Contracts Specialist

Contracts Specialist

Immediate need for a Contracts Specialist with experience in the Banking & Financial Industry. This is a 6+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential located in Plano, TX. Please review the job description below:

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain relationships with key supplier representatives and internal customers and stakeholders
• Develop/Administer Master Agreements, Addendums, Statements of Work, Amendments, Product Schedules, Renewals and Extensions and Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Perform data analysis and research of purchase orders, contract documents, procurement summary memorandums and reports
• Contract/policy and procedure compliance
• Support VMO contracting team with other contracting activities as required

Must Haves:

• Experienced contracts professional with 3-5 years of experience in IT contract development, negotiations, and contract management.
• Drafting and negotiating Statements of Work with a high focus on:
• Software license agreements (including software as a service, maintenance, hosting, SLAs, etc.)
• IT and Business Process outsourcing agreements (managed services, help desk, data center agreements, service management)
• Hardware (who the major suppliers are, how they price their products/services, how you source/negotiate, etc.)
• Proven ability to negotiate fixed bid contracts with clear and actionable SLA's and deliverables
• Proven ability to interpret complex policy, legal, contractual or regulatory procurement requirements and develop/manage effective contracts
• Demonstrated analytical and negotiation skills
• A strong working knowledge of contracts
• Ability to effectively work in a matrix team environment with minimal oversight and maximum flexibility
• Possess strong project management skills
• Possess strong interpersonal and presentation skills, superior relationship management
• The ability to multitask, and have a good sense of prioritization and familiarization with corporate budget process
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred/Nice-to-haves:

• Financial Services industry experience
• Experience in sourcing/procurement, including gathering bids and coordinating competitive process
• Familiarity with MyService/SNOW a benefit
• Proficiency is Sharepoint
• eMarketplace knowledge

Our client is a leading Banking & Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Qualified candidates should apply online for immediate consideration.