Senior Contract Negotiator

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Senior Contract Negotiator to join a fast-paced, globally connected team.

You will structure and refine deal-making processes across the DACH region, collaborating with business, IT security, compliance, finance, and HR to ensure precise contractual outcomes. You will review and negotiate a range of agreements, from IT software services to NDAs and DPAs, while providing independent support for key accounts as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as senior contract negotiator or as a practicing lawyer with top-tier or equivalent in-house experience at IT services provider.
• Experience negotiating software development services agreements and statements of work.
• Excellent English; German language skills are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to commercial deal-making across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and handle general commercial matters within the region.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and revise contracts (IT software services agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work, NDAs, DPAs, subcontractor/alliance agreements).
• Provide independent legal support for specific accounts as needed.
• Develop contract templates and standard terms; improve contract management processes.
• Train internal teams on policy and procedure application; craft new policies.
• Maintain strong collaboration with SMEs across Business, IT Security, Compliance, Finance, and HR.

Skills

Commercial experience

Drafting & writing

Communication

Independent work

Job description

We are currently in search of a Senior Contract Negotiator to become part of our team. This role provides the opportunity to engage with impactful commercial deals inside a rapid, internationally-connected business environment. You'll introduce structure and precision into layered deal-making activities while partnering with stakeholders drawn from across different functional areas. If you find value in pairing legal exactness with commercially sound thinking, this position offers a strong avenue to build on your professional expertise

Responsibilities

• Function as an essential contributor to commercial deal-making throughout the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland), while also resolving general commercial matters of differing levels of complexity arising in this region.
• Work hand-in-hand with the DACH legal team's attorneys to support reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and revising a varied collection of contracts, including IT software services agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work, NDAs, DPAs, subcontractor and alliance agreements, and other inbound commercial contracts, taking on independent legal support for specific accounts as the need arises.
• Lead on specific specialist assignments or special initiatives as directed, covering tasks like developing contract templates and standard terms, improving contract management processes, training internal teams to ensure consistent policy and procedure application, and helping craft new policies.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with subject matter experts across Business, IT Security, Compliance, Finance, and HR.
• Operate as the bridge between internal business clients and other members of the global Legal team to support timely and efficient deal closure.
• Coordinate with both internal and external subject matter experts, including outside counsel, whenever additional expertise is required.

Requirements

• Solid commercial experience paired with sound and practical judgment, strong drafting and writing skills, effective communication abilities, and the capability to manage competing demands under pressure while working independently with speed and a dependable work ethic.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience functioning as a senior contract negotiator, or as a practicing lawyer with a background at a top-tier law firm or equivalent in-house experience at a recognized IT services provider.
• Demonstrated track record negotiating software development services agreements and statements of work.
• Excellent English proficiency, with German skills considered a significant bonus.