Senior Contract Specialist

NTT DATA Business Solutions; United States; Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 127,499; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

401k plan

Job summary

NTT DATA Business Solutions is seeking a Senior Contracts Specialist responsible for contract creation and support for various business agreements. This role involves collaboration with multiple departments and requires qualifications such as a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in transactional legal environments. The position offers a competitive compensation range of $92,000 to $127,499 and numerous benefits, including flexible paid time off and remote work opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of services-based transactional legal department experience.
• Comfortable interacting with executive leadership and presenting information.
• Highly motivated with proven organizational and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Create contract drafts and manage execution process.
• Draft, review, and modify software licensing and maintenance contracts.
• Guide finance teams on contracting issues.

Skills

Transactional legal department experience

Excellent writing and verbal communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Organizational and time management skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD or paralegal certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Senior Contracts Specialist is responsible for providing general contract creation, revision, and support for the effective execution of services nondisclosure agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, software licenses, maintenance and cloud subscription business. This role requires close collaboration with sales, presales, finance, maintenance operations, executive management, and legal and compliance. The primary responsibility is to support the company in preparation and completion of SAP and related software service implementation and support transactions. The Contracts Specialist will report to the NTT DATA Business Solutions Inc.’s (NDBS) Senior Corporate Counsel or Associate General Counsel.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create contract drafts from request forms including pricing, support terms and any additional special terms and drive internal/external review workflow and execution process via contract life cycle management tool, SharePoint, Docusign, and other software tools.
• Draft, review, and modify resale and direct transactions for software licensing, cloud subscriptions, maintenance support contracts, conversions, terminations, assignments, amendments and exchanges through working with sales, finance, delivery, legal, and compliance.
• Provide guidance to NDBS business and finance teams on contracting issues for non-standard or special terms and circumstances.
• Work with various LOB leaders on the development and implementation of a contract lifecycle management software platform. Role will require a steep learning curve on the functionality of this tool.
• Work with NDBS maintenance support team to address client maintenance transfers, SAP certifications and other issues that may arise.
• Review and update contract templates periodically to address changes in the business, new business offerings and legal/regulatory requirements affecting the business on an ongoing basis.
• Review, modify and negotiate non-disclosure agreements, and referral and business development agreements and services agreements, including client contracts.
• Actively seek opportunities to improve contract templates, processes and tools for improved quality, speed, and accuracy; collaborate with colleagues to implement changes.

Position Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; JD or paralegal certification preferred
• 5 or more years of services-based transactional legal department experience
• Comfortable interacting with executive leadership and presenting information at the highest levels of the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated with proven organizational, time management, planning and prioritizing skills within the high demands of a fast-paced environment
• Advanced analytical skills with ability to independently spot issues and problem solve
• Ability to collaborate and interact with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to adhere and uphold company policies and ethics especially during contract negotiations and drafting.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime during quarter end close.

Preferred

• AI agents/use cases

We take great pride in our firm's high-growth trajectory and are always on the lookout for top talent to join our team. Our compensation package includes competitive salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, Flexible Paid Time Off, 10 paid holidays, a 401k plan, and remote work opportunities, among many other fantastic benefits.

The annual base compensation range for this role will be $92,000 - $127,499. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by a number of factors including but not limited to organizational needs and the qualified candidate’s skill set, certifications, and experience.