Contracts Director - Software

ADP • Roseland, NJ

17h

About The Position

ADP is hiring a Contracts Director - Software.

Are you a Contracts Director experienced in supporting a team of managers and
negotiators, and adept at drafting and negotiating complex software
agreements with strategic business partners?
Are you highly skilled in partnering with senior leaders to advise and
provide consultative support on business, legal, technology, and financial
issues?
Do you excel at analyzing complex contracts and turning insights into clear,
strategic recommendations that drive business decisions?

Well, this may be the role for you.

As a Contracts Director, you will be responsible for developing and managing a
wide range of complex third-party partnerships and major vendor relationships to
support strategic products, services, software, and other initiatives.  
Directly and indirectly, you’ll source, negotiate commercial and legal terms,
and draft, close, and manage complex agreements to secure the necessary
relationships and technology for our current and future needs. You will also be
responsible for reviewing the current end-to-end software lifecycle process and
recommending future improvements that align with broader organizational
initiatives and partner-driven enhancements.

In this role, you will advise and provide consultative support to senior and
executive management regarding areas such as preserving ADP’s business
flexibility, maximizing ADP’s leverage and benefits, and negotiating strategic
partner and vendor transactions.  Additionally, you’ll stay informed about
business, technology, industry benchmarks, and legal developments, ensure that
vendors are financially stable, and proactively respond to trends and
developments to capitalize on opportunities and avoid adverse business impacts.

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Requirements

• Experience. You have 10+ years of experience in relevant skills gained and developed in the same or similar role.
• Enterprise-level experience advising and consulting with senior leaders and the legal team regarding critical relationship and contract issues.
• Expertise in drafting, negotiating, and managing a variety of concurrent, complex software agreements and transactions with strategic business partners and major vendors to achieve technology and product/service initiatives, secure long-term relationships, realize financial goals, and minimize risk.
• Experience leading manager-level direct reports.
• Experience in negotiating, managing, and closing strategic third-party relationships.
• Financial business acumen, including analyzing contractual risk and exposure.
• Experience with managing contracts related to mergers and acquisitions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• You'll have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing initiatives, conduct market benchmarking, and drive commercial negotiations.
• Draft, negotiate, and close a wide variety of complex agreements and transactions with ADP's strategic business partners and major vendors to achieve technology and product/service initiatives, secure long-term relationships, and realize ADP's financial goals while minimizing risk and exposure.
• Advise a team of managers and negotiators, providing guidance and support to staff in contract negotiations and implementation.
• Manage strategic business partner and major vendor relationships to ensure ADP achieves its strategic product/service and financial and operational initiatives. Interface with stakeholders to ensure contract requirements are met.
• Develop and implement contract policies and procedures.
• Track and analyze data to identify trends, define future strategy and improve processes.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies related to contracts. Collaborate with legal and finance teams to mitigate risks associated with contracts.
• Advise and provide consultative support to senior/executive management on major business, legal, technology, and financial issues.
• Manage the contract process as ADP acquires new companies.

Benefits

• Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to net out the best solution.
• Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity.
• Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.
• Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft.
• Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation.
• Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions.

What This Job Offers

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