Contracts Manager

Netrality Data Centers•St. Louis, MO

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About The Position

To support Netrality’s continued growth, we seek a Contracts Manager who will be responsible for the contractual lifecycle. The candidate must have experience drafting, negotiating, and redlining contract documents, and analyzing contractual terms and pricing. The role requires the ability to investigate and follow-through on contract issues and build relationships across business units, communicate effectively, and manage a complex workload with competing priorities. The ideal candidate will be familiar with evaluating audit documents and responding to compliance requests. Netrality is a close-knit team of A-players. This position allows opportunity for the right person to establish efficiencies and best practice enterprise-wide, with the potential for growth of the within the function over time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required with focus in real estate, business, or finance preferred
Juris Doctor preferred or 3+years in a similar role
Contract negotiation experience, preferably with experience in the data center, telecommunications, or technology industries
Must be extremely detail-oriented and a problem solver, always working towards meaningful solutions
Previous experience collaborating in a cross functional manner with different teams towards a common project goal
Contract drafting and redlining experience with specific focus on license agreements, leases, vendor agreements, and non-disclosure agreements
Contract analysis and interpretation, experience abstracting contractual rights and obligations, and synthesizing contractual requirements for non-legal team members and executive leadership
Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent communicator, confidently articulating complex analysis and solutions both orally and written
Experience working independently as well as collaboratively; effectively managing competing priorities while meeting hard deadlines in a fast-paced working environment
Proficient with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat; experience with Salesforce preferred
Self-motivated, initiative taker with a can-do attitude
Highest ethical and professional conduct and integrity
Adhere to all guidelines and expectations set forth in company’s corporate handbook

Nice To Haves

focus in real estate, business, or finance preferred
Juris Doctor preferred
experience in the data center, telecommunications, or technology industries
experience with Salesforce preferred

Responsibilities

Support a portfolio of contracts throughout the lifecycle, including renewals, amendments and terminations
Follow contractual processes as documented and recommend process improvements
Draft, redline and negotiate license agreements, service orders, and other contractual documents
Prepare contract renewal analyses that include contractual terms, resolving conflicting information, and evaluating invoices and audits.
Collaborate with various business units to respond to audit and compliance requests
Review and draft responses to RFP requests
Provide ad-hoc analytical support and complete special projects as requested
Communicate regularly with management and various business units
Thrive in a face-paced environment, managing competing priorities
Be a team player with the ability to work and communicate across a variety of business units and management levels
Possess a zeal for continuous learning and the ability to build on foundational skills to progress into future roles