Sr. Associate, Contract Management

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty Trust, L.P. seeks an experienced contract management professional to oversee end-to-end contract administration, ensuring accuracy and compliance across MSAs, SOWs, and amendments for international clients.

You will drive process excellence, governance, and data reporting to support leadership decisions while collaborating with Sales, Finance, and Operations. A strong legal operations background and Conga CLM experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in contract management or legal operations.
• Strong knowledge of contract law principles and commercial agreements.
• Proven experience managing high-volume, deadline-driven environments.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with CLM platforms (preferably Conga).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the review, and execution of agreements, including but not limited to MSAs, Service Orders, and amendments.
• Ensure contracts are aligned with company policies, risk tolerance, and legal requirements.
• Act as an escalation point for complex or high-risk contractual issues.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of contract documentation and records.
• Identify contractual risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Support internal and external audits related to contract processes.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard sensitive information.
• Support the novations process to ensure accurate contractual documentation and system updates (as applicable).
• In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end process of contract management, ensuring all documentation is accurate, complete, and properly archived.
• You will support the sales and IBM teams by handling day-to-day contract administration tasks and responding to client inquiries for international accounts.
• Your responsibilities include monitoring contract status, processing amendments or cancellations, and assisting with special projects related to customer lifecycle and mergers & acquisitions.

Skills

Contract management

Legal operations

Stakeholder management

Contract law principles

Conga CLM

Data/ dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies

Advanced degree (JD/MBA) a plus

Tools

Conga

Job description

Contract Lifecycle Management:

• Oversee the review, and execution of agreements, including but not limited to MSAs, Service Orders, and amendments.


• Ensure contracts are aligned with company policies, risk tolerance, and legal requirements.


• Act as an escalation point for complex or high-risk contractual issues.


• Ensure accuracy and completeness of contract documentation and records.


• Identify contractual risks and propose mitigation strategies.


• Support internal and external audits related to contract processes.


• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard sensitive information.


• Support the broader business by providing assistance with consistent template generation, and/or transactional contract drafting (i.e., pre-approved special terms in Service Orders, preparation and review of routine commercial agreements, amendments).


• Support the novations process to ensure accurate contractual documentation and system updates (as applicable).

Process Optimization & Governance

• Establish, implement, and continuously improve contract management processes, workflows, and controls.


• Ensure adherence to internal policies, compliance requirements, and audit standards.


• Identify and remove process bottlenecks to optimize turnaround times.


• Identify pain points and suggest areas to optimize the process.


• Continuously seek ways to improve contract data management processes through innovation and adoption of best practices and automation.


• Generate dashboards/reports based on contract data to support informed decision-making across the organization, including reporting and tracking of contractual obligations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, and Operations to support deal structuring and execution timelines.


• Provide guidance to stakeholders on contract terms, interpretation, and best practices.


• Act as a key liaison between business and legal functions.

Strategic Initiatives & Systems

• Support optimization of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems.


• Champion the use of systems as the single source of truth for contracts and workflows.


• Utilize data and reporting to drive insights, improve performance, and support leadership decision-making.


• Contribute to strategic initiatives such as process transformation, automation, and scalability.


• Support initiatives for CLM data enhancement through AI tooling.

In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end process of contract management, ensuring all documentation is accurate, complete, and properly archived. You will support the sales and IBM teams by handling day-to-day contract administration tasks and responding to client inquiries for international accounts. Your responsibilities include monitoring contract status, processing amendments or cancellations, and assisting with special projects related to customer lifecycle and mergers & acquisitions. You will also coordinate with internal departments to maintain up-to-date contract and customer data, ensuring compliance with internal standards and safeguarding revenue objectives. Maintaining strong client relationships and providing timely support are essential aspects of this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, or a related field.


• 3+ years of experience in contract management or legal operations.


• Strong knowledge of contract law principles and commercial agreements.


• Proven experience managing high-volume, deadline-driven environments.


• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Proficiency with CLM platforms (preferably Conga).

Preferred

• Experience working closely with in-house Legal teams.


• Experience with contract negotiation.


• Experience in the data center industry.


• Experience in a global or multi-regional organization.


• Advanced degree (e.g., JD, MBA) is a plus.


• Experience with a Big Four firm is considered an advantage.