Legal Operations and Contract Manager

Summary

Join Seamless.AI as a Legal Operations and Contract Manager and work closely with various teams, ensuring smooth legal processes and proficient contract management. You will oversee the contract lifecycle, maintain meticulous records, and collaborate with legal counsel. Lead coordination efforts between departments to fulfill legal obligations and implement legal operational policies. Assess potential legal risks, negotiate terms with vendors, and monitor their performance. Collaborate with stakeholders to collect information for evaluating contracts and propose modifications. Implement best practices to streamline contract management and develop performance metrics. Work closely with department heads to align contract terms with business objectives and provide guidance on contractual rights and obligations. This role is pivotal in supporting the diverse functions driving our business forward.

Requirements

• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and legal tech tool proficiency to drive adoption to enhance efficiency
• Ability to standardize contract templates
• Skills in risk assessment and management protocols for contracts
• Contract negotiation skills
• Experience in vendor performance monitoring
• Expertise in maintaining and organizing legal documentation
• Ability to develop and interpret performance metrics for legal processes
• 2+ years with CLM systems
• 3+ years in a legal operations role

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract lifecycle, ensuring timely renewals or terminations
• Maintain meticulous records of all agreements and collaborate with legal counsel to standardize contract templates
• Lead coordination efforts between departments to fulfill legal obligations and implement legal operational policies
• Support legal operations initiatives and manage Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems
• Organize legal compliance training for various teams and assist with the adoption of legal tech tools to enhance department efficiency
• Assess potential legal risks in contractual agreements and develop appropriate risk management protocols and guidelines
• Analyze contract clauses carefully to identify risks and recommend necessary modifications to mitigate those risks
• Negotiate terms with vendors and monitor their performance to ensure compliance with contracts
• Build and maintain robust relationships with key contacts, and resolve contract issues promptly
• Regularly review contracts for potential optimization and renewals
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to collect all necessary information for evaluating contracts
• Propose modifications to improve alignment with company interests and collaborate with legal counsel for precise contract language and understanding of implications
• Ensure contract reviews are completed swiftly to adhere to business timelines
• Implement best practices to streamline contract management, and work with Ops and tech teams to automate routine business tasks
• Monitor and adjust new processes to ensure efficacy and adoption
• Develop and report on metrics to assess the performance of these processes to management
• Work closely with department heads to align contract terms with business objectives and provide guidance on contractual rights and obligations
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed of contract duties in a timely manner
• Regularly review and update standard contract language and templates

Preferred Qualifications

Certification in contract management such as CPCM or CCM