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Legacy Executive Search is working with a distribution company headquartered in the Metro Atlanta area to hire a Contracts Manager to provide advanced legal support on a variety of legal matters. This position will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various legal documents, as well as ensuring contracts comply with applicable laws and regulations. Previous experience working with contract lifecycle management tools and system implementation/integrations preferred. This role offers flexibility to work remotely 3 days per week. Position Summary : The Contracts Manager will be a full-time employee in the companys Legal Department and report directly to the Lead Contracts Counsel. The Contracts Manager will play a critical role in working with various stakeholders to implement and optimize Legals Contract Management System (CLM). This position presents a unique opportunity to design a system and scale a role within the legal department. Essential Duties and Responsibilities : Responsibilities will vary from day to day, but will include the following: Reviews, drafts, and revises a wide range of commercial agreements, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with applicable laws. Communicates effectively between third parties and internal teams, aligning with departmental and company objectives. Develops, updates, and maintains contract templates, forms, policies, and guidelines. Serves as content manager for the company Contract Management intranet page to ensure all data is current. Updates files and enters documents into Legals CLM system. Prepares and disseminates reports to management and employees. Responds to and routes incoming legal/process questions. Administers legal systems as needed. Assists in developing and delivering legal education and training. Serves as lead project support for Legals CLM system, acting as a liaison and implementor between Legal, business stakeholders, and third-party support resources. Manages CLM system, including maintenance of database, templates, users, archiving process, workflow design/builds, and clause library. Receives intake requests from business units for contract needs and disseminate to the appropriate contract administrators. Qualifications : We are looking for a highly-motivated individual who wants to be a part of a growing company with an approachable leadership team. This role requires attention to detail, flexibility, and comfort making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Candidates must exhibit a desire to own and develop the CLM implementation and integration effort. At a minimum, Contracts Manager must have all of the following requirements: BS/BA in a related discipline. 5-8+ years of experience in a related field. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills in both oral and written English, including strong contract-drafting skills; and Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively at all levels of the organization and externally. Demonstrated experience supporting CLM implementation projects. Preferred Qualifications include: Previous in-house experience. Paralegal Certificate. Certified Ironclad CLM Solution Administration or ability to obtain certification. Seniority level
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Legacy Executive Search is working with a distribution company headquartered in the Metro Atlanta area to hire a Contracts Manager to provide advanced legal support on a variety of legal matters. This position will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various legal documents, as well as ensuring contracts comply with applicable laws and regulations. Previous experience working with contract lifecycle management tools and system implementation/integrations preferred. This role offers flexibility to work remotely 3 days per week. Position Summary : The Contracts Manager will be a full-time employee in the companys Legal Department and report directly to the Lead Contracts Counsel. The Contracts Manager will play a critical role in working with various stakeholders to implement and optimize Legals Contract Management System (CLM). This position presents a unique opportunity to design a system and scale a role within the legal department. Essential Duties and Responsibilities : Responsibilities will vary from day to day, but will include the following: Reviews, drafts, and revises a wide range of commercial agreements, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with applicable laws. Communicates effectively between third parties and internal teams, aligning with departmental and company objectives. Develops, updates, and maintains contract templates, forms, policies, and guidelines. Serves as content manager for the company Contract Management intranet page to ensure all data is current. Updates files and enters documents into Legals CLM system. Prepares and disseminates reports to management and employees. Responds to and routes incoming legal/process questions. Administers legal systems as needed. Assists in developing and delivering legal education and training. Serves as lead project support for Legals CLM system, acting as a liaison and implementor between Legal, business stakeholders, and third-party support resources. Manages CLM system, including maintenance of database, templates, users, archiving process, workflow design/builds, and clause library. Receives intake requests from business units for contract needs and disseminate to the appropriate contract administrators. Qualifications : We are looking for a highly-motivated individual who wants to be a part of a growing company with an approachable leadership team. This role requires attention to detail, flexibility, and comfort making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Candidates must exhibit a desire to own and develop the CLM implementation and integration effort. At a minimum, Contracts Manager must have all of the following requirements: BS/BA in a related discipline. 5-8+ years of experience in a related field. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills in both oral and written English, including strong contract-drafting skills; and Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively at all levels of the organization and externally. Demonstrated experience supporting CLM implementation projects. Preferred Qualifications include: Previous in-house experience. Paralegal Certificate. Certified Ironclad CLM Solution Administration or ability to obtain certification. Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type
Full-time Job function
Job function
Legal Industries
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