Manager, Contract Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona.

📋 Description

• Take charge of Acumen's contract portfolio and act as the central coordinator for contract lifecycle activities from award to closeout.

• Oversee contract renewals, amendments, notifications, obligations, and closeout processes.

• Maintain centralized repositories for contracts and governance processes.

• Ensure that all contract activities adhere to established approval and governance standards.

• Keep contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and operational procedures up to date.

• Lead the processes for contract renewals, amendments, redlines, and negotiations.

• Facilitate stakeholder review and approval workflows.

• Manage the engagement of outside counsel and coordinate legal reviews.

• Assist executive leadership in significant negotiations and strategic contract initiatives.

• Maintain reporting, dashboards, and key performance metrics for the contract portfolio.

• Monitor notice periods, obligations, pricing structures, key dates, and risk indicators.

• Provide insights on the contract portfolio to leadership, Finance, and the Board.

• Identify opportunities to enhance economics, governance, and portfolio performance.

• Lead the implementation and ongoing administration of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems.

• Enhance contract processes, workflows, and performance metrics.

• Establish scalable standards and governance practices for contracts.

• Create reporting and visibility tools for leadership and stakeholders.

• Supervise and mentor members of the Contract Management team.

• Define clear ownership, roles, and capacity planning.

• Develop documentation, training materials, and departmental standards.

• Suggest future enhancements in staffing, processes, and technology.

• Report directly to the Chief Growth Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal Studies, Public Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 5–10 years of experience in contract management, procurement, sourcing, legal operations, or a related field.

• Proven experience in negotiating and managing commercial agreements.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate reviews among multiple stakeholders.

• Strong skills in Excel, reporting, organization, and analysis.

• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.

• Capability to work independently and drive results with minimal supervision.

• Preferred: Experience in implementing or administering CLM platforms.

• Preferred: Background in healthcare, government, Medicaid, managed care, or regulated contracting environments.

• Preferred: Experience leading initiatives for contract process improvement.

• Preferred: Experience supervising employees or managing small teams.

• Preferred: Familiarity with working alongside outside counsel and managing contract redlines.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting executive leadership and board-level reporting.

🏝️ Benefits

• 10% bonus.

• Fully remote work arrangement.