Experian is hiring a
Junior Transactional Attorney, United States

Summary

The job is for a Junior Transactional Attorney/ Contracts Specialist in Experian's Procurement department, located in Allen, TX. The role involves managing supplier contracts, identifying contract risks, drafting and redlining contracts, project management, and working with various departments. The candidate should have 2+ years of transactional vendor contracting experience.

Requirements

• Must be located in Dallas/Allen TX, driving distance from the Allen office
• Business related Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years of transactional vendor contracting experience in redlining and drafting, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Support the buying strategy for one or more spend categories: marketing, data acquisition, professional services, and IT
• Be onsite at the Allen, TX office 2+ days per week
• Identify the engagement risk of each contract
• Review existing contract documents to determine fit for purpose
• Identification and generation of all required contracting documents
• Redline, edit, draft contractual and other documents to meet Experian's commercial contracting standards and supporting supplier negotiation
• Be the project manager for coordination with the buyer, multiple team members, and subject matter experts in the legal, compliance, product, third-party risk, and finance departments, and bring transactions to successful completion within the required time frame
• Enforce and document approval for non-standard terms and pricing
• Advise management on contractual terms and risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with general commercial contract law
• Project management skills
• Experience with Ariba Contracts, an advantage but not necessary

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays