Contract Lifecycle Management, Global Procurement Sr Consultant

Northern Trust • Tempe, AZ

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Sr Consultant for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) plays a critical role in advancing procurement contract governance, operational excellence, and data-driven insights across the Procurement Center of Excellence. The role supports end-to-end CLM activities, including contract metadata governance, compliance monitoring, reporting, audit response management, continuous process improvement. The Senior Consultant also ensures contract processes, data, and controls align with enterprise risk, regulatory, and strategic objectives while enabling scalable and efficient procurement operations.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Contract Lifecycle Management and contract administration
• Working knowledge of Coupa CLM and Contract Lifecycle Management Advanced (CLMA) or related tools
• Knowledge of contract governance, compliance controls, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience with contract metadata governance and data quality management
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including dashboard development
• Effective stakeholder communication and influence skills
• Ability to drive to execution
• Applies knowledge of key business drivers and the factors that maximize department performance
• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal Studies, Information Systems, or related field preferred)
• 4–7 years of experience in Contract Lifecycle Management, Procurement Operations, or Source-to-Pay environments
• Hands-on experience with CLM platforms (Coupa CLMA or equivalent preferred)
• Experience supporting contract governance, compliance monitoring, and audit activities

Nice To Haves

• Preferred exposure to AI-enabled contract analytics or advanced CLM capabilities

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle processes within the CLM platform, including contract creation, approvals, execution, amendments, renewals, and terminations.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise contract governance standards, templates, approval frameworks, and audit requirements.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for contract‑related audit requests, including internal audits, regulatory reviews, and risk assessments.
• Lead contract administration activities including execution tracking, document completeness validation, version control, and lifecycle status management.
• Maintain accuracy and completeness of contract metadata, including terms, renewals, expiration, legal entities, ownership, pricing, and obligations.
• Lead remediation initiatives for legacy and migrated contract records to improve repository integrity and governance maturity.
• Monitor contract compliance with regulatory, risk, and data protection requirements.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions providing visibility into contract cycle times, renewals, obligations, risk indicators, and contract value.
• Leverage Contract Intelligence (AI) and advanced capabilities to enhance contract visibility and metadata enrichment.
• Partner with internal and external partners on enhancements, integrations, and controlled rollout of new capabilities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on complex contract workflows, governance considerations, and risk scenarios.
• Support change management, training, and user enablement during CLM transformation initiatives.
• Identify process efficiencies and automation opportunities to improve contract throughput and procurement productivity.

Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior