Description: The Head Contracting, owns all Business -level pre-contracting standards and governance, with a primary focus on high-value and critical contracts. The role holder is accountable for clause library outcomes, template and playbook standardization for the related business, pre-contract risk frameworks, regulatory-aligned processes, and sector-informed guidance so that business units operate within defined risk appetite while achieving commercial objectives.

Additionally, the role Ensure all executed contracts and key metadata (obligations, SLAs, LD triggers, price revisions, securities, insurance, extensions) are accurately captured in CLM / contract repository and appropriately interfaced with business systems (e.g., SAP, billing, project controls) for critical contracts.

Drive periodic contract performance reviews with Business, Projects, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to track performance against scope, time, cost, quality, and risk commitments for critical and highvalue contracts, and agree corrective actions.

Monitor compliance with contractual obligations for critical contracts, including notices, conditions precedent, approvals, insurance renewals, bank guarantees, and change control, and escalate noncompliances.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountability / Focus Area Key Activities

Clause Library Ownership & Quality

- Build, maintain, and expand a Group/Business-wide clause library for commercial, legal, technical, and compliance risk areas.

- Own lifecycle of clauses including fallback: design, approval, deployment,.

- Convert fallout / lessons from pre-contracting into updated clauses and positions.

Governance, Version Control & Auditability

- Establish and operate governance for clause creation, amendment, approvals, and version control.

- Institutionalise CLM as single source of truth for approved clauses, templates, and playbooks with traceable history.

- Provide audit-ready documentation and dashboards for pre-contract governance, especially for critical contracts.

Standardization of Templates & Playbooks

- Develop and maintain standardized templates, drafting guidelines, and negotiation playbooks for key contract types and risk categories.

- Drive adoption of templates and playbooks across BUs; - Control template proliferation and formalize criteria for non-standard use in critical contracts.

Risk Assessment & Mitigation for Critical Contracts

- Define framework for identifying critical contracts and associated risk thresholds.

- Approve risk mitigation plans for critical contracts.

- Maintain pre-contract risk registers and link risks to clauses, templates, and approval thresholds.

Role in Negotiation Bottlenecks (Critical Contracts)

- Advise negotiation teams in bottleneck situations on risk positions, fallback options, and internalalignment for critical contracts.

- Provide structured decision support without owning day-to-day drafting or frontline negotiations.

- Feed recurring negotiation bottlenecks back into playbooks and standards.

Regulatory & Policy Compliance in Pre-Contracting

- Embed applicable laws and regulations (GST, RBI, sectoral, local labor, etc.) into templates, clauses, checklists, and workflows.

- Coordinate periodic reviews with Legal, Tax, Compliance, HR to reflect regulatory changes.

- Own and update Group policies and standards governing pre-contracting and use of