Contracts Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 2 years of contracts management, paralegal, or comparable experience in a law firm, legal department, or similar environment, such as a Contracts Administrator role.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint, or willingness and drive to train or retrain.
• High proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• High proficiency with DocuSign or similar electronic-signing software.
• Willingness to learn and adaptability to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Solid understanding of databases.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and analytical.
• Independent, self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented, with the ability to identify priorities.
• Ability to work well with internal and external clients.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Must be able to pass a federal background check and be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must comply with security and privacy requirements explained in HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53 and complete required FedRAMP training.
• If traveling, ability to travel unassisted via common carrier and/or personal auto.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds unassisted several times a day; if traveling, ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with contract lifecycle management systems.
• Experience identifying and implementing contracting process improvement initiatives.
• Juris Doctor degree or active license to practice law.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program.
• Any applicable, job-relevant certifications.
• Additional applicable experience in a similar role.
• Additional applicable education or training.

Responsibilities

• Review, edit, and prepare NDAs, Professional Services Agreements, MSAs, Consulting Agreements, License Agreements, Amendments, and other agreements in accordance with company standards.
• Assist in developing and refining contract templates, clauses, and processes to improve efficiency and mitigate risk.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities, including creation, execution, management, renewal, and termination.
• Manage requests through workflows, follow up with submitters as needed, and ensure request details are correctly captured and addressed.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align contract terms with business objectives.
• Maintain accurate records of contracts and related documentation.
• Monitor contract performance to ensure adherence to terms and conditions.
• Facilitate communication between parties involved in contract agreements.
• Work cross-functionally with legal, information technology, compliance, finance, and other departments to ensure contracts comply with company policies and legal requirements.
• Serve as an internal point of contact for contract information and answer basic contract questions.
• Participate in gap assessments, compliance reviews, and other support engagements as needed.
• Participate in weekly department meetings and daily briefings.
• Prepare letters, forms, and correspondence, and maintain corporate registrations in various states.
• Develop and enhance workflows to improve processes and track and simplify contract transactions from beginning to end.
• Assist the Compliance and Risk Management Department.
• Complete required security and privacy training and follow applicable security and privacy responsibilities.