The Contract Specialist will manage the entire lifecycle of company client and vendor contracts (from the initial request to final signature and distribution) and will ensure adherence to the organization’s policies, procedures and requirements. They will serve as the liaison between sales, procurement, and multiple stakeholders within the Global organization.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Work as contractual subject matter expert to ensure specified contract redlines are approved by all necessary parties and are compliant with business, operational and regulatory requirements.
• Manage all standard agreements and documentation requirements and ensures the accuracy and completeness of all company contracts prior to finalization.
• Support client negotiations and works as the liaison between sales/procurement, global operations and legal. Represents First Advantage (with legal) on client/vendor calls.
• Assist sales and procurement with assembly of all necessary documentation to meet requirements of specialized services.
• Draft routine contract language within given parameters and manage SLA requirements.
• Support maintenance and administration of contract management database.
• Support company or strategic projects from the contract management perspective.
• Support corporate in-house counsel.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree within Business Administration, or a comparable discipline, or Paralegal Certification preferred
Experience:
3 years to 5 years of corporate contracting experience, with at least 2 years specifically involving sales of service.
Specifically, experience in contract management, process management or equivalent function with proven skillsets in drafting, reviewing, negotiating and redlining a variety of contractual agreements (including but not limited to: MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, SLAs)
Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:
• Ability to work in a matrix environment pulling together input from multiple stakeholders and SME’s under tight deadlines.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent grammatical and proofreading skills.
• Strong negotiation and customer management relationship skills.
• Working knowledge of contract terms and conditions.
• Understanding of contract management principles and guidelines.
• Proficient with MS Office, DocuSign, Adobe and/or similar software tools.
• Experience working with CRM tools and other data management applications (Siebel).
• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines while demonstrating a strong sense of urgency and a commitment to accuracy and complete deliverables.
• Requires good interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with management, peers, and stakeholders.
Work location: Mumbai / Bangalore
Looking for joiner within 30-40 days' time maximum
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