Contracts Counsel

**Contracts Counsel**

**Are you passionate about providing practical solutions to complex issues?**

**Would you like to be part of a team that provides essential legal guidance?**

**Join our Legal team**

Our Legal team takes responsibility for supporting the execution of our company's global business and safeguarding its people, assets and interests. We provide critical legal support across all product companies, working closely with the business teams and all of the Legal department's functions.

**Partner with the best**

As the Contracts Counsel, you will provide critical support for the commercial success of the business, including strategic legal advice, contract development, contract execution management, regulatory and compliance advice, and dispute resolution

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Partnering with Leadership team to develop and maintain delivery of effective Legal services
- Providing legal advice to our business on strategic initiatives, partnerships and various growth and profitability initiatives
- Reviewing, drafting, and modifying customer contracts to comply with internal contracting guidelines, and prepares associated documentation and advice
- Drafting, negotiating and obtaining agreement to commercial contracts ensuring that operational/commercial risks are fully understood and minimized
- Providing legal services related to customer & supplier contracts & negotiating routine contract revisions
- Communicating with operations personnel regarding contracting policies, procedures and processes
- Updating contracts database with entries for work performed and review status, and prepares periodic reports
- Conducting contract training seminars for company sales and marketing personnel and other departments.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to management to provide support for assisting in important decision making

**Fuel your passion**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Have a Bachelor/Master Degree specialising in Law
- Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in commercial contracts / legal operations (preferably from the Oil & Gas/Energy sector)
- Be able to demonstrate professional experience as Commercial Counsel
- Have experience in end-to-end contract and commercial management for products, services and projects
- Be a good communicator and be fluent in both English and Arabic
- Have good communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to build trusting relationships with teams and customers
- Be rigorous in approach, solutions focused, and committed to quality of advice

**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:

- Starting early / finishing early
- Starting late / finishing late
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

**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 activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits

**About Us**:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward - making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

**Join Us**:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.