North America Contracts & Compliance Leader

Kistler Group; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and TI/

401(k) with 4% company match

Generous vacation time

Job summary

The Kistler Instrument Corporation in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Contract Specialist for North America to manage contract lifecycle from drafting to negotiation and compliance across Sales, Quality, Engineering, Finance, HR, ICT, and HS&E.

You will support legal and non-financial compliance, maintain contract databases and CLM systems, interpret regulatory language, and work with internal teams and external counsel to minimize risk and uphold governance across NA operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• DFARS and ITAR experience preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in contract drafting/negotiation and compliance.
• Legal background on the US and economics.
• Demonstrated success coordinating cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.
• Proficiency with CLM or document-management software.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to translate legal nuance into operational language.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal and compliance contact for Kistler North America.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage customer agreements, NDAs, legal entity addendums, compliance agreements, procurement/vendor and third‑party contracts, partnership agreements, and policy documentation.
• Maintenance of the contract database and the Legal AI Contract Review System.
• Interpret legal and regulatory language to guide internal teams in mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with corporate governance and applicable laws.
• Own all aspects of contract lifecycle management (CLM): ensure contracts are accurately recorded, tracked, and maintained; obligations, renewals, close‑outs, and risk milestone management.
• Maintain clause libraries, deviation logs, and escalate critical legal or compliance risks to internal stakeholders and corporate leadership.
• Conduct quarterly legal risk reviews; support non‑financial audits, investigations, and internal issue resolution.
• Monitor regulatory and compliance trends across the region and provide advisory support to leadership.
• Represent North America in legal, compliance, and contract initiatives within Kistler Group.
• Cooperation with Global Legal and external lawyers / consultants.
• Maintain and renew business licenses, coordinate with relevant departments.
• Supports the completion of government reports and registrations for North American corporate entities (New York, California, Michigan and Canada).
• Supporting special projects (BABA).

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Document management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CLM software

Document management systems

Job description

The Kistler Instrument Corporation in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Contract Specialist for North America to manage contract lifecycle from drafting to negotiation and compliance across Sales, Quality, Engineering, Finance, HR, ICT, and HS&E.

You will support legal and non-financial compliance, maintain contract databases and CLM systems, interpret regulatory language, and work with internal teams and external counsel to minimize risk and uphold governance across NA operations.