Contract Manager

DataFlex, The Human Capital & Company Matchmaker Experts and Digital Infrastructure Evolution; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life, disability, AD&D insurance

Paid parental leave

Fertility support

401k matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

DataFlex, The Human Capital & Company Matchmaker Experts and Digital Infrastructure Evolution is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee the contractual lifecycle for a growing portfolio of data center-related agreements.

You will draft, redline, negotiate, and analyze license agreements, service orders, and related documents, while coordinating with multiple business units to address audits and compliance requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with focus in real estate, business, or finance preferred.
• Juris Doctor preferred or 3+ years in a similar role.
• Contract negotiation experience, preferably with data center/telecom/tech industries.
• Detail-oriented and solution-focused with cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Contract drafting and redlining experience with license, leases, vendor and NDA agreements.
• Experience abstracting contractual rights and obligations for non-legal teams and executives.

Responsibilities

• Support a portfolio of contracts through the lifecycle including renewals, amendments and terminations.
• Follow contractual processes and recommend improvements.
• Draft, redline, and negotiate license agreements, service orders, and other documents.
• Prepare renewal analyses evaluating terms, invoices, and audits.
• Collaborate with business units to respond to audit and compliance requests.
• Review and draft responses to RFPs and support special projects.
• Communicate with management and various business units regularly.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Drafting

Redlining

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Education

Juris Doctor

Bachelor’s degree in real estate/business/finance

Tools

Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Salesforce

Job description

They are a growing owner-operator of strategic data center interconnection properties. With eighteen premier data centers in the US.

Who We Need

To support our client's continued growth, they are seeking a Contracts Manager responsible for the contractual lifecycle. The candidate must have experience drafting, negotiating, and redlining contract documents, as well as analyzing contractual terms and pricing. This role requires the ability to investigate and follow through on contract issues and build relationships across business units, communicate effectively, and manage a complex workload with competing priorities. The ideal candidate will be familiar with evaluating audit documents and responding to compliance requests. Our client is a close-knit team of A-players. This position allows opportunity for the right person to establish efficiencies and best practices enterprise-wide, with the potential for growth within the function over time.

About this position:

• Support a portfolio of contracts throughout the lifecycle, including renewals, amendments and terminations
• Follow contractual processes as documented and recommend process improvements
• Draft, redline, and negotiate license agreements, service orders, and other contractual documents
• Prepare contract renewal analysis that include contractual terms, resolving conflicting information, and evaluating invoices and audits.
• Collaborate with various business units to respond to audit and compliance requests
• Review and draft responses to RFP requests
• Provide ad-hoc analytical support and complete special projects as requested
• Communicate regularly with management and various business units
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities
• Be a liaison with the capability to work and communicate across a variety of business units and management levels
• Possess a zeal for continuous learning and the ability to build on foundational skills to progress into future roles

Position Requirements and Desired Skills

Bachelor’s degree required with focus in real estate, business, or finance preferred

• Juris Doctor preferred or 3+years in a similar role
• Contract negotiation experience, preferably with experience in the data center, telecommunications, or technology industries
• Must be extremely detail-oriented and a problem solver, always working towards meaningful solutions
• Previous experience collaborating in a cross-functional manner with different teams towards a common project goal
• Contract drafting and redlining experience with specific focus on license agreements, leases, vendor agreements, and non-disclosure agreements
• Contract analysis and interpretation, experience abstracting contractual rights and obligations, and synthesizing contractual requirements for non-legal team members and executive leadership
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Excellent communicator, confidently articulating complex analysis and solutions both orally and written
• Experience working independently as well as collaboratively; effectively managing competing priorities while meeting hard deadlines in a fast-paced working environment
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat; experience with Salesforce preferred
• Self-motivated, initiative-taker with a can-do attitude
• Highest ethical and professional conduct and integrity
• Adhere to all guidelines and expectations set forth in the company’s corporate handbook

Our client offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to our employees:

• Multiple offerings for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance
• Paid parental leave, fertility support, 401k matching
• Employee discount services through our partners' savings platform
• $1:$1 company match for all eligible charitable gifts

Please note you must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.