Contract Specialist

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Contract Specialist for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Research and Advisory clients in Stamford, CT. Responsibilities :

• Responsible for entering product and pricing data into internal systems from client contract documents while recognizing non-standard terms that require modification or correction, in accordance with internal SLAs.
• Manage incoming service and renewal agreements and contracts for 100% compliance. This includes, but is not limited to: 1. Inputting metadata into internal systems, 2. Document comparison and confirm for approvals, 3. Process signature, & 4. Process for uploading into systems.
• Liaise with internal associates in relation to client legal forms and requests
• Ensure compliance with the company's corporate governance regarding document administration, including any non-standard items, such as legal term changes, non-standard SDs, non-standard pricing, and non-standard billing terms have been approved.
• Act as intake for contracts requiring negotiation and escalation to legal
• Work to make processes more efficient, automate repetitive tasks and enhance ease of work for everyone within the team
• Protect the company's brand and vendor relationships by ensuring 100% accuracy when processing legal documentation
• Suggest process and technology improvements to provide greater support and coverage for internal teams, while completing other tasks as required.
• Fair, honest, professional, friendly and collaborative approach with all stakeholders including remote team members and manager (Sales, Legal, Operations, Corporate, etc.)
• Execute any and all special ad hoc projects initiated to fulfill business requirements.
• Understanding when to escalate concerns appropriately to management.
• Relationships: Internal/External
  • Internal: Collaborative approach with Sales, Sales Leadership, Corporate Billing & Financial Services, Corporate Legal, while ensuring contract accuracy and developing new approaches to processing data.
  • External: N/A

• Bachelor's degree is required; Masters or advanced degree a plus, preferably with the major field of study in business administration or analytics.
• Minimum two years' experience of working in (preferably contracts/pricing) administration department of an international firm or intellectual property based business
• Willingness to maintain or obtain skills necessary to be proficient on department systems
• Experience & proficiency with Microsoft Office and database systems expert capability in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
• Enough experience to provide nuanced recommendations of how best to improve/refine/replace existing workflows and processes
• Ability to handle pressure from management in relation to processing agreements within set SLAs