Job Description
Position: Contract Manager
Description:
Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Contract Manager to oversee and optimize the lifecycle of our contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), partner agreements, vendor contracts, and SaaS-specific agreements. This individual will play a critical role in managing negotiations, supporting cost-saving initiatives, assessing risks, pricing and quoting, and ensuring compliance with legal and business standards.
Responsibilities: Contract Drafting and Negotiation: - Draft, review, redline, and negotiate contracts such as MSAs, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, reseller agreements, NDAs, and other commercial agreements.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure contracts align with financial policies and organizational objectives.
- Negotiate pricing structures, terms, and conditions to achieve cost savings while mitigating risks.
Contract Management: - Establish and maintain a centralized contract management system for tracking agreement lifecycles.
- Monitor contract expiration dates and proactively manage renewals or terminations.
- Ensure compliance with legal regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation: - Analyze contractual risks and provide recommendations to safeguard the company’s interests.
- Identify potential liabilities in agreements related to indemnification, limitations of liability, warranties, etc.
Cross-functional Collaboration: - Serve as the primary liaison between legal, procurement, sales, finance, and other teams during contract negotiations.
- Support the RFP process by conducting preliminary reviews and identifying contract exceptions.
Reporting and Optimization: - Prepare reports on contract performance metrics and cost savings achieved.
- Continuously improve contract templates and processes to enhance efficiency.
Requirements: What You\'ll Bring: - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in contract management or negotiation roles within SaaS or technology industries.
- Proficiency in contract law principles and SaaS-specific concepts (e.g., software licensing terms, SLAs).
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable terms in complex agreements.
- Experience with contract management systems or SaaS tools for tracking agreement lifecycles.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for interfacing with internal teams and external partners.
- High attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
Preferred Skills: - Familiarity with revenue recognition issues related to software contracts.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments while managing multiple priorities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and contract management software.
- No sponsorship available.
Benefits: Why Join Us?- Company lunches and snacks
- Company-provided parking
- Public transportation reimbursement
- Competitive salaries and bonuses
- Exceptional health benefits (medical, dental & vision), including a company-funded HRA (Health Reimbursement Account)
- Flexible paid time off
- Innovate: Shape a new approach to revenue generation at a company leading the future of billing and monetization.
- Impact: Engage with top-tier enterprise clients and partners (e.g., AWS, Telstra) to solve complex business challenges.
- Grow: Build a network that compounds value for Gotransverse and your career, with pathways to strategic roles.
- Thrive: Join an award-winning workplace in Austin’s tech scene, with hybrid flexibility and a collaborative culture.
Gotransverse’s Hybrid Work Model: Gotransverse offers a hybrid model with the expectation of working in the Downtown Austin office 2-3 days a week, providing both focus time and in-person collaboration.
Job Tags
Contract work, Flexible hours, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,