Lead Contracts Administrator

Swire Coca-Cola • South Jordan, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Contracts Administrator is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of commercial agreements across the enterprise. A successful Lead Contracts Administrator combines technical contract expertise, operational discipline, and cross-functional partnership to ensure contracts are drafted, negotiated, executed, and administered in alignment with enterprise risk standards, compliance obligations, and commercial objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 12+ years Progressive experience in contract administration within a corporate legal department or commercial enterprise, including procurement. required
• Experience supporting high-volume commercial contracting operations. required
• Demonstrated expertise and ownership of an enterprise CLM, such as Ironclad, GEP, LinkSquares, or comparable platforms. required
• Advanced understanding of contract structure and commercial risk allocation.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including strategic partnership agreements, customer agreements, supplier contracts, distribution agreements, NDAs, exclusivity agreements, and amendments.
• Manage contract intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow coordination with business stakeholders.
• Develop and manage templates and ensure alignment with risk matrices, delegation of authority, and enterprise policies.
• Oversee execution workflows and maintain accurate contract records within the CLM system.
• Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks within contractual arrangements.
• Escalate material deviations in accordance with Legal Department guidelines.
• Ensure alignment with corporate compliance frameworks, including the published policies, data privacy requirements, strategic partnership requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Support internal audit requests and manage contract-related compliance inquiries.
• Serve as functional lead and power user for the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.
• Maintain standard templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and fallback positions.
• Track contract metrics including cycle time, deviation rates, renewal deadlines, and bottlenecks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and risk controls.
• Act as liaison between Legal and other enterprise teams regarding contract strategy and execution.
• Provide guidance on contract interpretation and post-execution obligations.
• Deliver enterprise-wide training on contract processes, risk awareness, and compliance expectations.
• Mentor junior contract administrators or support staff, as applicable.

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
• Health Savings Accounts w/company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement

What This Job Offers

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