Contracts Specialist

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💎 Seniority level: Middle, 3-5 years

📍 Location: United States, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Europe, EST

🔍 Industry: Software technology and services

⏳ Experience: 3-5 years

🪄 Skills: Project ManagementSalesforceCommunication SkillsAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft ExcelAttention to detailComplianceProblem-solving skillsMS OfficeNegotiation skillsWritingRisk Management

Requirements:

Proven contract negotiation skills with Enterprise and Government customers.
Experience within the software technology and services industry is highly desired.
High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
Professional business communication skills relating to external customers, sales teams and senior leadership is ideal.
Complex problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Experience with Conga Contracts and/or SalesForce a plus.
Must be detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
Ability to work at a fast pace and be flexible.
Must be able to work independently in a remote environment.
Comfortable with repetitive actions and volume of contract processing.
MS Word and Outlook proficiency required.
Familiarity with procurement and sourcing processes a plus.
Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
Contract Management Certification is a plus, though experience reading and creating contracts from a template is more important to this role.

Responsibilities:

Draft software sales and services agreements based on standard contract principles.
Draft reseller and software use agreements as necessary for global channel partners.
Review existing contracts, purchase orders, and proposals to facilitate writing new orders.
Update customer files with contract data.
Create, track and manage changes outside of the standard agreement terms.
Ability to create contract variations based on prior agreements.
Use MS Office, SalesForce, Conga, and SharePoint to track and manage contracts.
Provide back-up to other team members, including Director of Global Contracts, as necessary.
Negotiate acceptable terms and conditions as necessary, keeping in mind company’s risk profile and intellectual property.
Coordinating tenders and RFP responses in a project manager role, while also ensuring proposals meet InEight’s risk compliance requirements.
Drafting contract notices and termination letters.
Ensure compliance with ISO 9001: 2015 procedures and US trade and export restrictions.

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