CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) Solution Architect

Corning•City of Corning, NC

2d•$108,010 - $148,514

About The Position

Are you ready to shape how a global company manages contracts end to end while driving digital transformation across Legal, Procurement, Sales, and Finance? Join Corning and play a key role in building scalable, compliant, and business focused contract lifecycle solutions that improve efficiency, strengthen governance, and deliver measurable value across the enterprise. Role Purpose As an Enterprise Solution Architect focused on Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), you will lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Corning’s CLM ecosystem. You will work closely with business and technology teams to create seamless, secure, and scalable solutions across the full contract lifecycle from request and authoring to approval, signature, renewals, and reporting. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical architecture expertise with business partnership, platform leadership, and a passion for driving adoption and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
5+ years of IT experience, including at least 3 years in solution architecture roles
Hands-on experience implementing and supporting enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms
Strong knowledge of SaaS solution architecture with a configuration-first mindset
Experience integrating enterprise applications such as ERP, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, e-signature, or identity platforms
Experience working in regulated or change controlled environments with strong attention to security, auditability, and compliance
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end CLM solution architecture across the full contract lifecycle intake, authoring, negotiation, approval workflows, e-signature, obligation management, renewals, and reporting.
Define and enforce architectural standards anchored in a "configure, not customize" philosophy that keeps future waves fast.
Design and own integration architecture across CLM, ERP, sourcing, identity/SSO, e-signature (Docusign), and downstream reporting systems.
Partner with Legal, Procurement, Sales, Finance, and IT to translate legal and business requirements into scalable, auditable technical designs.
Lead the data and metadata strategy that powers reliable reporting and analytics, accounting for global data residency and regulatory requirements.
Deliver the near-term roadmap: NDA and Contract Request MVP, NDA migration from Ariba to Icertis, SSO and Docusign integrations, and harmonization of sell side templates.
Govern a high-quality migration of ~30,000 legacy contracts, including validation and reconciliation, and steer the transition from implementation to steady-state operations.