Manager, Contracts
- Dublin
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work as part of the Legal Team in connection with all transactions including leases, acquisitions, novations, lease returns, redeployments and sales
- Participate in the deal team process and co-ordinate the negotiation and resolution of any documentary, funding and other closing matters
- Work directly with both in-house attorney and outside counsel on all documentary aspects of transactions, including on the preparation of data rooms for sales transactions
- Become a key contact for deal counterparties, law firms, and airlines on transaction closing matters for aircraft acquisitions, lease and sale transactions
- Support initiatives to accelerate the pace of transactions, including by keeping track of the time required for each step of a transaction and by reminding deal team of deadlines
- Prepare and maintain closing checklists to monitor and collect the conditions precedent and conditions subsequent for transactions for each transaction
- Ensure pre-delivery events and closing activities are tracked accurately and efficiently on the company systems and executed on time
- Input of transaction and lease details into Company's internal Enterprise Management System
- Manage exchange and review of closing deliverables with sellers, purchasers, lenders and lessees
- Collect, manage and file original transaction documents in appropriate location
- Assist in closing transactions by preparing corporate approvals and arranging for the execution of the signature pages
- Ensure that complete and accurate closing sets for each transaction are filed in the appropriate electronic folders under the correct naming conventions
- Support special projects as designated by the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Contracts
- Act as point of communication between departments
- Provide periodic status reports on contracts and transactions to the Legal Team and other departments, and update the wider Company on the execution and closing of all material transactions
- Respond to requests from customers and lenders on matters of lease and loan administration
- Assist with process improvements, cost savings initiatives, team training and mentoring of junior team members
- Legal, technical or business degree and masters preferable
- Minimum of 4 years' experience in aviation financing, ideally in a Contracts Manager or similar type role
- Proven project management skills with an ability to delegate, prioritise and resolve issues
- Fluent in English, additional languages a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Numerate, diligent, thorough and with a keen attention to detail
- Ability to identify critical issues
- Ability to work under and manage pressure
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment
- Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint)
- Knowledge of Leaseworks or a similar system advantageous
- Flexibility and willingness to travel, if necessary