Senior Contract Manager - Ensure Strategic Contract Management for DSB's IC5 Project
DSB
Ready to be responsible for critical supplier relationships and ensure seamless delivery of one of DSB’s key projects?
Become the cornerstone of contract management, ensuring compliance, milestones, and strategic collaboration in the future of sustainable transportation.
Join DSB’s transformative journey toward sustainable mobility as a Senior Contract Manager in the IC5 project. You will play an essential role in ensuring the delivery of new electric trainsets and implementing outsourced maintenance.
Do you want to come on board?
As Senior Contract Manager in the IC5 project, you will be an important contributor to DSB’s transformation. The IC5 project focuses on introducing new electric trains with speeds up to 200 km/h that improve travel times, passenger capacity and the overall travel experience.
You will be part of Legal & Commercial Contract Management with approx. 45 employees in three teams. In our large and diverse department, we manage a wide range of complex contracts and provide contract management and legal advice on matters that impact the entire organization and many of our key stakeholders.
We are an international team with different nationalities and backgrounds. Therefore, most of our communication is in English. We emphasize a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing and feedback.
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“As Senior Contract Manager, I oversee projects from strategy to execution, creating value by reducing costs, mitigating risks, and negotiating strong terms. What I value most is our team’s shared commitment and collaborative spirit, as well as the opportunity to contribute to sustainable and innovative solutions at DSB.”
says Giulia - Senior Contract Manager
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Your Role
You will have a key role in managing DSB’s IC5 contract in close collaboration with six other contract managers.
Collaboration and stakeholder management will be central, as you work closely with project managers, technicians, and legal professionals to secure smooth project execution and strategic alignment.
Your main tasks
- Represent DSB in supplier interactions, including commercial negotiations and strategic engagement with suppliers.
- Support the team’s Financial Contract Manager through strategic sparring and contract reviews, ensuring alignment with legal and financial objectives.
- Lead the strategic management of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), including system and documentation support, and enable the project team to use CM/CLM processes and tools effectively.
- Hold overall responsibility for documentation milestones, ensuring milestone acceptance and delivery management in compliance with contract terms, while advising on change management, performance monitoring, and supplier claims.
We are looking for an experienced Contract Manager who is used to working in complex projects. You are motivated by creating structure and progress, while keeping the overall perspective clear.
You thrive in a flexible working day and have a methodical approach to the tasks. You are good at building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and can balance commercial, technical and legal requirements in a professional manner. You have the capability to maintain a cross-functional perspective and ensure alignment between different areas of the project.
Moreover, you have experience with financial contract management and can navigate the complexities of financial and KPI related matters.
As the project moves towards the operational phase, with the Trainsets scheduled for delivery and commercial operation in 2027, proficiency in Danish will be an advantage. This phase will involve closer collaboration with DSB Operations, where Danish is the primary working language.
You may recognize yourself in the following
- Relevant higher education and practical experience in contract management, including financial contract management.
- Ability to read and interpret contract documents, including terms and conditions.
- Experience with contracts in English as well as advanced written and oral English skills.
- Capacity to handle responsibilities, follow a structured approach, and maintain steady progress.
- Free transportation with DSB
- Flexible working hours and the option to work from home a few days a week
- Access to DSB’s gym and attractive DSB discounts, including fitness centers
- Pension plan and health insurance
- Subsidized lunch scheme and the opportunity to buy food to take home
Apply now
The application deadline is 23rd August 2026.
We conduct ongoing interviews, so please apply as soon as possible.
Please upload your motivation for applying (which can also be a video), CV, and exam papers, if applicable.
Questions? Please call Manager of Legal Management and Commercial Contract Management Charlotte Bagger at tel. +45 24 68 41 72.
Recruitment Process
If you advance, you can expect two interviews. The final interview includes a behavioral test and may involve a logical reasoning test, and occasionally a case study. We use digital reference checks with your consent.