Qualifications:
- 3 years’ experience reviewing, redlining and negotiating IT services and resale contracts primarily on third party paper or a broad range of standard commercial contracts
- In-house legal department experience is strongly preferred
- A self-starter who utilizes contract and risk knowledge as well as best judgment to make decisions on complex or varied problems with minimal supervision
- Superior writing, analytical, critical-thinking 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
WWT offers a challenging and rewarding position in a growing and truly international environment, competitive salary, bonus opportunities and benefits
Equal opportunities:
We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skill, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!
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For the 14th consecutive year, World Wide Technology is proud to be recognised as one of the top companies globally, ranking 19th on Fortune's prestigious list of the World's Best Workplaces. This sustained success highlights our deep commitment to recognising and supporting our employees as our greatest asset.
WWT is recruiting for a Contracts Manager to be based in the UK where you 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:
- Reviews, redlines and negotiates customer or vendor terms and conditions for sale/purchase of technology products and services. These contracts may include Master Purchase Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Statements of Work, NDAs, Affiliate Agreements and other channel agreements.
- Prepares back-to-back terms and conditions from vendor quotes to WWT end user quotes
- Utilises AI contract review and analysis tools to accelerate contract redlining, identify non-standard clauses, and flag risk areas
- Utilises the Contract Lifecycle Management system to track and update the contract review process from start to finish
- Structures, drafts and partners on contract negotiations both independently and in collaboration with in-house counsel
- Reviews Request for Proposal documents for areas of legal risk and guides the Proposal team to ensure submission of legally compliant proposals
- Drafts customer flowdowns addendum templates to ensure subcontractor compliance with customer contract requirements
- Communicates effectively with internal departments and sales teams to ensure contracts are properly executed
- Prepares contract summaries for internal departments, when needed, to address any non-standard terms and conditions or request approval
- Collaborates with other WWT departments to engage Subject Matter Experts where needed
