Location: Letterkenny (Hybrid)
Come join us in our state of the art office in Letterkenny as we are expanding. We are hiring a Director of Contract Lifecycle Management to join our Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) Organisation.
What you can expect
Based in a hybrid capacity in Letterkenny, you will report directly to the VP of Enterprise Vendor & Contract Management, responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously maturing PGIM Ireland’s Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) function, supporting over $4B in vendor spend globally.
As Director you will lead a team of up to 10 CLM Associates and serve as a strategic partner to GSP Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Business stakeholders across the United States, Europe, Asia, and other global regions. The role requires strong global operating experience, comfort working across time zones, and the ability to balance global standardization with regional regulatory requirements.
What you will do
Lead and manage the global Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) organization, including hiring, development, performance management, and capacity planning within the GCC model.
Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle for vendor contracts and ordering documents, from intake through execution, amendments, renewals, and termination.
Partner with GSP Category and Sourcing leaders globally to support commercial negotiations and timely contract execution.
Establish, govern, and continuously improve standardized global CLM processes, templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and operating procedures.
Drive adoption, optimization, and governance of CLM technology platforms, contract repositories, and workflow automation tools.
Ensure contracts align with enterprise policies and global regulatory requirements, including GDPR, data protection, outsourcing, and operational resilience expectations.
Serve as a primary escalation point for complex, high-risk, or high-value contractual matters.
Deliver executive-level reporting and insights on contract volumes, cycle times, renewals, risk themes, and value realization.
Champion continuous improvement initiatives, including AI-enabled contract review, clause analytics, and contract risk identification.
Ensure effective global coverage and handoffs across time zones while maintaining strong service-level performance.
What you will bring
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in contract lifecycle management, procurement, legal operations, or related disciplines.
5+ years of people leadership experience managing global or enterprise-scale teams.
Strong understanding of commercial contracts, outsourcing arrangements, and third-party risk management.
Demonstrated global leadership and operating model expertise in alignment for Letterkenny expansion
Experience operating within regulated financial services environments.
Demonstrated experience implementing or managing CLM platforms and contract automation technologies.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
Fluent in AI-enabled environments, using approved tools responsibly to improve throughput, accuracy, and insight while adhering to Prudential’s risk and governance standards.
What We Offer You
Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partner with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees day to day medical and hospital expenses.
Annual Leave of 23 days at full pay.
Pension Scheme: Members of the scheme can contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary. Members can also make voluntary contributions to the scheme.
Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers / CleverCards (subject to eligibility): Along with an annual bonus employees are rewarded with Shop LK Vouchers/ CleverCards which are paid tax free.
Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, employees are covered from their start date and beneficiaries are provided with a lump sum of four times an employee’s salary.
Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland have an Education Assistance Programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.
PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants’ gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveller community. PGIM Ireland's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles, and all appointments will be made on merit.
Any offer of employment made by PGIM Ireland will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM Ireland.
PGIM Ireland has been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Accreditation Mark, this is in recognition of our commitment to making our employees wellbeing a priority.
PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants’ gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community. PGIM Ireland's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles and all appointments will be made on merit.
Any offer of employment made by PGIM Ireland will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM Ireland.
PGIM Ireland has been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Accreditation Mark, this is in recognition of our commitment to making our employees wellbeing a priority.
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What We Do
PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.* is a multi-manager that delivers industry-leading strategies and solutions to clients. Each business maintains its own investment process and culture, allowing for a singular focus on delivering investment returns for clients.
The PGIM businesses offer investors a wide range of investment strategies across asset classes and geographies, including public equities, public and private fixed income, commercial mortgages and real estate. Clients of PGIM can rely on superior long-term performance, risk management expertise and innovative products to help them realize a wide range of business objectives.
In addition, PGIM uses its collective knowledge and business expertise to work with public, private and non-profit sector partners to create solutions that address critical social issues that have an enduring impact.
*Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
