Senior Contracts Manager

Summary

Join Visa, a global leader in payments technology, as a Senior Contracts Manager. Partner with various stakeholders to develop and manage complex commercial agreements and contracts. This role requires expertise in legal drafting and contract management, along with strong collaboration skills. You will advocate for the Sales organization while working closely with Finance, Legal, and Audit. The ideal candidate is self-directed, analytical, and experienced in the payments industry. This remote position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. You will be responsible for training internal stakeholders on contract processes and implementing improvements.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
• Required Education. Bachelors at minimum, J.D. from accredited law school highly preferred or equivalent experience. If not J.D., an Advanced Degree in specific applicable field preferred (e.g., MBA, Masters in Finance, Analytics, etc.)
• 6+ years extensive previous contract drafting experience required (preferably at a company of the same size) – candidate must come in as expert contract drafter
• Relevant and transferable experience at a Fortune 500 or large-scale corporation or law firm
• Strong understanding of payments industry and Visa Products and Services
• Prior experience managing staff in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment required
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively, as well as collaboratively with minimal supervision, and engage directly with senior executive management and leaders across various functions throughout Visa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Great interpersonal and negotiation skills, proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management
• Manages well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Superior analytical, pragmatic and problem solving, and writing skills and experience
• Skill, experience, and savviness to proactively identify, initiate, and drive strategic efficiency process improvements to completion, gaining consensus and influencing behavior cross-functionally
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Required)

Responsibilities

• Draft and drive to completion complex commercial agreements that achieve business objectives, and continue to support those business relationships once consummated
• Liaise with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Audit to ensure contracts are developed consistently and approved promptly
• Identify opportunities to improve process and add additional value to our stakeholders and partners
• Contract development, contract approval coordination, contract file and database management, recurring and ad hoc reporting, etc
• Participate in special assignments and provide ad hoc support and reporting as required

Preferred Qualifications

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• Background, knowledge, and experience with some or all of the following is preferred, the payment services industry and related credit and debit processing industries, banking and financial institutions laws and regulations, and/or antitrust and competition law, technology and digital payments, fintech
• Previous experience with Salesforce, Apttus or similar contract management software (preferred), and DocuSign or e-signature tools

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program
• Bonus and equity