BerlinRosen is hiring a
Associate Director of Contracts

Summary

Join Orchestra's Operations team as an Associate Director of Contracts to manage contract lifecycle management, negotiate contracts, and provide internal guidance on contract processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of prior work experience in contract preparation, negotiation and management, preferably at a public relations, advertising agency or other client services company
• Proven ability to lead a team of contract professionals
• Experience applying organizational standards when developing requests for proposals, negotiating terms and drafting contracts
• Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw-relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions
• Strong verbal and written skills with the capability to convey and simplify complex information
• Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking and judgment abilities
• Capability to multitask in a high volume environment, prioritize and manage time and deadlines efficiently
• Accurate and precise attention to detail
• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating NDAs, MSAs (and similar professional services agreements) and Statements of Work/Work Orders, and familiarity with Retainer and Project based contracts
• Knowledge of contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and contract signature tools (DocuSign)
• Ability to identify term and legal issues for counsel escalation and liaise with counsel to create contract templates, fallback terms, and support contract dispute resolutions proceedings

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day responsibilities of contract lifecycle management, including development, research, analyzing risk, negotiation, authoring, processing, routing, tracking, auditing and modifying existing contracts across our portfolio of 8+ companies
• Respond to bids, proposals and contract negotiations
• Analyze all contracts requirements and provisions, including terms and conditions, to ensure compliance with laws, regulations and company policies and procedures
• Provide internal guidance and staff training around contract processes
• Work alongside the finance department to ensure correct billing of contractual revenues
• Develop, maintain and improve standards for contract process, including presentation of budgets, payment terms, general language and provisions
• Engage relevant stakeholders in negotiation decisions involving legal or regulatory requirements and contract standards
• Maintain deadlines on deliverables and follow up with internal and external stakeholders as needed (e.g. prepare status reports on pending contracts, coordinate contract revisions and signatures with third parties)
• Provide administrative support for client audits, oversee required reporting with the U.S. government agencies, general internal compliance and special projects
• Research and stay up-to-date on industry best practices for contract management and support implementation of operational process improvement sorting with U.S. government agencies, general internal compliance and special projects
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of contract management activities
• Project manage contracts process integrations related to corporate expansion
• Troubleshoot process or contract systems issues, generate Standard Operating Procedures and knowledge sharing documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or paralegal certification preferred but not required
• Experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating SaaS contracts, Influencer and Talent Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, event and vendor contracts
• General knowledge of federal, state and local laws, plus regulations and codes
• Relevant experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace and the ability to quickly adapt to new systems or technologies

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 20 vacation days, 10 wellness days, 1 day for your birthday, collective PTO between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus 11 holidays
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes
• Employer-funded life insurance
• Discounted annual bikeshare membership
• Corporate discounts through Tickets at Work