VP, Senior Commercial Counsel: Vendor Contracting Leader

Ares Management; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation, based in Los Angeles, seeks a Senior Commercial Counsel to lead its vendor contracting function. You will oversee review, drafting and negotiation of a broad range of vendor and commercial agreements, and mentor a team of contract professionals.

You will design a future-proof operating model, evaluate legal tech solutions, and partner with Procurement, Technology, Privacy and Finance to scale the contracting program while protecting the firm's commercial objectives.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar admission.
• Extensive experience leading a large vendor contracting function.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and risk assessment skills.
• Experience implementing technology-enabled contracting processes.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate vendor and other commercial agreements, including master services agreements, NDAs, SOWs and software licenses.
• Lead and supervise the contract review team to deliver timely, high-quality contracts.
• Develop and implement a scalable operating model for vendor contracting and manage workflow design and templates.
• Partner with Procurement, Technology, Privacy, Finance and other stakeholders on contracting matters.
• Evaluate and implement CLM and other legal tech to improve efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Vendor contracts

Team leadership

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Legal technology

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

CLM systems

Contract drafting tools

Job description

Ares Management Corporation, based in Los Angeles, seeks a Senior Commercial Counsel to lead its vendor contracting function. You will oversee review, drafting and negotiation of a broad range of vendor and commercial agreements, and mentor a team of contract professionals.

You will design a future-proof operating model, evaluate legal tech solutions, and partner with Procurement, Technology, Privacy and Finance to scale the contracting program while protecting the firm's commercial objectives.