Strategic Contracts & Risk Manager

Socket.dev; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer Program

Job summary

Regions in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Legal Contract Administrator to support the review, drafting, and negotiation of contracts, while coordinating with attorneys and stakeholders to deliver compliant contracting outcomes.

The role emphasizes risk mitigation, contract lifecycle management, and the use of AI tools and e-signature systems, with responsibilities across intake, review, approval, execution, and records retention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and five (5) years of related experience
• Or High School Diploma or GED and nine (9) years of related experience
• Experience identifying contractual risk and applying established negotiation guidance and escalation standards
• Experience negotiating terms related to vendor contracts

Responsibilities

• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates vendor-related contracts using approved templates, playbooks, clause libraries, fallback positions, and escalation procedures
• Identifies deviations from approved contracting standards and escalates material issues to the appropriate attorney or control function
• Negotiates routine and previously approved contractual provisions within delegated authority
• Reviews contract documents for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and alignment among related agreements
• Manages assigned matters throughout the contracting process, including intake, internal review, negotiation, approval, execution, and record retention
• Coordinates input and approvals from relevant departments and control functions and serves as a liaison among Legal, internal stakeholders, and vendors to facilitate contract completion
• Supports the preparation of contract summaries, issue lists, negotiation trackers, and decision materials
• Maintains accurate data regarding contract status, cycle time, volume, agreement type, risk level, negotiation outcomes, and escalation activity
• Understands, maintains, and proactively communicates operational metrics, contracting trends, and broader business issues to leadership
• Supports effective use of contract lifecycle management technology, electronic signature tools, workflow systems, and approved artificial intelligence (AI) tools
• Maintains the confidentiality of attorney communications, legal advice, negotiation strategy, and other sensitive information
• Coordinates work of various departments, and acts as liaison between the Bank and vendors to complete contracts
• Reviews progress, evaluates results, performs data analysis, and escalates to management as necessary
• Readily identifies risks, gaps, and issues and recommends changes in procedures to leadership
• Leads changes associated with recommendations with minimal supervision
• Understands, maintains, and proactively discusses operational metrics and larger business issues with leadership
• Performs other responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Contract terms knowledge

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ariba

Archer

Onit

Contract lifecycle management

Electronic signatures

Job description

Regions in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Legal Contract Administrator to support the review, drafting, and negotiation of contracts, while coordinating with attorneys and stakeholders to deliver compliant contracting outcomes.

The role emphasizes risk mitigation, contract lifecycle management, and the use of AI tools and e-signature systems, with responsibilities across intake, review, approval, execution, and records retention.