Contract Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Join Kistler – A Global Leader in Measurement Technology!

At Kistler , we’re revolutionizing industries with our cutting-edge dynamic measurement technology, helping customers optimize products and processes. From automobile development to smart factories, our Swiss-designed sensor solutions are driving the future of electrified drive technology, industrial automation, and emission reduction.

Contract Specialist, North America , supports both legal and non-financial compliance across the organization. This role is responsible for coordinating legal request from customer (contracts, NDA’s, etc) with main internal stakeholders: Sales, Quality, Engineering, Finance, HR, ICT (Cyber Security) and HS&E (Health, Safety and Environment).

Providing legal guidance, overseeing full contract lifecycle management (CLM) and ensuring compliance with legal, safety, and quality standards for North America. Act as a partner to sales, engineering and operation. Interface to external lawyers and consultants. Close cooperation with the Legal Corporate Group. Minimizing legal risks and ensuring compliance and integrity of employees.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal & Compliance – Full Ownership

• Serve as the primary legal and compliance contact for Kistler North America.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of legal documents including customer agreements, NDAs, legal entity addendums, compliance agreements, procurement/vendor and third-party contracts, partnership agreements, and policy documentation.
• Maintenance of the contract database and the Legal AI Contract Review System.
• Interpret legal and regulatory language to guide internal teams in mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with corporate governance and applicable laws.
• Own all aspects of contract lifecycle management (CLM): ensure contracts are accurately recorded, tracked, and maintained; obligations, renewals, close-outs, and risk milestone management.
• Maintain clause libraries, deviation logs, and escalate critical legal or compliance risks to internal stakeholders and corporate leadership.
• Conduct quarterly legal risk reviews; support non-financial audits, investigations, and internal issue resolution.
• Monitor regulatory and compliance trends across the region and provide advisory support to leadership.
• Represent North America in legal, compliance, and contract initiatives within Kistler Group.
• Cooperation with Global Legal and external lawyers / consultants.
• Maintain and renew business licenses, coordinate with relevant departments. 
• Support completion of government surveys for North America entities (New York, California, Michigan and Canada). 

Quality Management System (ISO) Support (Novi, MI) 

• Support for local quality meetings in alignment with ISO standards

Facility Safety Compliance Support (Novi, MI)

• Serve as the site safety compliance lead; aligning procedures with OSHA & MiOSHA requirements.
• Ownership of completing annual HSE surveys.
• Conduct quarterly facility walkthroughs and toolbox talks.
• Maintain OSHA/MiOSHA-aligned documentation and drive corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure contractor safety agreements and on-site visitor protocols are documented, communicated, and enforced.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or related field.
• Preferred Master’s Degree.
• Preferred DFARS and ITAR experience. 
• 3 + years’ progressive experience in contract drafting/negotiation and compliance.
• Legal background on the US and economics.
• Demonstrated success coordinating cross‑functional teams and influencing without authority.
• Proficiency with CLM or document‑management software.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to translate legal nuance into operational language.

Why Kistler?

At Kistler, we value your expertise and offer opportunities for professional growth in a global environment. Our competitive benefits package includes:

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage

401(k) plan with a 4% company match

Generous personal and vacation time

Join a team that’s shaping the future of measurement technology. We look forward to meeting you!

Kistler Instrument Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.