Contract & Partnerships Lead for Public Records

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Wellbeing program

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Critical illness coverage

Family benefits

HSA/Dependent Care

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions seeks a Contract Specialist to identify contract workers and small businesses supplying public record data and document acquisition services. You will negotiate terms, support procurement strategies, manage contracts, and maintain provider relationships with government entities.

You will serve as a subject matter expert on court systems, processes, and procedures, addressing access issues and driving improvements in documentation and collections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience.
• Three to five years of experience in vendor management, vendor relationships, strategic sourcing, or supply chain preferred.
• Understanding of negotiation theory and sourcing concepts, strategies, and practices.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including structuring deals, drafting agreements, mitigating risk, and negotiating.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to establish and sustain a service-provider network for public record data and document acquisition, verification, and related services.
• Identify and implement cost-containment and cost-reduction strategies.
• Manage procurement processes for contract workers, independent contractors, and small businesses, including RFIs, RFPs, RFBs, bid vetting, negotiations, evaluation, and contract award.
• Draft, administer, and manage contracts, ensuring service-level agreements are met.
• Serve as the point of contact between internal stakeholders and service providers.
• Monitor performance against SLAs and address non-compliance.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

SLA management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions seeks a Contract Specialist to identify contract workers and small businesses supplying public record data and document acquisition services. You will negotiate terms, support procurement strategies, manage contracts, and maintain provider relationships with government entities.

You will serve as a subject matter expert on court systems, processes, and procedures, addressing access issues and driving improvements in documentation and collections.