Contracts & Negotiations Professional

Kyndryl•Raleigh, NC

3d•$120,360 - $228,840•Remote

About The Position

As a Contracts & Negotiation Professional at Kyndryl, you will be required to provide sound, and well-reasoned legal, commercial and contract guidance in both English and Spanish to the businesses and other internal functions based upon established policies, guidelines, and professional judgment. You will also participate in or lead significant and complex negotiations of IT services contracts, preparing all required contractual documentation and ensuring compliance with established contracting policies, practices and delegations. We're seeking a bilingual professional, fluent in English and Spanish with experience working on a variety of contracts. You will have the ability to develop strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders as well as with Kyndryl's customers and their third-party advisors and counsel, and the ability to communicate effectively and negotiate with all levels (professional to executive) of internal and external clients. You will also work on international contracts, which will require interfacing with teams in other countries and ensuring the agreement accurately reflects Kyndryl's capabilities in all countries within scope. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and creative thinking individual with well-developed oral and written communication skills.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
5+ years experience working on complex Contracts & Negotiations, including drafting and interpreting complex contracts and providing advice on legal, contractual, technical and/or business requirements
Fluent in English and Spanish; experience with contracts in both languages
Ability to multitask and balance a complex and demanding workload
Ability to establish and nurture client (internal and external) relationships and to work constructively with other members of a team
Willingness to travel 10% annually
Detail oriented, self-motivated, and creative thinking individual with well-developed oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Masters or Juris Doctorate degree
At least 5 years experience in Information Technology transactional support and/or legal and business interpretation of general services scope and contracts
2+ years experience in outsourcing agreements

Responsibilities

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex services agreements
Assisting with the development of responses to requests for proposals (RFPs)
Identifying and mitigating legal, technical, and business issues and risks
Assisting with the resolution of contract related disputes
Coordinating with other company functions (e.g., Legal, Risk, Tax and Accounting) to ensure compliance with company policies
Ability to analyze and interpret basic financial data and business concepts and assesses the impact of alternative courses of action