We are assisting our client with their search for a Contract Manager. This is a fully remote (US-based) job.  

The Contracts Manager is responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating Partner and other business contracts as representative of the Legal Department. This position provides labor law advice and contracts for Americas and British employees or Contractors. The position is in charge of the Corporate Governance of all legal entities in the Americas region (Corporate Housekeeping, ESG matters). Additionally, the position will provide research, legal administrative support and contract, file and document management for the Legal Department.

Responsibilities 

 •    Provides support to the Company and its affiliate companies on IP and other legal matters

•    Represents the Legal Department in contractual discussions and works closely with Engineering and Sales

•    Manages contracts and contract files and prepares contract summaries for the Legal Department (physical and electronic), including license agreements, reseller and partner, confidentiality, and other business agreements

•    Negotiates commercial agreements with Partners, end customers or suppliers, such as standard Reseller contract, Purchase Orders, amendments to exiting contracts or non-disclosure agreements

•    Requests legal guidance from outside attorneys where needed and agreed with Manager

•    Assists external attorneys in litigation matters by collecting business facts, doing reviews on statements and letters, preparing drafts, assisting in court meetings or negotiations 

•    Prepare and maintain employment documentation (recruiting, release, severance, amendments, etc.) for Americas and UK

•    Manages the Corporate Governance for all entities in the region and supports in ESG matters

•    Prepares template contracts and letters (standardization) and responds to requests in a timely manner

•    Manages contractual deadlines from customer, supplier and other agreements 

•    Creates spreadsheets, tables, and guidelines to facilitate the proper flow of information and increase process efficiency

•    Supports in the integration of new businesses (new products or acquisitions)

•    Coordinates the execution and dispatch of agreements, prepares intra-Company communications as required and performs other administrative tasks

•    Represents the Legal Department to oversee and manage all issues within all relevant areas of laws, in particular within the IP-/IT and/or Data Protection Law in the Americas region (and in other regions as assigned)

•    Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. or legal B.A. degree and/or equivalent relevant experience; graduate or (para)legal degree with IP-/IT and data protection law related experiences
• Solves problems based on practice and precedent
• Strong contract negotiation experience of contracts with Corporate customers
• Hands-on experience in the area of IT services or IT infrastructure business and or Data Protection Law (EU) and Software IP experience (License Agreements, EULA, Open Source…) is preferred
• Experience in corporate filing requirements, export controls and trademark maintenance highly desirable 

Interested? Let’s talk!