption

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT, HR, Operations and business stakeholders to establish a consistent group-wide approach to contract management.
• Drive adoption of the CLM platform through training, guidance, stakeholder engagement and ongoing support.
• Establish governance, policies and procedures around contract lifecycle management and ensure they are embedded across the organisation.
• Develop management reporting and insights covering contract expiries, obligations, commitments, vendor exposure and other key metrics.
• Establish a sustainable BAU ownership model for the platform and contract lifecycle management capability.
  

What Success Looks Like

• Month 1–3: A clear understanding of the existing contract estate, current Juro configuration and key gaps, with an agreed target operating model, data structure and prioritised roadmap.
• Month 3–6: Core contract data and lifecycle processes implemented, with priority contracts structured, searchable and subject to appropriate governance and renewal management.
• Month 6–9: Key integrations with finance, procurement and vendor management processes established, improving visibility between contracts, commitments and spend.
• Month 9–12: Group-wide adoption embedded, reporting and regulatory data requirements supported, and a sustainable BAU ownership model established.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in contract lifecycle management, legal operations, procurement systems, contract governance or a related field.
• Proven experience owning or delivering a CLM implementation or significant transformation, rather than simply administering an existing system.
• Experience with platforms such as Juro, Ironclad, Icertis, Agiloft, DocuSign CLM, ContractPodAi or similar.
• Experience working across complex, multi-entity or multi-jurisdictional organisations.
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of contract data, metadata, taxonomies, workflows, permissions and contract lifecycle management.
• Experience translating business requirements into system configuration, workflows, integrations and user adoption.
• Experience designing or materially improving vendor management, procurement or contract governance processes, including the relationship between contracts, approvals and spend.
• Strong business analysis and project delivery skills, including process mapping, requirements gathering, testing, data migration and structured reporting.
• Sufficient systems literacy to understand and challenge integrations, APIs, data mapping and automation requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive standardisation across teams without direct line authority.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
  
  

Personality and Mindset

• Ownership mentality – you take an ambiguous mandate and turn it into a clear, sequenced plan, taking responsibility for the outcome rather than waiting to be directed.
• Pragmatic and commercially minded – you focus on delivering tangible improvements and understand when a practical solution is better than an over-engineered one.
• Attention to detail – you understand that contract data can have financial, regulatory and operational consequences.
• Influence without authority – you are comfortable bringing Legal, Finance, Compliance, IT and business teams together around a common way of working.
• Resilience and independence – you are comfortable navigating complexity, competing priorities and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Change-oriented – you enjoy improving existing processes, challenging inefficient ways of working and building scalable solutions.
• Structured thinker – you can move between strategic objectives and detailed execution, ensuring that the right things get done in the right order.
  
  

What We Offer*

• Competitive compensation that reflects your experience and the value you bring.
• Flexibility that fits your life: work from home, from our office, or a mix of both. You decide what works best.
• Flexible benefits, where available under your engagement: you choose the options that suit you, not a one-size-fits-all bundle.
• A genuinely good place to work: an informal, collaborative culture where ideas are heard and bureaucracy stays out of your way.
• Continuous learning: ongoing training, education programmes, and the support to deepen your expertise in a fast-moving industry.
• Connection beyond your desk: events that bring our teams together to network and celebrate.
• Global exposure: work side by side with talented colleagues from all over the world.

*Benefits and perks vary depending on the nature of your engagement with our company and the country where you work.