Contract Manager

Nomia Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Contract Manager, where you will play a vital role in providing legal support across various business functions. In this dynamic position, you will manage commercial contracts, negotiate terms, and ensure compliance with legal standards. This innovative firm, focused on delivering exceptional procurement solutions, values your expertise and encourages continuous improvement. If you are ready to take on a challenging role that supports operations in the USA while working in a hybrid environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative team setting.

Qualifications

• Legal training and practical experience in commercial contracts.
• In-house experience in IT industry agreements preferred.
• Strong understanding of data protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on contract terms and business risks.
• Negotiate and review supplier and customer agreements.
• Manage contracts registers and maintain contract management systems.

Skills

Contract Law

Negotiation Skills

Legal Research

Commercial Contracts

Data Protection Legislation

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Law Degree

LPC/GDL

Tools

Office 365

Job description

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Responsible for: Contracts Management (USA)

Based at: Hybrid – either from our Chicago or London office, depending on candidate location, with flexibility to support US hours as required.

Scope: Permanent/full-time

Purpose:

About the company

Nomia helps companies reduce cost, manage risk, and increase efficiency for non-strategic third-party spend. We act as an extension of our customer’s procurement team by executing the end-to-end sourcing, supplier onboarding and contracting process for indirect categories of spend. We are focused on delivering an innovative and disruptive procurement solution to our customers to make managing non-strategic spend simpler, more transparent, and better value. We are a global team based in London, Singapore, Dubai, Krakow, India and Chicago.

About the role

• You will be a valued member of the legal team by providing pragmatic legal support to members of the business in their day to day activities – e.g. the sales, pre-sales, operational, HR, finance, procurement and management teams.
• The legal team is responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing commercial contracts between Nomia and third party suppliers, as a reseller for its various customers. The aim is to ensure that risk to Nomia is minimal and to ensure compliance with applicable law at all times. The team provides pragmatic advice and guidance on legal and compliance issues that may affect our business in multiple jurisdictions in which we operate.
• You will have a varied workload. We are a busy team, with competing demands, so you will work closely with other team members to ensure an effective and efficient service is provided to our internal clients.
• You will need to engage with the business to be aware of its requirements, and to be aware of changes in the demands placed upon the team and to respond to them.
• We want you to challenge your own experience and expertise so that you seek to continue to improve your contribution to the business. You will be need to be open to new ways of working and be prepared to propose new methods and processes to the team.

This role is primarily focused on supporting our operations in the USA. As such, candidates must either:

• Be based in Illinois or Chicago, working in a hybrid capacity from our Chicago office; or
• Be based in the UK, working hybrid from our London office and willing to work US hours as needed to support the US market.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide practical, commercial and concise advice, guidance and support on contract terms, legal issues and business risks;
• Review and amend terms in a variety of agreements including supplier and customer contracts, software licences, SaaS agreements, Purchase Order terms, EULAs, master service agreements and related SOWs, agency and service provision agreements;
• Negotiate with customers and suppliers in line with business requirements and company policies to achieve business objectives and the required allocation of risks;
• Manage and maintain contracts registers and contract management systems;
• Work closely with various departments to on-board new suppliers and customers;
• Research legal and regulatory issues which arise from time to time;
• Instruct external legal counsel in non-UK jurisdictions or for specific legal expertise and apply the advice to the situation;
• Create new business templates and keep existing business legal templates up to date and relevant;
• Make a positive contribution towards the operation of the team by suggesting any improvements you feel may contribute to the more effective or efficient operation of the team;
• Keep your line manager up to date with your workload and any issues that you feel are relevant to the business and your role;
• Understand and follow the processes and procedures adopted by the team and the business from time to time and which are relevant to you;
• Develop as a contract manager and business persons;
• Make use of the team's training, research, precedent and technology resources to optimise the individual and the teams service delivery;
• Assist with the creation, maintenance and update of internal policies and processes relating to the legal function.

Person (Behaviors and Qualifications):

• Legal training (for-example, law degree, LPC, GDL) and proven practical experience to demonstrate solid understanding and application of fundamental legal principles, particularly in relation to commercial contracts;
• In house experience across a range of commercial agreements, preferably in the IT industry, reseller for a multi-national business;
• Good knowledge of contract law and some knowledge of cross-border agreements and the additional complications they pose to the parties;
• A good understanding of data protection legislation and its relevance to commercial transactions;
• Ability to take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team;
• Confident in own skills in order to make decisions which align with the law and the businesses requirements;
• An ability to operate to deadlines and prioritise workload for the benefit of the business;
• Good business judgement, understands commercial pressures and implications;
• Strong organisational and time management skills;
• High level of attention to detail;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular able to communicate appropriately with key stakeholders without using jargon or overly legalistic language to facilitate good understanding of the issues by all parties and enable sound decision making;
• Able to write clear, concise and understandable communications including legal agreements, associated correspondence and advice;
• Computer literate with strong skills in Office 365 suite;
• Good negotiation skills to help to seek positive business outcomes and maintain positive relations with customers and suppliers;
• Adaptable and able to work flexibly in the context of a medium sized growing business;
• A positive approach to their work and a team-player, working in a collaborative way to share knowledge and workload appropriately and to keep all stakeholders informed and up to date.

General:

• This role is primarily focused on supporting our operations in the USA. Therefore, candidates must either be based in Illinois (ideally Chicago) and work in a hybrid capacity, or be based in the UK and able to work US hours when needed, while working hybrid from our London office.
• Ensure compliance with Nomia's data protection and information security policies.
• Foster and promote continuous improvement in systems and processes.
• This role profile is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, responsibilities and tasks associated with the role, therefore these may change from time to time.
• Be aware at all times of diversity and inclusion and acting in line with Nomia’s core values.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Legal Services

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