Contract Specialist III-IT Procurement

INTERACTIVE CAD SERVICES•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Contract Specialist III will support Information Technology software contracting and procurement activities. This is a hands-on role for an experienced IT software contract negotiator who can independently manage complex agreements throughout the contract lifecycle. The position involves reviewing, redlining, and negotiating software, SaaS, cloud, licensing, and other technology-related agreements, while managing multiple contracts and priorities and engaging stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 8 years of experience negotiating and redlining IT software contracts, including Master Agreements, SOWs, NDAs, POCs, and similar technology agreements.
Significant hands-on experience leading complex contract negotiations.
Strong knowledge of software licensing and technology contracting.
Ability to independently manage multiple contracts, renewals, RFPs/RFIs, and competing priorities.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and influence critical commercial and contractual decisions.

Nice To Haves

Procurement experience within the energy industry.
Experience with SAP and Icertis.
Advanced understanding of IT software purchasing channels, including OEMs and resellers.
Experience negotiating software, SaaS, cloud, licensing, and other technology agreements.

Responsibilities

Lead IT software agreements through the full contract lifecycle, including requirements gathering, contract review, redlining, negotiation, execution, renewals, and post-execution activities.
Review and negotiate master agreements, software and cloud agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Proof of Concept (POC) agreements, renewals, and licensing agreements.
Perform contract due diligence, issue spotting, confidentiality reviews, and license validation.
Partner with Legal, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Finance, IT, and Software Asset Management stakeholders to address business requirements, licensing considerations, compliance requirements, usage needs, and commercial terms.
Lead and manage RFP and RFI activities.
Independently manage assigned software contracts while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.
Identify and mitigate procurement and contractual risks while seeking opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership and maintain business value.
Support invoice and contract-related issue resolution.
Maintain accurate contract documentation in accordance with applicable document retention requirements.
Collaborate with Legal and other stakeholders to ensure contractual and compliance requirements are addressed.