Contracts & Subcontracts Manager

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award‑winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do.

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values‑driven company; we hire people who share our values and reward those who display and foster them. It’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

At Version 1, we are committed to building a Legal Team that is a long‑term business enabler, supporting our “Easy‑To‑Do‑Business‑With” ethos. As a permanent member of our Legal Team, you will play a key role in shaping and maturing our Contract Management and Subcontractor governance processes, working closely with colleagues across Commercial, Finance, Practice, Compliance, and Data Protection, as well as with customers and third parties.

You will join a dynamic and supportive Legal Team, where your expertise will contribute to the ongoing development and operational excellence of our legal function. This permanent role is ideal for someone seeking to make a sustained impact, develop their career, and help drive the strategic direction of contract and subcontract management at Version 1.

• Lead and support across a broad range of UK Public Sector Frameworks, including but not limited to Crown Commercial Services (CCS) frameworks such as Technology Services 3/4 (TS3/TS4), Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS), G‑Cloud, Digital Specialists and Programme (DSP), Software Design and Implementation Services (SDIS), Cabinet Office Model Services Contract and other sector‑specific frameworks (e.g., NHS, Scottish Government, National Highways), ensuring compliance with framework requirements and supporting successful delivery under each agreement.
• Advise on and manage Subcontractor agreements, ensuring flow‑down of obligations and compliance with prime contract terms.
• Review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of other commercial contracts, including those with private sector clients, suppliers, and partners.
• Competent at reviewing contracts with an eagle‑eye to identify risks and areas that deviate from company policy and explaining contract risks in plain English.
• Collaborative and effective at escalating policy deviations to the designated approvers.
• An experienced, proactive negotiator with strong active listening skills who drives the right results for Version 1.
• Adaptive at working from commercial contracts (business as usual “BAU”) to non‑BAU requests to help our stakeholders with other business demands.
• Develop and refine internal policies, procedures, and best practices relating to contracts and subcontracts.
• Solutions/business-minded – you’ll be adept at keeping stakeholders engaged at all steps of the process and shifting focus to align with business needs. Balancing risk against reward is part of how you operate.
• Support the continuous improvement and long‑term maturity of the Legal Team’s structure and processes.

• Qualified solicitor (UK or Ireland) or experienced Contracts Manager with commercial contracts training and a degree in Law, Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in commercial contracts, ideally within the IT services sector, but we are open‑minded, with a strong focus on Public Sector frameworks and Subcontractor agreements.
• Proven experience in large, complex procurements and managing both customer and Subcontractor agreements.
• Strong understanding of Public…