Job Title
Contracts Manager
Job Description Summary
We are seeking a Contracts Manager to join Cushman & Wakefield's dynamic legal team in support of the enterprise-wide Contracting Centre of Excellence providing transactional legal support for various service lines including Procurement, Asset Services, and Global Occupier Services.
Job Description
This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and leader of the C&W Contracting Centre of Excellence and is responsible for implementing and promoting contracting operational efficiencies across the enterprise and drafting, negotiating, and managing high volume of commercial contracts.
The ideal candidate will have strong commercial contracting experience including with technology contracts and engagements, risk assessment skills, project management skills, and proven experience independently drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
Key Responsibilities :
Analyze, draft, negotiate and manage commercial contracts, including technology agreements, and related documents for the company's business, to ensure contract terms align with business objectives, policies, laws and regulations.
Identify and mitigate risks in various vendor agreements, agency agreements, engagement letters and other real estate and commercial contracts.
Monitor legal, regulatory and internal policy changes, update attorneys and contract templates as needed to ensure compliance with laws, corporate directives, policies and procedures.
Contribute to operational improvements and best practices for contract workflows, templates and efficient contract handling.
Collaborate with team attorneys to share best practices, align and document negotiation and risk management strategies.
Advise internal clients with respect to policies and contracts.
Support attorneys with development and updating training materials; and other duties as assigned.
Strong AI fluency or willingness to become proficient to permit integration of AI into our daily work.
Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in business, law, real estate, or a related field preferred.
Minimum 4 years' experience independently negotiating and managing processes for complex commercial contracts.
Strong understanding of commercial contracts; experience negotiating technology contracts is a plus.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills; must approach each task with innovative thinking, flexibility and drive.
Innovative thinker with strong written and verbal communication skills with a willingness to initiate, drive and promote change management with respect to contracting processes and approach.
Keen ability to multitask and successfully manage competing priorities.
Expert managing contract lifecycle and related systems and in all aspects of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 72,250.00 - $85,000.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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