Job Description:

This senior position champions contracting excellence within Sourcing & Contracting (S&C), supporting global teams across Production & Operations, Digital & Talent, and Customer Supply. The role focuses on delivering agile, efficient contracting services in a data-driven, technology-enabled environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ownership of contract templates, guidance documents, and playbooks
• Development and delivery of contracting training programs
• Driving consistency, quality in negotiations, and global risk management

As part of bp's digital transformation, this role partners with Procurement CLM and Legal to embed templates, clause libraries, and guidance into the CLM platform-ensuring governance, analytics, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• A vision for continuous improvement
• Hands-on experience in contracting goods and services
• Strong knowledge of contracts and legal terminology
• Commercial foresight and exceptional communication skills

Additionally, the role supports digital initiatives in contracting and supplies to bp's global process framework and enhanced Service Delivery Model.

Core Responsibilities:

• Contracting Strategy: Define and implement the contracting vision and objectives aligned with company strategy.
• Leadership: Own the Contracting Advisory Team, providing guidance, support, and development to achieve team goals.
• Templates, Guidance & Playbooks: Lead the full lifecycle of priority agreements, including drafting notes, fallbacks, and change control. Leverage data to reduce deviations and cycle times.
• Training & Capability: Design and deliver a multi-tier curriculum (foundation to advanced), including workshops and micro-learning. Track adoption and outcomes; coach contracting professionals.
• Advisory & Negotiation: Lead complex drafting and negotiations for strategic, high-value contracts. Provide practical, business-focused advice across key business areas.
• Governance & Assurance: Oversee governance of templates and playbooks, handle exceptions, conduct contract reviews, and engage external counsel for quality and value.
• Digital CLM & Legal Ops: Integrate templates and playbooks into the CLM system. Define and monitor targets (e.g., cycle time, deviation rates), analyze trends, and drive improvements.
• Ways of Working & Partner Engagement: Standardize processes and handoffs. Act as the single point of accountability for contracting standards and training. Collaborate across global teams and time zones.

Key Challenges

Develop a proactive, standardized contracting model centered on templates, playbooks, and practitioner training. Use data and dashboards to demonstrate value, guide improvements, and align global partners.

Scope of Impact

Influences global contracting processes across multiple business units and segments, contributing to bp's digital transformation and enhanced service delivery.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Legal Background: Qualified lawyer (common law preferred) with an accredited law degree; admitted to practice in Malaysia, UK, or US. 10-15+ years PQE in complex commercial contracting. MCIPS/ISM certification is a plus.

Hard Skills:

• Expertise in contract drafting and negotiation, including cross-border deals and complex risk areas (IP, liability, indemnities, termination, SLAs) across Production & Operations, Digital & Talent, and Customer Supply.
• Proven leadership in standardizing templates/playbooks and managing governance.
• Experience in designing and delivering legal/S&C training (curricula, workshops, micro-learning).
• Familiarity with CLM platforms and clause libraries; comfortable with digital tools and analytics.
• Strong legal operations approach with focus on indicators and continuous improvement.

Soft Skills:

• Executive presence with clear, persuasive communication; able to simplify complex issues and build consensus.
• Collaborative leadership style with coaching and mentoring strengths; effective across global, virtual teams with high emotional intelligence and cultural awareness.
• Commercially astute with sound ethical judgment; balances risk protection with business enablement.
• Must be able to support UK/US time zones as required (11:00 or 13:00 start times).

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the demeanor of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Cost modelling, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Product and market intelligence, Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Value creation and management

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.