Commercial Contracts Specialist

Ascend Learning; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascend Learning is seeking a Commercial Contracts Specialist to review, revise, and maintain commercial agreements across sales and services, including drafting and negotiating terms related to orders, pricing, invoicing, renewals, and payments.

The role emphasizes developing contract process improvements, ensuring policy compliance, and mentoring junior staff while supporting a fast-paced, customer-focused environment in a hybrid office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, law, or related field.
• 5+ years of contract administration and management experience.
• Strong understanding of contract law, negotiation principles, and drafting.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the contract lifecycle from drafting to execution.
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts and redlines.
• Improve contracting processes and apply best practices.
• Provide training to junior staff on contract management.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Commercial Contracts Specialist you are responsible for reviewing, revising, and maintaining contractual agreements used in the sales and services, as well as drafting and negotiation of commercial contract terms related to orders, pricing, invoicing, renewals, and payment. The Commercial Contracts Specialist will also work to develop and implement contracting process improvements and serve as a mentor for other team members.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position will work hybrid out of our Leawood, KS or Burlington, MA office. Remote candidates will be considered.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Contract Management: Efficiently manage the contract lifecycle process from drafting to execution, including reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing commercial contracts.
• Redline / Commercial Terms Management: Analyze and respond to redlined documents, ensuring compliance with company policies and objectives while protecting company interests.
• Contracts Process Improvement: Identifying opportunities and developing solutions to improve contract throughput and implementing best practices.
• Team Training: Providing training and guidance to junior staff or other departments on contract management best practices and procedures.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, law, or a related field is required
• 5+ years of experience in contract administration and management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of contract law, negotiation principles, and contract drafting.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with acute awareness of sales process and impact on top-line billings.

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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