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Contracts Specialist

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Lightcast

Job Description

As a Contracts Specialist, you play a key role in managing the contract lifecycle within our organization. Leveraging your strong technical skills and exceptional interpersonal abilities, you help drive our Sales processes forward. You’ll work closely with Sales and Customer Support teams to draft, review, and finalize customer contracts under the guidance of our in-house legal team. Using our CRM platform (Salesforce) and CLM platform (Spotdraft), you ensure contracts are processed efficiently and accurately.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts, including vendor agreements, customer contracts, service agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
  • Ensure contracts are compliant with company policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements.
  • Maintain contracts and contract data in our CLM platform.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Customer Support representatives to prepare and revise contracts to achieve successful outcomes in the sales process.
  • This role may require collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel, vendors, clients, and business units.
  • Identify and assess contractual risks and propose risk mitigation strategies to minimize potential liabilities.
  • Monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions throughout the contract lifecycle.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in business, law, or a related field. A paralegal certificate or legal studies is preferred.
  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in contract management, including contract drafting.
  • Experience using the Salesforce customer relationship management platform is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of contract law, legal principles, and familiarity with commercial contracts.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational abilities.
  • Proficiency in contract management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to communicate in a positive and responsive manner with internal customers.
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities. Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.

Advice from our career coach

As a Contracts Specialist at Lightcast, you will be responsible for managing the contract lifecycle, drafting, reviewing, and finalizing customer contracts, and ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements. To stand out as an applicant for this role, here are some key tips:

  • Highlight your experience in contract management and drafting, emphasizing any relevant certifications or legal studies background.
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in using contract management software and CRM platforms like Salesforce, as experience with these tools is preferred.
  • Showcase your strong understanding of contract law, legal principles, and commercial contracts to demonstrate your expertise in this area.
  • Emphasize your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as collaboration with internal and external stakeholders is a key aspect of this role.
  • Detail your attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and ability to monitor compliance with contract terms throughout the lifecycle.

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Nov 10, 2024

Full-time

  1. US United States

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