Contracts Manager, Vendor Contracting and Procurement

Are you looking for a hybrid or remote work opportunity? Are you interested in a workplace that allows for flexibility in your day? Are you ready for a workplace that provides benefits that suit your needs?
The Contracts Manager,Vendor Contracting and Procurement, works under the Director, Legal – Commercial Transactions.  Primary Objective: Support the Commercial Transactions and Procurement teams with the company’s vendor transactions and other procurement activities.  Secondary Objective: Work closely with Procurement team to support purchasing and help with risk management of vendor contracting. Support the Legal Operations Manager with special projects, including process improvements for the procurement lifecycle.  

Your Role In Action

• Act as first stop legal support for vendor contracts by reviewing and negotiating NDAs and vendor contracts. Related tasks include communicating deadlines, requirements, and partnering to address issues with the procurement, risk management, security, IT and privacy teams; managing legal queue of contracts for review; managing stakeholder and vendor communications; engaging with internal and outside counsel on contract review. Transactions may include company event contracts, consulting and professional services agreements, inbound enterprise and SAAS software contracts, equipment and supply contracts and purchase orders.  
• Suggest and work on improvements in processes, e.g. updating or creating standard forms or variations, which may include creating efficiencies in contracting, working with other stakeholders, organizing legal team folders and documentation.  
• Assist in the administration of our internal approval workflow system, prioritize contracts, and respond to questions. 
• As time permits and needs arise in supporting the Legal Operations Manager with process work 
• Potential future assignments could include compliance with various legal, regulatory and internal compliance matters.  
• Monitor DocuSign and non-DocuSign signature process, as needed 
• Skilled knowledge working with DocuSign, MSFT Office, Salesforce, Contracts Management System (Ironclad) 

Your Skills

• Legal degree (licensed attorney-at-law or admitted solicitor)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 
• Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, responsiveness, and strong communications skills. 
• Reasonable exposure to computer and software technology concepts. 
• Solid proficiency with MS Office, Salesforce, and DocuSign. 
• Three years or more years of high-quality relevant experience as part of a legal or procurement team. 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 
• Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, responsiveness, and strong communications skills. 
• Required: experience negotiating a variety of vendor agreements, including SaaS agreements, consulting and professional services, sponsorship agreements, general services contracts, on-prem software contracts, equipment and supply contracts, statements of work, and purchase orders. 
• Required: Experience working with procurement, negotiating terms, and assessing organizational risks and impacts.   
• Desirable but not required: background in information technology or procuring information technology preferred. 
• Desirable but not required: running contracts management for a large organization on the vendor/procurement side. 
• Ability to research and analyze legal issues, and solid proficiency with MS Word 

Compensation

• Relativity is committed to competitive, fair and equitable compensation practices.


• This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, annual performance bonus target of 10%, and long-term incentives. The expected salary range for this role is between $90,000 and $121,000. The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

Relativity is a diverse workplace with different skills and life experiences—and we love and celebrate those differences. We believe that employees are happiest when they're empowered to be their full, authentic selves, regardless how you identify.
Benefit Highlights: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plansParental leave for primary and secondary caregivers Flexible work arrangements Two, week-long company breaks per yearUnlimited time off Long-term incentive programTraining investment program
Transparency in Coverage InformationThe Transparency in Coverage Final Rule requires disclosure of the negotiated rates with in-network providers and the