Contracts Manager

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About WWT:
Worldwide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.
Head office is based in St. Louis, we work closely with industry leaders such as Cisco, HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, Citrix, and VMware, focusing on three market segments: Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the public sector. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the twelve consecutive year and was awarded #8 on Glassdoor's 2018 Employees' Choice Awards, honoring the Best Place to Work.

The Contracts Manager will be responsible for the management, review and negotiation of commercial contracts. The Contracts Manager must be detail-oriented, self-motivated and deadline driven with prior in-house legal experience, preferably in the information technology industry, and able to work independently on multiple competing priorities.

Responsibilities Include:

• Reviews, redlines and negotiates customer (third party) terms and conditions for sale of technology products and services to commercial customers. These contracts may include Master Purchase Agreements, Reseller Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Statements of Work, Subcontracts, NDAs, Teaming Agreements and other channel agreements.
• Collaborates with other departments at WWT to engage Subject Matter Experts where needed.
• Structures, drafts and partners on contract negotiations both independently and in collaboration with in-house counsel.
• Acts as primary liaison with in-house counsel to facilitate legal review of non-standard requests from internal business teams and/or customers.
• Reviews Request for Proposal documents for areas of legal risk and guides the Proposal team to ensure submission of legally compliant proposals.
• Communicates effectively with internal departments to ensure contracts are properly executed.
• Prepares contract summaries for internal departments, when needed, to address any non-standard terms and conditions or where approval is required.
• Utilizes the CLM to track and update the contract review process from start to finish.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s in Law (LLB) or Master’s in Law (LLM) degree.
• A self-starter who utilizes their contract and risk knowledge as well as best judgment to make decisions on complex or varied problems with minimal supervision.
• Superior writing, analytical and communication skills, including experience engaging with sales and senior management.
• Ability to quickly analyze advanced and complex transactions and propose innovative, creative and workable solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure, address multiple competing priorities, and provide practical advice to business teams.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal business units as well as with business management.
• Team player willing to support fellow coworkers with urgent tasks.

Qualifications:

• Degree in a related field required; a further qualification in a related field is preferred. A combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• A minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience in a related field.
• At least five (5) years’ experience reviewing, redlining and negotiating Customer (third party) contracts or a broad range of standard commercial contracts.
• In-house legal department experience is strongly preferred.