Contracting Advisor

Job Description Summary

To perform third party supplier legal drafting and contracting work. This role will focus on reviewing, drafting and negotiating procurement contracts.

 Duties and Responsibilities

•  Efficiently reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts from a commercial perspective in collaboration with the Office of General Counsel.
  
• Interprets and educates key stakeholders about commercial and legal requirements, obligations, and risk exposures to key stakeholders in support of the negotiation process.
  
• Ability to communicate contract terms concisely in plain meaning to business units and partners, including requirements, obligations, and risk exposures.
  
• Identifies areas of risk, including information security, intellectual property infringement, financial and privacy exposure to be reviewed by third-party stakeholders (such as InfoSec, Insurance, and Privacy).
  
• Follows documented contracting processes and procedures, including engaging key stakeholders and leveraging technical understanding of the contracting process.
  
• Agility to work efficiently to ensure contracts are timely negotiated and executed
  accurately.
  
• Follows quality control processes and maintains close working business relationship with the organization's commercial legal counsel and subject matter experts.
  
• Ability to understand business groups requirements and ensures contract language meets requirements.
  
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required.

Law Degree/J.D. required.

•  Minimum of 3-5 years experience in a fast-paced commercial contracting environment, including negotiating legal terms of contracts.
  
• Technical understanding of contractual terms required.
  
• Ability to lead commercial contract negotiations.
  
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical, drafting, and communication skills
  
• Excellent client service and communication skills.
  
• Ability to collaborate closely with key stakeholders from different disciplines, and within a team.