Contracts Manager

Netrality Data Centers; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

AD&D insurance

Parental leave

Fertility support

401k matching

Discount platform

Job summary

Netrality Data Centers in Saint Louis, MO, seeks a Contracts Manager to oversee the contractual lifecycle, draft and negotiate documents, and coordinate cross-functionally to ensure compliance and efficiency. The role requires detail-oriented contract analysis and strong communication with internal teams.

Responsibilities include renewals, terminations, and audits; reviewing RFP responses; and supporting complex agreements with vendors, real estate, and telecom stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, or finance preferred.
• Juris Doctor or 3+ years in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Support contracts throughout lifecycle: renewals, amendments, terminations.
• Draft, redline, and negotiate license agreements and vendor contracts.
• Prepare renewal analyses with terms, invoices, and audits.
• Coordinate with business units to respond to audit/compliance requests.
• Draft responses to RFPs and complex requests.
• Provide ad-hoc analytical support and special projects.
• Communicate with management and various departments regularly.
• Handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Drafting

Redlining

Audit analysis

Cross‑functional collaboration

License agreements

RFP responses

Vendor agreements

Word processing

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Salesforce

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Juris Doctor

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Salesforce

Job description

Contracts Manager

Netrality Data Centers, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

About this position

Netrality Data Centers is a growing private‑equity backed owner‑operator of strategic interconnection properties. With eighteen premier data centers located in six metropolitan markets, Netrality continues to acquire strategic network interconnection data centers and develop Meet Me Rooms (MMRs) and wholesale data center space within those properties to offer the highest quality and most robust direct network interconnections in the market.

Benefits

• 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

Who We Need

To support Netrality’s continued growth, we seek a Contracts Manager who will be responsible for the contractual lifecycle. The candidate must have experience drafting, negotiating, and redlining contract documents, and analyzing contractual terms and pricing. The role requires the ability to investigate and follow‑through on contract issues, 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.

Description of Responsibilities

• 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 analyses 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 face‑paced environment, managing competing priorities
• Be a team player with the ability 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 company’s corporate handbook