Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager

As our Contracts Manager, you'll drive end-to-end contract operations by drafting, negotiating, and managing customer, vendor, and partner agreements with precision, scalability, and legal compliance. You'll collaborate cross-functionally to optimize workflows, revamp our CLM system, and enhance the efficiency of our Contract lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Administer Customer Contracts

• Draft and maintain templates for customer-facing agreements (including MSAs, Oder Forms, SOWs, and NDAs) with a focus on clarity, precision, and efficiency.
• Create and update schedules and addenda to customer contracts, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Apply responsive variations in terms and contract structure by region and business unit as necessary.
• Implement and maintain contract terms parameters and clause libraries for consistency and scalability.
• Review and negotiate redlines to customer agreements within established parameters, providing timely turnaround to customer counterparts.
• Work directly with Product and Service Delivery team leads to maintain accurately detailed descriptions of services referenced in customer agreements.
• Work with the Sales Operations team to streamline the workflow for customer contract extension and execution, optimizing to reduce friction and increase quality.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a customer contract management system (CLM) to track contract status, key terms, and renewal dates.

Manage Vendors & Partner Contracts

Lead Contract Operations

Skills

Qualifications

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