Contracts Specialist

What your impact will look like here

• Review and negotiate the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts, including subscription agreements, confidentiality/non-disclosure, software licensing, and consulting agreements under the supervision of Senior Contract Specialist, Manager-Contracts and Vice President-Contracts;
• Analyze, interpret, and summarize agreements and contractual terms in a timely manner, drafting alternative clauses where necessary, and proposing redlines and creative solutions in accordance with Granicus policies and risk tolerance parameters;
• Review and respond to contractual terms in requests for proposals and participate, as necessary, in bid response preparation and certification completion;
• Provide responses to requests from internal clients regarding company policies, contractual issues, and risk tolerance, educate sales when appropriate on use of contract vehicles;
• Escalate legal issues to legal counsel or contract managers for further evaluation or approval when appropriate; 
• Identify, report and escalate business issues and nonstandard terms for review and approval at the appropriate level within the business in accordance with Granicus processes;
• Partner with Sales, Renewals, and Customer Success to save any at-risk and late renewals;
• Validate and document client entitlements and other contract attributes;
• Manage contracting workflow from initial request through to signature;
• Manage record keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation, as well as all internal department files and resources;
• Ensure accurate post-signature processing of orders and contracts as they are received; and
• Participate in new company acquisition integrations and other contracts-related projects as requested by management.

You will love this job if you have

• Bachelor’s degree, associates degree or paralegal certificate with 2+ year experience;
• Experience in contracts drafting, customer negotiation or software renewals required;
• Expert with Microsoft Word; experience with Salesforce and Docusign a plus;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Meticulous attention to detail, ability to manage changing priorities and workflow in an organized fashion and the ability to effectively advance multiple simultaneous projects meeting tight deadlines;
• Comfortable collaborating with all levels of a professional organization;
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, customer service and communication (in person, over the phone, and through electronic communications and social media);
• A pragmatic customer-centric attitude, strong problem-solving skills and cooperative team focus.