Senior Contracts & Commercial Risk Leader

Walker Information, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Walker Information, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks a Director of Contracts & Commercial Risk to own contract lifecycle and negotiate terms with client GC teams. This role sits across sales and delivery to protect Walker while enabling deals.

The position requires 8+ years negotiating MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and DPAs, with strong data privacy and security knowledge and cross-functional collaboration across IT, Sales, and Legal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Law, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years negotiating professional services and technology contracts.
• Experience negotiating MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and DPAs.
• Familiarity with SOC 2, data privacy, and security compliance.
• Experience in the technology services industry.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage outside counsel on complex or non-standard matters, controlling spend and risk.
• Review, redline, and negotiate client and vendor contracts including NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, SOWs.
• Serve as the primary contact for contract review, partnering with sales and delivery.
• Maintain standard contract templates and ensure consistent language.
• Own post-signature obligation tracking for data handling, security, and confidentiality.
• Partner with security and compliance on data privacy and security.

Skills

Contract negotiation

MSA/SOW/NDAs

Data privacy & security

Attention to detail

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Law, Finance, or related field

Job description

Walker Information, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks a Director of Contracts & Commercial Risk to own contract lifecycle and negotiate terms with client GC teams. This role sits across sales and delivery to protect Walker while enabling deals.

The position requires 8+ years negotiating MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and DPAs, with strong data privacy and security knowledge and cross-functional collaboration across IT, Sales, and Legal.