What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Administrator position at MOTOR Information Systems?
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
- Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including client and vendor agreements.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations in all contractual matters.
- Manage the lifecycle of contracts, including renewals, amendments, and terminations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for contract-related inquiries and issues.
- Collaborate with legal, finance, and sales teams to ensure alignment on business objectives.
- Partner directly with in-house counsel on non-standard, complex, or contested terms while independently owning the routine contract workflow end to end.
- Maintain an organized repository of contracts and related documentation.
- Apply rigorous attention to detail across contract terms, defined terms, dates, dollar amounts, and internal cross-references, catching inconsistencies and drafting errors before execution rather than after.
- Maintain accurate contract data and documentation within Salesforce and Conga.
- Prepare reports and analyses on contract statuses and key metrics.
- Assess both immediate transactional risk and long-tail exposure — auto-renewal and evergreen terms, multi-year commitments, indemnity and liability tails, data and IP obligations that survive termination — and articulate the tradeoffs to business stakeholders in practical terms.
- Assist with audits, reporting, compliance reviews, and other special projects as needed.
- Help identify contract issues and support timely resolution and escalation where appropriate.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent relevant work experience.
- 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, in contracts, legal support, business operations, procurement, compliance, finance, or project management.
- Strong understanding of legal terminology and contract management best practices.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, prioritize competing deadlines, and exercise sound judgment.
- Track record of assessing risk in commercial agreements and communicating recommendations clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Experience in a corporate legal department or high-volume business environment.
- Paralegal certificate or formal legal training.
- Certification in contract management (e.g., IACCM or NCMA).
- Salesforce and Conga experience.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted contract review and process improvement tools.
- Familiarity with the automotive or information systems industries.