Senior Contracts & Negotiation Strategist

Univedge Consulting LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee the sale and distribution of digital and print products. You will drive contract strategy, draft and negotiate agreements, and manage execution through renewal or termination.

You will partner with legal, compliance, sales, and product teams to mitigate risk, ensure regulatory alignment, and leverage AI tools to review and improve contract processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or law.
• 10 years of contract management experience with drafting and negotiating sales and licensing agreements, distribution agreements, rental agreements, confidentiality agreements, statements of work, integration agreements and IT security and data privacy agreements.
• Strong understanding of contract construction, licensing and intellectual property rights.
• Working knowledge of federal and state data privacy regulations.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel; able to use AI and generative AI tools for contract work.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships based on trust, openness and consensus building.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts for sale and distribution of McGraw Hill products.
• Lead contract strategy, negotiation, drafting, execution, amending, renewing through termination or expiration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to ensure alignment of contracts with McGraw Hill mission, business and financial objectives and provide guidance on risk mitigation and regulatory compliance.
• Provide guidance with respect to contractual risk mitigation, and compliance with company policies and legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Writing

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

AI tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/law

Juris Doctor

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

AI tools

Job description

McGraw Hill is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee the sale and distribution of digital and print products. You will drive contract strategy, draft and negotiate agreements, and manage execution through renewal or termination.

You will partner with legal, compliance, sales, and product teams to mitigate risk, ensure regulatory alignment, and leverage AI tools to review and improve contract processes.