Senior IT Software Contract Negotiator – 1-Year Contract

Lancesoft; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancesoft is seeking an experienced Contract Specialist III to support IT software contracting and procurement activities in Houston. This hands-on role requires leading complex software agreements through the full lifecycle, including review, redlining, and negotiation.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with SaaS, cloud, licensing, and related technology agreements, plus strong stakeholder-management and negotiation skills to drive favorable terms and reduce total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years negotiating and redlining IT software contracts, including Master Agreements, SOWs, NDAs, POCs, and similar technology agreements.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT software agreements through the full contract lifecycle, including requirements gathering, contract review, redlining, negotiation, execution, renewals, and post-execution activities.
• Review and negotiate a variety of technology agreements, including: Master Agreements Software and cloud agreements Statements of Work (SOWs) Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) Proof of Concept (POC) agreements Renewals and licensing agreements
• Perform contract due diligence, issue spotting, confidentiality reviews, and license validation.
• Partner with Legal, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Finance, IT, and Software Asset Management stakeholders to address business requirements, licensing considerations, compliance requirements, usage needs, and commercial terms.
• Lead and manage RFP and RFI activities.
• Independently manage assigned software contracts while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.
• Identify and mitigate procurement and contractual risks while seeking opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership and maintain business value.
• Support invoice and contract-related issue resolution.
• Maintain accurate contract documentation in accordance with applicable document retention requirements.
• Collaborate with Legal and other stakeholders to ensure contractual and compliance requirements are addressed.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Redlining

IT software contracting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Icertis

Job description

Lancesoft is seeking an experienced Contract Specialist III to support IT software contracting and procurement activities in Houston. This hands-on role requires leading complex software agreements through the full lifecycle, including review, redlining, and negotiation.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with SaaS, cloud, licensing, and related technology agreements, plus strong stakeholder-management and negotiation skills to drive favorable terms and reduce total cost of ownership.