Contract Specialist III

Job#: 3044309 Contract Specialist III Location: Houston, Texas (Hybrid) Schedule: 9/80 Schedule | Remote Mondays & Fridays | Every Other Friday Off Onsite Requirement: Tuesday-Thursday (3 Days Per Week) The Contract Specialist III is responsible for negotiating and managing contracts that support a variety of business and technology-related projects. This role involves partnering with internal stakeholders, vendors, and legal partners to ensure contracts align with business objectives while managing commercial risk. The ideal candidate will have experience with contract redlining, negotiations, and independently driving agreements through to execution. Key Responsibilities Review, redline, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions for a variety of IT-related agreements, including Professional Services, Statements of Work (SOWs), software licenses, SaaS, data licensing, hardware, and telecom. Analyze contractual provisions involving liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and other commercial risk areas. Partner with internal stakeholders, including technical teams, Legal, Risk Management, Tax, and Procurement, throughout the contract lifecycle. Collaborate with outside counsel as needed to support contract negotiations and risk mitigation. Identify contractual risks and provide recommendations that balance business objectives with risk management. Manage multiple contract negotiations simultaneously and drive the timely execution of agreements. Ensure compliance with internal contracting standards, policies, and procedures. Maintain contract documentation and support ongoing vendor and stakeholder relationships. Required Qualifications Education: A bachelor's degree is required. Experience: Must have a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in contract negotiation. Experience negotiating commercial agreements directly with vendors, suppliers, or contractors is necessary. Redlining experience is a mandatory requirement. Technical Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, is required. Additional Skills: An understanding of contract risk concepts such as limitation of liability and indemnification is needed. The role requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage competing priorities, and demonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience negotiating technology-related agreements, such as SaaS, software licensing, professional services, or data licensing. A background in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, legal operations, or contract management. Experience supporting large enterprise organizations. Experience collaborating with legal teams and external counsel. Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc.

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4400 Cox Road Suite 200 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or View phone number on click.appcast.io. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apex Systems