Contracts & Compliance Manager

We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. Weembrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business everyday life and making a better world creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation Process Automation Climate Control Life Science and Fluid Control andTransport.

Our one big team work fairly and effectively but most importantly together to ensure wemaintainthe foundations that haveenabled IMIs success through over 150 years of heritage.

The Contracts & Compliance Manager is a key member of the Legal & Compliance team supporting commercial contracting and compliance activities across Climate Control.

Working closely with Sales Procurement Marketing Product Management Operations Finance HR and IT teams the role helps ensure that IMI operates in accordance with applicable laws regulations internal policies and contractual commitments. The position combines contract management compliance support and legal operations contributing to the effectiveness consistency and efficiency of Legal & Compliance processes through the use of digital tools and best practices.

This is a practical business-facing role requiring sound judgement strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced international environment.

Support the review negotiation and management of a wide range of commercial agreements including customer supplier distribution confidentiality software consultancy service and partnership agreements escalating complex or higher-risk matters where appropriate.

Maintain and improve contract templates playbooks guidance materials and contracting processes.

Support contract lifecycle management activities and approval workflows.

Provide practical guidance to business stakeholders on contractual obligations and approval requirements.

Develop and deliver contacts training to Sales and Supply Chain.

Support the delivery and continuous improvement of IMIs compliance programmeincluding risk assessments monitoring reviews and testing.

Support third-party due diligence processes and distributor contracting.

Monitor legal and regulatory developments and support implementation activities where relevant.

Contribute to the development maintenance and communication of compliance policies procedures and training covering topics such as anti-bribery competition law data privacy AI governance trade compliance and sustainability.

Support governance processes and the maintenance of compliance records reporting and monitoring plans.

Support the implementation administration and optimisation of Legal & Compliance systems tools and technologies.

Contribute to process improvement standardisation and knowledge management initiatives including the effective use of digital and AI-enabled tools.

Produce and analyse contracting and compliance metrics identifying trends risks and opportunities for improvement.

Build effective working relationships and act as a trusted business partner providing practical commercially focused support.

Support business initiatives and projects from a contracts and compliance perspective coordinating with external advisers and service providers where appropriate.

Bachelors degree or equivalent professional qualification.

Minimum 5 years experience in contracts management compliance legal operations commercial management procurement risk management or governance.

Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.

Experience supporting compliance programmes audits risk assessments or due diligence activities.

Strong organisational and project management skills.

Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in an international environment.

Commercially minded with sound judgement and high professional integrity.

Fluent English any other European language (more particularly German) would be a strong asset.

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