Senior Contracts Manager

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

📋 Description

• Provide legal transactional support for various service lines such as Procurement, Asset Services, and Global Occupier Services.

• Implement and advocate for operational efficiencies in contracting across the organization.

• Draft, negotiate, and oversee a significant volume of commercial contracts.

• Analyze commercial contracts and associated documents to ensure that terms are in alignment with business objectives, policies, laws, and regulations.

• Identify and mitigate risks present in vendor agreements, agency agreements, engagement letters, and other real estate and commercial contracts.

• Monitor changes in legal, regulatory, and internal policies.

• Update attorneys and contract templates as necessary to maintain compliance.

• Contribute to enhancements in operational processes and best practices for contract workflows, templates, and effective contract management.

• Collaborate with team attorneys to exchange best practices and strategies for document negotiation and risk management.

• Advise internal clients on policies and contracts.

• Assist attorneys in the development and updating of training materials.

• Report to the Assistant General Counsel and the leader of the C&W Contracting Centre of Excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, law, real estate, or a related field is preferred.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in independently negotiating and managing processes for complex commercial contracts.

• Strong comprehension of commercial contracts.

• Experience in negotiating technology contracts is advantageous.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Innovative mindset, adaptability, and a strong drive.

• Proficient written and verbal communication abilities.

• Willingness to initiate, lead, and promote change management relating to contracting processes and strategies.

• Capacity to juggle multiple tasks and effectively manage competing priorities.

• Expertise in managing the contract lifecycle and related systems.

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).

• Strong fluency in AI or a willingness to become proficient to facilitate the integration of AI into daily tasks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Health savings accounts.

• Retirement savings plans.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance programs.

• Paid and unpaid time off work.

• Competitive compensation.