Provide sound, practical and effective contracts advice and support to the companies' internal stakeholders in DACH and designated countries within EMEA, including: 1. Responsible for the planning, drafting, consulting and negotiation of product, solution and service contracts of varying scope and complexity predominantly focused on external customers, but also with internal clients and suppliers in support of those end-user agreements. 2. Develops pre-sales bid and proposal strategies and contracts negotiation strategies. Works closely with Global Sales. Industry Solution Teams, Finance, Business Centre, colleagues in Legal and other functions to structure proposals and contracts consistent with business objectives and in compliance with Keysight policies. 3. Direct negotiation with customers (including large multi-nationals) on contracts T&Cs toward achieving a mutual balance of risk and commercial outcomes. 4. Undertaking pre-acquisition contractual due diligence and post-acquisition contract integration for M&A. 5. Negotiation of R&D and Collaboration Agreements. 6. Review of relevant aspects of customer compliance declaration and due diligence requests. 7. Ensuring that contracts are in line with Keysight policy, processes and approvals. 8. Providing constructive, practical input into improvement of contractual methodology, process and initiatives such as SaaS, E-commerce and Rental programs, and standardization of T&Cs.