Contracts Manager

Consultant - Legal & Compliance

Location: Arlington, US

Grow With Us: Starting pay of $125,000 (with potential to earn $145,000 in the future). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, and qualifications.

3500 S Clark Street, 22202 Arlington

Full-Time

Experienced

The Contracts Consultant serves as a strategic subject matter expert responsible for the end-to-end drafting, reviewing and negotiating of high-impact commercial contracts across the organization. The role leads complex deal negotiation, drives operational alignment and safeguards organizational interests through rigorous risk mitigation and strategic negotiation. Operating at the intersection of legal protection and business strategy, this role is responsible for partnering closely with stakeholders both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracting & Strategic Negotiations:

• Lead end-to-end negotiations across the contract lifecycle (new agreements, amendments, addenda, and terminations) to achieve favorable commercial and legal outcomes.
• Draft, review and evaluate departmental contract requests, ensuring strict alignment with corporate standards, applicable laws, and organizational risk tolerance.
• Analyze complex technical terms and third-party redlines to construct creative, business-aligned negotiation strategies and fallback provisions.
• Manage and maintain the organization's central contract repository.
• Assist in the drafting, development and continuous improvement of Lidl US contract templates, contract workflows and processes to accelerate contracting cycle times.
• Apply strong business acumen and diplomatic tactics to align stakeholders with required legal terms and build consensus during complex negotiations.
• Provide practical guidance regarding contract interpretation, liability, data privacy, and financial risk exposure, indemnification and limitation of liability provisions in proposed contracts, advising operational teams on risk trade-offs of each.
• Oversee cross-divisional conception, coordination, and implementation of central contract management, developing contract standards and templates based on international guidelines.
• Consistently meet strict internal and external deadlines while managing multiple high-priority deliverables.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (In lieu of degree, 5+ years of equivalent professional experience in a related field).
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) preferred.
• In lieu of degree, 5+ years of equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 35 years of professional experience in contract negotiations, corporate paralegal roles, or corporate legal consultancy.
• Extensive experience with commercial contracts including vendor/supplier agreements, MSAs and PSAs, and agreements related to IT, Marketing, Real Estate, Construction, Procurement and Logistics/Supply Chain.
• Strong negotiation presence and diplomatic skills.

Physical Requirements

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time at a desk or computer terminal.
• May use keyboards, telephone, and standard office equipment in the course of a normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in the completion of job duties.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.

Competencies

• Personal Competencies: Change Management (Continuously builds expertise and deepens understanding of departmental concepts), Delivering Performance (Evaluates planned changes, welcomes performance feedback, takes initiative, and maintains a strong commitment to quality and sustainable workload performance).
• Business Competencies: Results Orientation (Consistently works towards achieving task goals by prioritizing based on importance and urgency), Understanding Context (Understands the interrelationships between processes across departments, identifies strategic connections, and ensures the efficient use of time and financial resources).
• Social Competencies: Communication (Communicates content clearly and proactively updates stakeholders), Cooperation (Actively builds long-term cross-departmental relationships, acts respectfully in collaboration, and approaches potential conflicts or differing opinions early in a solution-oriented manner).

Our Values

Ability to demonstrate, understand, and continuously apply our workplace values:

• Performance: We thrive together to passionately pursue ambitious goals, constantly develop ourselves, and turn complex organizational challenges into opportunities.
• Respect: We put people at the center of what we do by treating each other fairly, ensuring equal opportunities, and valuing diversity as a key cultural strength.
• Trust: We believe in each other, communicate openly and honestly, remain completely reliable, and treat mistakes as valuable learning opportunities.
• Grounded: We dream big while staying down to earth, remaining approachable, choosing simplicity over complexity, and focusing firmly on meaningful results.
• Belonging: We are stronger together than we are alone, standing up for one another, leveraging our collective strengths, and focusing on sustainable, long-term relationships.

Scope

• Number of team members directly supervised: None
• Number of team members indirectly supervised: None
• Annual budget/expenditures: Maintains strict responsibility for the efficient use of time and financial resources allocated to their specific topics or assignments.

What You'll Receive

At Lidl, we know that in order for our people to do their best, they must be at their best. That's why as a company, we offer one of the most generous benefits packages in the industry.

All our Lidl employees are eligible to receive the following benefits:

• Starting pay of $XX.XX per hour (with potential to earn $XX.XX per hour in the future)
• 10% employee-only discount on purchases made at Lidl stores
• Medical & Prescription | Dental | Vision coverage
• Paid Holiday & Paid Time Off (PTO) to use for sickness or vacation
• Dedicated training plans to ensure you are set up for success
• 401K Plan (+ 5% company match)
• Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance
• Total Well-Being Program
• DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

Lidl US views our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through a lens of actions that are Good for the Environment, Good for People, and Good for You.