Lead Contracts Administrator

Swire Coca-Cola; South Jordan (UT); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Swire Coca-Cola seeks a Lead Contracts Administrator to manage the full lifecycle of commercial agreements across the enterprise. This role combines contract expertise with cross-functional partnership to ensure drafting, negotiation, and administration align with risk and compliance standards.

The candidate will lead CLM platform usage, templates, and playbooks, while monitoring cycle times, renewal deadlines, and bottlenecks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• JD preferred.
• 12+ years progressive experience in contract administration.
• Experience supporting high-volume commercial contracting operations.
• Expertise and ownership of an enterprise CLM (Ironclad, GEP, LinkSquares, or similar).
• Advanced understanding of contract structure and risk allocation.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Manage contract intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow with stakeholders.
• Develop and manage templates and ensure alignment with risk matrices and policies.
• Oversee execution workflows and maintain contract records in the CLM system.
• Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks in contracts and escalate deviations.
• Lead as CLM platform power user; maintain templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
• Track metrics like cycle time and renewal deadlines; drive efficiency improvements.
• Mentor junior contract staff and provide enterprise-wide training on processes and compliance.

Skills

Contract management

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

CLM systems

Training & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

JurIs Doctorate (JD)

Tools

Ironclad

GEP

LinkSquares

Job description

What does a Lead Contracts Administrator do at Swire Coca-Cola?

The Lead Contracts Administrator is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of commercial agreements across the enterprise. A successful Lead Contracts Administrator combines technical contract expertise, operational discipline, and cross-functional partnership to ensure contracts are drafted, negotiated, executed, and administered in alignment with enterprise risk standards, compliance obligations, and commercial objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Contract Lifecycle Management
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including strategic partnership agreements, customer agreements, supplier contracts, distribution agreements, NDAs, exclusivity agreements, and amendments.
  • Manage contract intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow coordination with business stakeholders.
  • Develop and manage templates and ensure alignment with risk matrices, delegation of authority, and enterprise policies.
  • Oversee execution workflows and maintain accurate contract records within the CLM system.
• Risk Management and Compliance
  • Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks within contractual arrangements.
  • Escalate material deviations in accordance with Legal Department guidelines.
  • Ensure alignment with corporate compliance frameworks, including the published policies, data privacy requirements, strategic partnership requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
  • Support internal audit requests and manage contract-related compliance inquiries.
• Process and Systems Leadership
  • Serve as functional lead and power user for the Contract Lifecyle Management (CLM) platform.
  • Maintain standard templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and fallback positions.
  • Track contract metrics including cycle time, deviation rates, renewal deadlines, and bottlenecks.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and risk controls.
• Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Act as liaison between Legal and other enterprise teams regarding contract strategy and execution.
  • Provide guidance on contract interpretation and post-execution obligations.
  • Deliver enterprise-wide training on contract processes, risk awareness, and compliance expectations.
  • Mentor junior contract administrators or support staff, as applicable.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree required
• PhD Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred preferred
• 12+ years Progressive experience in contract administration within a corporate legal department or commercial enterprise, including procurement. required
• Experience supporting high-volume commercial contracting operations. required
• Demonstrated expertise and ownership of an enterprise CLM, such as Ironclad, GEP, LinkSquares, or comparable platforms. required
• Advanced understanding of contract structure and commercial risk allocation.