Sr. Director, Global Contracts

HireRight•Nashville, TN

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. We offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide. Overview The Sr. Director, Global Contracts will be responsible for assisting the General Counsel in handling HireRight’s contracting with customer and distribution partners and supporting a variety of teams across the business. They provide advice and recommendations to executives, management, and team members regarding matters of varying complexity which have or may have a material impact on business activities and operations. This is a hybrid position located at our Corporate Headquarters in Nashville, TN.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
Admission to a state bar and in good standing
Minimum 8 years of experience as a lawyer with commercial, customer-side contracting required
Experience handling a high-volume contracting program directed at commercial customers
Experience managing a team of lawyers and nonlawyers (domestic and international)
Managing employees in other countries
Experience implementing an electronic contract lifecycle management system
Experience Handling contracts for distribution channels

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a highly regulated industry preferred
Experience working for a technology, information, or technology- or information-enabled services company preferred

Responsibilities

Oversee the global customer-contracting function for the enterprise
Manage the domestic and international contract teams of lawyers and non-lawyers
Manage our customer-contract lifecycle, including through completing the rollout of our contract lifecycle management software
Document processes in policies and procedures
Create and track metrics of success
Build training and playbooks on contracting-related subjects
Execute projects to mitigate other identified contracting weaknesses
Adapt to change in our legal environment, including by continually updating our form agreements
Negotiate HireRight’s largest customer deals
Provide legal advice to internal clients about customer contracts
Assist other parts of the legal department on matters with contracting implications
Deeply support our group that manages our relationships with applicant-tracking and similar software providers
Oversee specific programs as assigned
Report regularly on these activities to the General Counsel and, as required, to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors
Perform other duties as assigned by the General Counsel or Chief Executive Officer