Practice: Legal

 

Position Title:  Contract Specialist

 

Position Location:  Remote

 

Reports to: Director or Manager

 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Contract Specialist to support our legal team with information technology contract review and negotiation. This role is responsible for reviewing and negotiating a variety of IT professional services agreements, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Master Subcontractor Agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), as well as assisting with completion of information security due diligence requests. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in contract review and negotiation, possess strong analytical skills, and be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate master agreements and transactional contracts involving equipment sales and IT professional services, software licenses, and subscription-based offerings. Contracts may include reseller agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, proposals, nondisclosure agreements, referral agreements, government contracts, and other contracts supporting the legal team as needed.
• Ensure contractual terms and conditions are consistent with established company policy and risk profile. Ensure compliance obligations are managed across the contract chain, documented, and communicated to appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide legal/risk summaries, draft corporate policies and governance documents, and participate in other projects as directed.
• Prepare responses to information security due diligence requests.
• Maintain organized records of contract versions, approvals, and correspondence.
• Assist the legal team with tasks supporting mergers and acquisitions activity.
• Perform legal review and risk assessments of competitive solicitations.
• The candidate must show flexibility and resilience, including ability to adapt to changing/uncertain business surroundings, and ability to manage workload in a remote environment while coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• Handle general corporate legal duties as assigned and the ability to prioritize and work under tight deadlines.
• Additional duties as assigned.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of contracting and negotiation concepts, practices, procedures and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing with Pellera personnel as well as third parties and to effectively coordinate with the sales team.
• Must be well organized, self-motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• A positive and professional acumen is also of critical importance.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and negotiation skills.
• Effectively identify, manage, and complete projects.

 

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing and negotiating information technology contracts.
• Experience in information technology or government contracting and competitive procurements is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with data privacy, intellectual property, and indemnification clauses.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, or a related field (JD not required).

 

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements:

This is a work-from-home position anywhere in the US supporting CT & ET times zones.

 

• Physical environmental factors of this position include those found in typical business office environment or home office environment.
• Requires use of general office equipment and personal computer equipment.
• Ability to travel. Various means of travel may be required, including auto and air travel. This position requires travel: Rarely
• May be required to work irregular schedules including but not limited to as applicable: Nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and/or overtime.