Senior Contracts Advisor

**What’s the role**

Shell Trading integrates a worldwide trading network with an unsurpassed global portfolio in Crude Oil, Refined Oil Products, LNG, Gas, Power & Environmental Products with larger locations in London, Houston, Calgary, Singapore, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Bahamas. The Contracts Operations team is responsible for managing the entire contracts process, including the provision of pre-deal and post deal commercial advice, contract drafting, internal authorization and dispatch of contracts/contract responses, records management, and value-driven commercial advice to the business when negotiating complex contractual arrangements.

The Senior Contracts Advisor is a member of the Contracts Operations team, reporting to the Contracts Team Lead Products (East) and is responsible for supporting the Trading & Supply desks by drafting and negotiating complex spot and term sale and purchase contracts for certain petroleum products and chemicals, storage contracts, tenders, service level agreements, letters of indemnity, and some of the related documentation for such contracts.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Provide pre-deal and post-deal commercial advice to traders with respect to the commercial, contractual, and financial risks associated with their business, identifying areas where there are opportunities for value creation as well as areas where the exposure to value leakage exists
- Draft and negotiate complex / bespoke contracts/agreements that are fit for purpose
- For complex / bespoke deals, authorize outgoing contracts and responses to incoming contracts before dispatch to the counterparty
- Negotiate complex contractual arrangements/framework contracts/storage agreements etc.
- Ensure compliance with Shell’s Control Framework, protecting Shell’s license to operate by ensuring/verifying that all contracts comply with all local implementation policies, manual of authorities, business controls, Shell Group policy and standards as well as meeting all regulatory and regulated market requirements
- Provide advice and help in resolving contractual disputes with counterparties, liaising with corporate legal counsel, as necessary
- Maintain an awareness of any new trade opportunities and regulatory restrictions that may involve changes to existing procedures or support processes
- Prepare and negotiate ad hoc agreements needed to facilitate new business and structured transactions
- Assist in maintaining a contract and clause database and managing an efficient status reporting mechanism
- Assist in refining/revising current contracts processes in line with those of other functions (e.g., Settlements) to reduce profit leakage and ensure optimal efficiency

**What you bring**
- Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of experience in (i) a law firm; (ii) an in-house legal position; or (iii) an energy/commodity trading or shipping environment in a commercial, operational, legal, paralegal or contract administration role
- Strong commercial mindset
- Advanced knowledge of contractual requirements including anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, anti-trust, data privacy, insurance, and trade compliance regulations
- Effective negotiating skills and capable of managing the expectations of various stakeholders in a contract
- Flexible approach and be commercially orientated with the ability to work independently and part of a team
- Ability to prioritize workload while adhering to tight deadlines
- Meticulous with a keen eye for detail and highly organized
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and challenging environment
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers/stakeholders
- Competent in delivering presentations to a commercial audience and ability to independently undertake face to face collaborations and negotiations with both internal and external customers/stakeholder
- Prepared to undertake business travel, where required

**What we offer**

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase - our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birt