Contract Specialist

Contract Manager
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Contract Term: 12 months, renewable or convert to permanent
Work Location: Remote work in the west of Canada (BC OR AB)

Contract Management is part of our Legal and Commercial Services. Our professionals bring innovative ideas to commercial reality with a focus on maximizing value for all parties through a deep understanding of legal, business, and commercial risks. We work alongside sales and delivery teams throughout the entire contract lifecycle to provide high quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting, and ongoing management of client contracts. We apply commercial and contractual expertise to lead the delivery of legal & commercial outcomes for our priority engagements and portfolios, including: a) Sales growth: expanding the footprint of our agreements and supporting new business; b) Revenue protection: delivering on our contractual commitments; c) Margin improvement: effectively managing commercial levers, risks and issues; and d) Compliance with contract obligations and policy.

1. Bachelor's degree required
2. Strong experience in contract management
3. Member of International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and/ or professional certification considered a plus.
4. Some travel may be required.
5. Lead/support contract management teams across projects and accounts; work with account leadership, client commercial and business stakeholders to understand and support client needs and
priorities; account strategy, objectives, and opportunities.
6. Work with contract management staff across multiple projects and accounts providing input into performance management activities.
7. Support the identification, escalation and resolution of commercial and contract risks and issues working with CM and project leadership to ensure the best outcome for all parties.
8. Engage in pre-award sales activities, engage in discussions with delivery team regarding potential deal shaping and contractual outcomes with sales teams and business leadership, including contract drafting support.
9. The contract management function is client facing and has a key role in building trusted relationships with client counterparts.
10. Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the global organization.
11. Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to the client .
12. Leader as well as team player, collaborative, and persuasive; able to work well with executives and nonexecutives