Job Description
Contracts and Commercial Manager
Position Description
At CGI, we are shaping the digital future of the UK's public sector, delivering high-impact transformation programmes that improve services for millions of citizens. As a Contracts and Commercial Manager, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding value, enabling growth, and ensuring our multi-million-pound contracts deliver measurable outcomes. Working as a trusted partner to senior leaders and clients, you will help us navigate complexity, manage risk, and unlock opportunity-driving commercial excellence while contributing to a collaborative culture where your expertise, judgement, and initiative truly make a difference.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will take ownership of the full commercial lifecycle across several high-profile, multi-million-pound public sector contracts. You will act as a trusted adviser to business and sector leads, shaping bids and proposals, managing commercial risk, and driving value for both CGI and our clients. By building strong, credible relationships and confidently challenging risk where necessary, you will help ensure sustainable, compliant and profitable delivery.
You will proactively resolve issues, guide client-facing teams on commercial awareness, and continuously improve processes and practices across the wider commercial community. With the backing of a collaborative network of experts, you will be empowered to make balanced, commercially sound decisions that protect and grow our business.
Key responsibilities:
Lead & Own commercial management of multiple complex contracts
Shape & Advise on bids, proposals and commercial strategy
Mitigate & Manage commercial risk across the contract lifecycle
Resolve & Negotiate escalated issues and disputes
Challenge & Influence senior stakeholders on risk and opportunity
Improve & Share best practice across commercial processes
Enable & Educate client-facing teams on commercial awareness
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
You will bring several years experience in a comparable commercial or contracts management role, with a proven track record of managing complex agreements in a regulated or public sector environment. You should combine strong commercial judgement with resilience, negotiation expertise, and the confidence to challenge constructively while maintaining trusted relationships.
Essential qualifications and experience:
You should several years' experience managing a range of complex contracts
Degree-level education, ideally in Legal, Business, Finance or a related discipline
Professional membership (e.g. WCC) is desirable
Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills
Proven ability to manage commercial risk and competing priorities
Confidence to influence and challenge senior stakeholders diplomatically
Eligibility to obtain SC-level Security Clearance
Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
