Contract Management Lead

Knowlex AI; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Knowlex AI is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and teaming contracts. You will lead negotiations with customers, vendors, and partners while assessing risks and advising stakeholders on compliance and governance.

The role requires 12–15 years in contracts management or related fields with strong English communication and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred (e.g., JD or MBA).
• 12-15 years of experience in contracts management, legal operations, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of US contract law, regulatory compliance, and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of state agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, amendments and change orders.
• Lead contract negotiations with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and business partners.
• Analyze contractual risks and provide management with suggestions for risk-mitigation strategies.
• Interpret contract provisions and provide guidance to internal legal and contracts team members regarding rights, obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based contract managers, attorneys and business leaders to resolve issues.
• Support bid and procurement activities, including performing proposal and contract reviews associated with RFPs and government healthcare opportunities.
• Ensure contracts comply with corporate policies, applicable laws, healthcare regulations, privacy requirements, and contracting standards.
• Maintain accurate contract records and manage contracts through contract lifecycle management systems.
• Track key contractual obligations, deliverables, renewals, notices, and expiration dates.
• Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders on contract processes and risk management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD or MBA preferred

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Contract lifecycle management tools

Job description

Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree (e.g., JD or MBA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of state agreements, including:
• Master Services Agreements (MSAs)
• Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Amendments and Change Orders
• Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
• Teaming Agreements
• Software, SaaS, and technology agreements
• Vendor and subcontractor agreements
• State, local and commercial healthcare-related services agreements
• Lead contract negotiations with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and business partners.
• Analyze contractual risks and provide management with suggestions for risk-mitigation strategies.
• Interpret contract provisions and provide clear guidance to internal legal and contracts team members regarding rights, obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based contract managers, attorneys and business leaders to resolve legal, commercial, operational, and compliance issues.
• Support bid, and procurement activities, including performing proposal and contract reviews associated with RFPs and government healthcare opportunities.
• Ensure contracts comply with corporate policies, applicable laws, healthcare regulations, privacy requirements, and contracting standards.
• Maintain accurate contract records and manage contracts through contract lifecycle management systems.
• Track key contractual obligations, deliverables, renewals, notices, and expiration dates.
• Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders on contract processes and risk management.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external business partners and serve as a trusted advisor to the business.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree (e.g., JD or MBA) preferred.
• 12-15 years of experience in contracts management, legal operations, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of US contract law, regulatory compliance, and risk management principles.
• Ability to independently review, negotiate and manage complex agreements and influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting, negotiating and summarizing contracts and associated risks with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with U.S.-based executives and legal professionals.
• Strong ability to identify, interpret and summarize contractual terms and explain legal and business implications to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and contract lifecycle management tools.