IT Contract Manager
Working Location
Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
Residential - Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day
Contract Type
Fixed-term: 1st September 2026 to 31st December 2026
Role Objective / Success Criteria / KPI
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of IT contracts, covering drafting, negotiation, execution, renewal and termination.
- Ensure IT agreements align with company policies, commercial objectives, risk appetite, cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements.
- Drive commercial value, contractual compliance and effective risk management across the IT supplier portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, review and negotiate IT agreements covering SaaS, software licences, cloud services, managed services, hardware and consulting.
- Manage both project-based contracts and recurring SaaS and software agreements.
- Manage contractual claims and support the resolution of commercial or supplier disputes.
- Partner with IT, Legal, Finance and business stakeholders to structure appropriate commercial and contractual terms.
- Drive commercial optimisation through cost control, value realisation and benchmarking.
- Identify and mitigate contractual, operational, data privacy and information security risks.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations, including GDPR, together with IP rights, liability frameworks and cybersecurity clauses.
- Provide contract advisory support to IT stakeholders and project managers.
Tasks
- Support IT sourcing initiatives and negotiate agreements with global technology vendors.
- Manage major IT vendors, including hyperscalers, SaaS providers, software licensors and implementation partners.
- Plan and negotiate contract renewals and additional purchases for IT vendors.
- Lead renewal strategies and renegotiations to optimise value and mitigate auto-renewal risks.
- Maintain the contract repository and ensure compliance with contract management best practices.
- Apply knowledge of SaaS, subscription, software licensing and cloud-consumption commercial models during negotiations.
- Use contract lifecycle management systems to maintain accurate, accessible and auditable contract records.
Deliverables
- Negotiated and executed IT contracts aligned with business, legal, commercial and security requirements.
- Contract renewal and renegotiation strategies supporting cost control and value optimisation.
- Documented risk assessments and appropriate contractual mitigations.
- Accurate and compliant contract repository records.
- Commercial benchmarking and value-realisation recommendations.
- Contract advisory support for IT stakeholders, project managers and senior decision-makers.
Project Documents
- SaaS, software licence, cloud, managed service, hardware and consulting agreements.
- Contract amendments, renewals, termination notices and claims documentation.
- Commercial evaluations, cost-control analyses and benchmarking records.
- Data protection, cybersecurity, IP rights and liability clauses.
- Contract repository and contract lifecycle management records.
Decision Authority / Responsibility
- Lead commercial and contractual negotiations within the assigned IT contract portfolio.
- Recommend contractual risk mitigations while balancing legal protection with commercial pragmatism.
- Challenge proposed terms, renewal positions and supplier claims where these do not protect value or align with policy.
- Escalate material contractual, operational, privacy, cybersecurity, IP or liability risks to the appropriate stakeholders.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, IT or a related field.
- Experience: Three to seven or more years of experience in IT contract management, IT procurement, vendor management or software licensing.
- Knowledge: Strong understanding of IT commercial models, including SaaS, subscription, licensing and cloud-consumption models.
- Proven experience negotiating IT agreements with global vendors.
- Knowledge of IT risk areas including data protection, cybersecurity, IP rights and liability frameworks.
- Strong commercial acumen, analytical ability and experience balancing risk mitigation with commercial pragmatism.
- Experience working cross-functionally with IT, Legal, Finance and senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with contract lifecycle management systems.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills.
- Experience working within international contracting environments.