Contract Manager
Are you a detail-oriented, solutions-driven professional with deep expertise in contract negotiation, drafting, and vendor engagement? This role offers an exciting opportunity to support high-impact sourcing initiatives by managing complex IT contracts, strengthening vendor relationships, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
Working with one of our top financial clients, this position calls for a Contract Manager who will negotiate, draft, and support a broad portfolio of contracts—including outsourcing agreements, managed services, statements of work, software licensing, SaaS and cloud computing contracts, and hardware procurements. The ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator and negotiator who can confidently interface with Sourcing, Legal, external vendors, and Senior Management while ensuring the bank’s interests are protected.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate, draft, and support contracts across outsourcing, managed services, SOWs, SaaS, cloud services, hardware, and software licensing agreements.
- Lead and organize all phases of contract negotiation, ensuring business objectives and compliance standards are met.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for IT-related contracts, providing guidance on legal terms, commercial structures, and risk considerations.
- Act as a liaison between Sourcing, Legal, Business Lines, and external vendors, engaging with stakeholders at all organizational levels including executives.
- Review contracts and negotiate according to bank policies, standards, and risk frameworks.
- Provide direction and clarity on contractual requirements, risks, and obligations.
- Ensure accurate execution, implementation, and ongoing support for all assigned contracts.
- Communicate effectively with business partners, executive stakeholders, and vendors to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
- Maintain organization across multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, ensuring deadlines are consistently met.
- Prepare supporting documents, summaries, and negotiation materials as required.
Desired Skill Set:
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills, particularly within IT contracts.
- Strong ability to negotiate legal terms with clarity and confidence.
- Broad understanding of IT, including software, hardware, SaaS, cloud, and managed services.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and achieve business outcomes through collaboration.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior leaders and vendors.
- Highly organized and proactive, with strong time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently while being a collaborative team player.
- High proficiency with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Background in sourcing combined with contract management experience is preferred.
Nice to Have:
- Negotiation experience within the financial industry
- Exposure to the regulatory environment
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