Senior CLM Manager: Contract Lifecycle Lead

Optimum Communications Inc.

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 103,000 - 169,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. is seeking a Manager of Contract Lifecycle Management to own the CLM platform (Ironclad preferred) and drive contract governance across Procurement, Legal, Finance, and IT. You will migrate legacy contracts, manage metadata, and support audits and due diligence.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in contract administration or legal operations, experience with Ironclad or similar CLM platforms, and strong organizational and analytical skills to improve contract processes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, procurement contracts, or as a corporate paralegal.
Experience reviewing and interpreting commercial contracts.
Experience administering a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform (Ironclad preferred; similar platforms such as Icertis, Agiloft, Conga, or DocuSign CLM also considered).
Experience maintaining contract repositories and metadata.
Experience supporting contract migrations, due diligence requests, and audits.
Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as the administrator for the Ironclad CLM platform.
Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle from intake through execution, repository management, renewals, and archival.
Lead migration of contracts from the legacy repository into Ironclad, validating contract metadata and document quality.
Review vendor agreements and capture key contract terms, including parties, term, renewal, notice, pricing, assignment, insurance, and termination provisions.
Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, metadata, workflows, user permissions, and governance standards.
Monitor contract expirations, renewal dates, and contractual obligations.
Respond to internal and external due diligence requests by locating, reviewing, and providing contract documentation.
Support internal and external audits by maintaining complete and accurate contract records and preparing requested documentation.
Develop contract reports, dashboards, and metrics to improve visibility into contract status, renewals, and compliance.
Partner with Procurement team, Legal, Finance, and IT to identify and implement process improvements and CLM enhancements.
Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), system updates, and end-user training.