Contracts Manager
We are seeking a proactive, entrepreneurial, and collaborative Contracts Manager to join our Legal team. This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment, offering the opportunity to manage the full lifecycle of contracts with customers, vendors and business partners across diverse business units. The right candidate will thrive on organizing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements while driving efficiency through improved workflows, templates, and technology.
Job Description
- Manage end-to-end contractual workflows.
- Review, analyze, and negotiate contracts under attorney supervision.
- Draft and redline agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, amendments, change orders, terminations, and assignments.
- Identify potential risks, inconsistencies, or gaps in contract language and propose practical business solutions.
- Monitors contract performance by determining compliance to contract requirements and determining the need for amendments or extensions to the contract. Determines when customer directed changes are out-of-scope.
- Conduct legal research to support contract interpretation and decision-making.
- Prepare contract summaries and executive summaries for attorneys and stakeholders.
- Facilitate contract execution using DocuSign or similar solutions.
- Manage, organize, and optimize templates, playbooks, and processes to enhance efficiency.
- Oversee the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system and contracts repository, ensuring accurate records of executed agreements.
- Drive implementation of new workflows and CLM functionality in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain contracts tracker to ensure timely review and completion.
- Build positive, productive relationships with internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Provide high-quality, consistent, and efficient service to both internal and external constituents.
- Supports Commercial team with complex proposal packages for major customers in response to customer or contract requirements.
- Assist the Legal team with a variety of tasks, projects, and administrative duties as needed.
Required experience:
- Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience as a Contracts Manager or Paralegal, with in-house experience strongly preferred.
- Extensive experience reviewing and negotiating enterprise contracts, including technology and software agreements.
- Proven ability to manage CLM systems and drive technology implementation.
- Experience within the financial services industry is a strong plus.
- Technical skills
- Excellent writing and verbal skills indicative of an ability to interface effectively with attorneys, as well as internal and external customers, as well as the ability to handle a high volume of competing demands, are essential.
- Demonstrable skill in negotiating and understanding contract provisions and risk allocation.
- Ability to appreciate the risks in an agreement but also to balance the risks with the overall business plan when appropriate.
- Ability to multi-task and work effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Strong PC skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Requires professional fluency in English and Spanish for contract negotiation and stakeholder communication
Personal skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective Communication
- Strong attention to detail, as well as organizational and multitasking skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Investigative mind and strong research skills.
- Job Families for Job Profiles
- LGC - Contracts Administration
- Worker Sub-Type
- Regular
- Time Type
- Full time
Primary Location
Miami, FL
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
8 Hour (United States of America)