Senior Contract Analyst at Harvey Nash in Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. Contract Analyst

Harvey Nash USA has been engaged to find a talented Sr. Contract Analyst to support a leading global payments technology client. This role is ideal for a contract management professional with experience managing the full contract lifecycle, stakeholder coordination, CLM systems, and process improvement. The successful candidate will partner closely with Account Executives and cross-functional teams to ensure contracts are accurate, compliant, efficiently executed, and properly maintained.

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Duration: 2 months with high possibility of extension

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Own assigned client contract requests and manage the end-to-end contracting process, from intake and stakeholder alignment through drafting, issuance, approval, and execution.

Partner with Account Executives and cross-functional teams including Product, Legal, Finance, and Audit to ensure contracts are accurate, compliant, and completed on time.

Manage post-execution activities, including contract record maintenance, system updates, documentation control, and reporting.

Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready contract files and documentation.

Accurately maintain contract data within the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system, ensuring timely updates and strong data integrity.

Provide high-quality contract data to support leadership reporting, forecasting, and operational planning.

Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize contracting processes to improve speed, accuracy, and scalability.

Support regional and global contracting initiatives, special projects, and best-practice sharing across markets.

Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across functions and levels of management.

Manage multiple contract requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

Must-Have Skills

3-4+ years of extensive contract management experience, preferably within a large, complex organization.

Strong experience managing the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, drafting, approvals, execution, and post-execution activities.

Hands-on experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools; Icertis experience is strongly preferred.

Experience with DocuSign or other electronic signature platforms.

Proven ability to independently manage priorities and proactively drive contracts through completion with minimal supervision.

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner effectively with Account Executives, Legal, Finance, Product, Audit, and senior leadership.

Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and tight deadlines.

Strong analytical, pragmatic, problem-solving, and writing skills.

Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements and influence cross-functional teams to adopt more efficient ways of working.

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Curiosity about the payments industry and willingness to develop knowledge of payments and related commercial processes.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience working within the payments, financial services, fintech, or technology industry.

Previous experience supporting a large, global, or highly matrixed organization.

Advanced experience with Icertis and DocuSign.

Experience developing contract reporting, dashboards, or operational metrics.

Experience driving regional or global process standardization and operational efficiency initiatives.

Experience working with senior executives and leaders across multiple business functions.

Familiarity with contract compliance, audit requirements, and commercial operations.

Strong change management and consensus-building skills.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Legal Studies, Operations, or a related field preferred.

A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $40.00 - $43.00 per hour on W2, depending on experience.

About Us

Harvey Nash is a national, full-service talent management firm specializing in technology and professional staffing. Our company was founded with a mission to serve as the talent partner of choice by connecting exceptional talent with leading organizations across a wide range of industries.