Key Responsibilities:

1. Contract Review & Analysis:

- Review, interpret, and analyze IT, SaaS, professional services, and vendor contracts.

- Ensure contractual terms, obligations, SLAs, and risks are clearly documented and aligned with company requirements.

- Support redlining efforts and coordinate feedback with legal, procurement, and business teams.

2. Vendor Negotiation & Management:

- Lead vendor negotiations to secure favorable pricing, terms, and conditions.

- Support transition of vendor models (e.g., T&M to MSP) and manage consolidation initiatives.

- Build strong working relationships with vendors to ensure timely compliance and delivery.

3. Contract Lifecycle Management:

- Manage the complete contract lifecycle: drafting, review, approval, signature, and renewal/termination.

- Maintain accurate contract documentation and ensure version control.

- Track contract performance and ensure adherence to agreed-upon terms.

4. Process Improvement & Governance

- Identify opportunities to streamline contract workflows and vendor management processes.

- Implement best practices to improve contract turnaround time, compliance, and operational efficiency.

- Support audit requirements, risk assessments, and internal policy alignment.

5. Data Analysis & Reporting

- Use Excel and data tools to analyze vendor spend, contract performance, and compliance metrics.

- Prepare periodic reports, dashboards, and insights for senior stakeholders.

- Familiarity with SQL or data visualization tools is an advantage.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with legal, procurement, finance, vendor management, and business units.

- Communicate contract risks, dependencies, and negotiation results to stakeholders.

- Ensure smooth coordination of contract approvals and vendor onboarding processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- 3-5 years of experience in contracts management, vendor negotiations, or contract operations.

- Mandatory prior experience in the contracts ecosystem (legal, procurement, vendor management, contract operations).

- Strong understanding of contractual clauses, redlining, terms, and conditions.

- Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively with vendors.

- Strong analytical and numerical skills; proficiency in Excel.

- Experience in process improvements and implementing vendor management strategies.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working independently.

- Ability to perform well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Exposure to IT, SaaS, or professional services vendor contracts.

- Experience transitioning vendor models (e.g., T&M - MSP) and consolidation strategies.

- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

- Familiarity with contract management platforms is a plus.