Commercial Solutions Manager

Job Description

Dentsu is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Commercial / Contracts Manager or Paralegal who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, excellent grammar, and attention to detail along with the ability to manage multiple projects

Working with local and international business, technical, and legal personnel, the Contracts Paralegal helps facilitate the creation, negotiation, and management of a broad range of contractual and other business documentation, interacts with all levels of leadership to see contracts through from inception to execution, and can manage the commercial aspects for the various responsibilities, skills, and experiences outlined below

• Contract Development and Authoring:
  • Apply best practices to develop contracts (Statements of Work, Amendments, Letters of Authorization) for various types of service engagements in the marketing domain include strategy consulting, media buys, marketing campaigns, marketing database builds, marketing analytics, SEO, SEM, advertising, and web development.
  • Ensure the identification of opportunities to minimize contract risk and coordinate commercial risk mitigation measures.
  • Draft and/or review contracts in compliance with company policy. As appropriate, contribute to or influence company policies.
  • Prepare contract/commercial risk assessments and deliver contract briefings to business unit/service line leadership, as required.
  • Coordinate the drafting, review, and proper execution of all contracts with business units, service lines, IT,HR, Legal and Finance, as applicable.
• Contract processing and Tracking:
  • Follow contract management process controls to verify contract documents are fully approved and vetted internally before presenting to the client.
  • Responsible for timely processing of contract activities against established service levels through Salesforce tool and manage dashboard metrics.
  • Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with appropriate strategic commercial approach, based on contract type (i.e. Retainer, Deliverables, T&M).
  • Support and become expert in Salesforce, the contract management system of record, for cataloguing and tracking all contracts, approvals, storage of fully executed contracts.
• Negotiations:
  • Assist in negotiating, structuring, and management of contractual documents that establish the business relationship with clients, subcontractors, vendors and/or partners, as applicable.
  • Provide on-demand contractual clarifications / position statements to project team members as required.
  • Revise documents for adherence to company policy/position statements, and advise on contractual rights and obligations, and provide interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Process and Template Development:
  • Collaborate with service lines to fully understand the products and/or services being provided and develop contract document templates.
  • Assist in maintaining a centralized repository of legal documents.
  • Monitor and recommend adjustments to commercial strategies, position statements, and contractual terms based on audits, market conditions, and changes in law.
• Other areas of responsibility:
  • Establish positive and productive relationships with contract requestor(s), service lines, and senior leadership involved in contract process.
  • Provide a high-quality service level to all internal and external customers ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and interpretations of contract language, as needed.
  • Coordinate reporting and archiving of all contract documents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Communications, IT, Paralegal, English, or related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in contract development, procurement, risk management, vendor oversight, negotiation, finance, law, business, or combination thereof.  Paralegal experience a plus.
• Advanced working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint, including PDF to Word conversions), and with contract management applications (i.e. Salesforce)
• Ability to communicate via telecommunication and video calls (phone calls, IMs, emails) as well as in person.
• Professional demeanor and judgment
• Adaptability and ability to respond to direction as needed
• Strong ethics, integrity, and values including ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to agreement contents and other highly sensitive business matters and projects required
• Possess the ability to adapt to changes, delays, or unexpected shifts in prior