Contract Specialist

Summary

Join E2open as a Contracts Specialist and contribute to the company's success by providing quick and effective solutions to contractual questions. You will draft, negotiate, and manage various agreements, primarily focusing on SaaS agreements. This role involves continuous development of contract functions and processes, collaborating with internal stakeholders across different departments. The position requires strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, along with experience in technology-related agreements and SaaS contracts. The role is remote for most states, excluding NY, CO, CA, WA, and Canada. The successful candidate will assist in the continuous development of the contracts function and its processes.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to interface with all levels
• Ability to handle and resolve conflicts in a professional and tactful manner
• Strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively work in a team environment and under general supervision
• Strong understanding of contract provisions and risks and the legal areas and laws that impact them
• Successfully accomplish work with a high degree of independence balance competing priorities with short lead times
• Effectively analyze significant, and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and corporate policies and communicates results
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Word and Excel, is required
• 2-7 years of experience in the creation, negotiation, preparation, administration and monitoring technology-related agreements
• 3+ years of experience with SaaS and/or enterprise software agreements is required
• Intellectual curiosity about E2open customers, products/technology, and contract provisions
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent is a plus

Responsibilities

• Write, review, draft, and negotiate SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, partner agreements, contract addenda
• Identify terms that vary from corporate standards to ensure accuracy and compliance, recommend appropriate modifications, engage and collaborate with internal stakeholders in the sales, professional services, legal, and other internal organizations as may be required
• Provide effective guidance of contract issues to management
• Assist with establishment of initiatives for contracts function, including contracting tools and processes, legal language library, reference materials, and playbooks
• Provide guidance on contracting practices and procedures to employees and managers
• Advise sales management of contractual rights and obligations and provide clarification of contract terms and conditions
• Act as a liaison between internal and external customers to efficiently drive the contract review and approval process to conclusion
• Develop processes and analytics to track instances of non-compliance and develop a plan to minimize future incidents
• Assist in review and response to RFPs and RFQs, offering appropriate alternatives to contract terms and conditions
• Prepare and administer routine and/or specialized correspondence
• Assist in other contracts management duties that may arise from time to time

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SalesForce.com is preferred
• Experience with DocuSign is preferred