Legal Operations Contracts Specialist

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Our team is looking for a candidate with a contracts background to join our OMERS Legal Operations team. Vice President, Legal managing the Legal Operations function at OMERS strongly believes in developing talent and is looking for a candidate that has a strong drive to learn and desire to help their colleagues succeed with their initiatives.

If you are looking for a dynamic role, this is the one for you!

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members.

Our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 3+ days per week.

Responsibilities :

• Contract review and negotiations
• Contract template creation
• Contract data validation
• Enterprise third-party risk management
• Work closely with business leads and the procurement team to ensure that contracts meet internal requirements
• Maintenance of the Contract Lifecyle Management Platform
• Partner with team members in contract management efficiency projects
• Support the annual records retention process for the Legal group
• Support various Legal Operations projects

To succeed in this role, you bring the following :

• Strong contract drafting and review experience (including technology - inc. software - and data protection agreements)
• Minimum 8 years of contracting experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with and coordinate with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to draw insights, and convey ideas clearly and concisely
• Self-starter who works both independently and with a team, while fostering a collegial and creative team culture

nice to have but not required) Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management platforms, iManage, and / or HighQ

As one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work - and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience.

This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose redacted committee and employee recognition programs.