Senior Contractual Services Commercial Manager – NAM/LATAM
Do you have a strong background in commercial strategy, contract negotiations, and LTSA development for gas turbine and industrial service businesses?
Are you passionate about delivering commercially competitive and technically sound service solutions that support customer success across the Americas?
Partnering with the Best
Join our Commercial Team!
Our Industrial and Energy Technology (IET) operates across 120 countries and serves the entire energy value-chain and industrial sector. The Commercial & Sales organization drives growth by building strong customer partnerships, commercializing hydrocarbons, and delivering integrated equipment and service solutions. With a focus on digital transformation and energy transition, the team leverages data-driven insights to optimize sales performance and maximize customer value.
Fueling Your Passion
As a Senior Contractual Services Commercial Manager – NAM/LATAM, you will lead proposal development, contract negotiations, commercial risk assessment, and compliance with contractual commitments. You will also contribute by identifying opportunities to strengthen competitiveness, improve deal quality, and support long-term business growth.
As a Senior Contractual Services Commercial Manager – NAM/LATAM, you will be responsible for:
- Leading deal teams in proposal development, pricing strategy, and contract negotiations for complex service agreements, including the preparation and submission of tender documentation
- Ensuring deals deliver sustainable business value through balanced risk and opportunity assessment, including peaking and base-load requirements in contractual modelling • Driving commercial innovation and competitive positioning in dynamic and highly competitive markets • Managing contractual risk, compliance, and negotiation strategy across Internal and External stakeholders
- Developing and executing commercial models and strategies across:
- Oil & Gas and power generation
- Data centre infrastructure, including critical power and reliability-driven service models (desired)
- Building strong customer relationships to identify long-term service opportunities and growth levers
- Adapting commercial solutions to customer operating conditions, contractual frameworks, and business drivers
- Collaborating across engineering, operations, finance, legal, and risk teams to develop aligned and executable commercial solutions
- Applying strong technical and commercial understanding of heavy-duty gas turbines, aeroderivative gas turbines, compressors, electric motors, and generators to support customer solutions
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Aeronautical preferred), Business, or a related field
- Have 3-5 years of experience in commercial, contracts, or proposal management roles, ideally within the Oil & Gas, industrial, or power sectors
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of LTSAs/lifecycle contract negotiation, commercial risk assessment, and proposal strategy
- Have experience in aeroderivative and heavy-duty gas turbines OEM services
- Addressing and leading decarbonization, emission reduction, promoting hydrogen capabilities.
- Have strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization
- Have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to lead by influence in a matrix environment
- Have ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate several opportunities simultaneously
- Have strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Be willing to travel as required across the Americas
- Be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are stronger when our people are developed, engaged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in wellbeing, capability development, and leadership growth across all levels.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.
What You Can Expect
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 3-5 years of experience in commercial, contracts, or proposal management roles
- Experience in the oil and gas, industrial, or power sectors
- Strong knowledge of LTSAs and lifecycle contract negotiation
- Experience with commercial risk assessment and proposal strategy
- Experience with aeroderivative and heavy-duty gas turbine OEM services
- Knowledge or experience addressing decarbonization, emissions reduction, and hydrogen capabilities
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including leading by influence in a matrix environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate several opportunities simultaneously
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel across the Americas as required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
- Valid work authorization in the country of employment
Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement contributions combine automatic employer funding with a dollar‑for‑dollar match, with immediate vesting on the match. This structure can meaningfully increase savings for employees who participate consistently.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Feedback suggests a discounted employee stock purchase program with regular purchase periods and no brokerage fees provides accessible ownership upside. Program parameters are clearly laid out through the benefits hub and plan materials.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.
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