Would you like to work with complex contracts and play an important role in ensuring successful project delivery? In this role, you will help shape agreements, manage contractual complexity, and build strong partnerships. Come and join us!
We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for a Contract Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose - securing people through advanced technology.
Your role in our team
As our new Contract Manager, you will play an important role in ensuring that our complex projects are supported by robust contractual frameworks and executed in compliance with agreed terms. In this role, you will manage the full lifecycle of contracts - from negotiation and drafting to proactively monitoring performance and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in the execution phase.
You will as part of project teams collaborate closely with project managers, procurement, finance, and legal teams to secure favorable outcomes for both Terma and our customers. A central part of your responsibility will be to build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and clients - ensuring clarity, transparency, and trust in all contractual matters.
Further, you will also play an active role in driving continuous improvement of contract management processes within Program Excellence. We care for each other, for our customers, and for the societies we serve - and in this role, that care translates directly into the agreements you shape and the relationships you maintain.
How you will make a meaningful contribution
Your key responsibilities include:
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- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts with customers, suppliers, and partners
- Managing the full contract lifecycle — from award through execution to close-out or handover to Service
- Monitoring contract performance and ensuring compliance with agreed terms, legal requirements, and applicable regulations
- Acting as the primary point of contact for contract-related matters internally and externally
- Supporting project managers and Legal in resolving contractual issues, claims, and disputes
- Contributing to tenders, bids, and proposals by providing contractual expertise and input
- Driving improvements in contract templates, processes, and governance within PrX
Bring your world class expertise into play
You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague with the following qualifications:
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- You hold a Bachelor´s degree or a master’s degree in law, business administration, engineering, or another relevant field
- You have 3–7 years of relevant experience in contract management, preferably within defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated industries
- Strong skills in contract negotiation, drafting, and lifecycle management
- Solid understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to complex project environments as well as a good understanding of how these are translated to commercial value
As a person, you are structured, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage several contracts, obligations, and deadlines at the same time.
You communicate clearly and confidently, and you know how to build trust and strong working relationships with stakeholders across different levels and functions. With your collaborative and solution-oriented mindset, you help create clarity and ensure progress — also in complex situations.
We are an international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.
When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.
At Terma, we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.
International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.
Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark.
Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.
Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization.
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.
To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.
If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com. Applications will be processed continuously.
Do you have any questions regarding the position?
Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: DARD@terma.com
Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:
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- That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
- That you have not committed serious criminal offences
Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation
