Team Lead, Contract Management

Role Overview:

Contracts Specilaist

On a typical day you will:

• Manage, Monitor and Review Otis Contracts
• Analyze, Negotiate, and provide guidance to business units
• Follow Contract Execution checklist and adhere to the guidelines/framework for reviewing the document for final execution from the legal team/signatory authority/Business Units
• Flag non-conforming sections as per guidelines/framework and work towards resolving flagged issues with the business units and other departments to ensure that required corrections are made for conformance/compatibility.
• Work with senior leadership level stakeholders both from delivery teams and from legal/contract signing teams to ensure that the contractual document gets executed in the stipulated time set forth
• Track and report operational metrics that have been identified for the contract execution review process, on an ongoing basis
• Follow-up with the respective delivery stakeholders to get the final executed copy (with the client signature) for downstream Contract Lifecycle & Risk Management processes
• Review and Archive final executed contractual documents on the Contract Lifecycle Management platform
• Ensure clear and timely responses are provided to any queries/requests on Contract signing/execution that come to the Contract Assurance Team.
• Work across different timelines to align with schedule of customers
• Manage and mentor a team of Contract Associates, ensuring high performance, collaboration, and continuous development.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• Bachelors degree
• 9+ years of experience in commercial contract review, analysis, negotiations or related field
• Have a strong understanding of general contracting principles and concepts and be able to critically analyze risks associated with terms and conditions in contract documents.
• Contractual language interpretation skills
• Proficiency in using MS Office, Webex, Audio and Video conferencing utilities
• Understanding of major legal & commercial terms used in contracts

Preferred Qualifications

• BALLB/ Law Graduates/MALLB   
• Additional Course in Contract management will be a plus.
• Excellent writing ability
• Have strong inter-personal skills, and be able to work with and adapt to diverse internal business personnel and external customers
• Critically think about opportunities for process improvement including using technology, and take ownership of assignments and projects
• Effectively communicate legal concepts and risks to junior and senior business personnel