Contract Manager

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A truly global role, where you will join Amadeus Legal Operations and will help develop/improve legal and contract management processes and the use of technology within the Legal Department. While you will be set up within the legal department of Amadeus Labs in Bangalore, your role will require you to work closely with the Global Legal Operations team based in Madrid (Spain), Nice (France) and Erding (near Munich, Germany), as well as with other Amadeus Legal colleagues across the globe.

The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years work experience, working (in English) as part of a Legal team, a legal operations team, or a contract / vendor management team.

Key Accountabilities

General Legal Technology Assistance

• Provide direct support to Legal Function personnel for day-to-day use of Microsoft 365 core and collaboration features, as well as other workspace and legal technologies on which you will be trained over time;
• Assist in technology projects including ad hoc and regular data mining activities, technology surveys and data evaluations and insights.

Vendor Contract Process Support

• Assist transaction Attorneys in relation to management of risks and obligations arising on either party under complex vendor (in particular hyperscaler) contract documentation, thorough in approach and with a close attention to detail.
• Act as an internal entry point of contact assisting business functions in the interpretation/administration/ management of commercial vendor contracts. This will also predominantly include highlighting key legal terms and challenges, escalating areas of concern to the relevant Attorney and follow a robust documentation process.
• This role may involve interacting with Customer or Service Provider facing teams to check the status of issues and agree upon action plans as appropriate, raise awareness of and ensure adequate visibility is given to post contract signature obligations.

Legal Operations

• Collaborate on internal processes and projects with content creation and technology.

Business Understanding

• A proven understanding of contract structures and demonstrable experience with risk recognition and analysis.
• Worked substantially with senior attorneys in negotiating contracts, ensuring compliance of legal terms and conditions as detailed in process and guidance documentation.
• Experience with end-to-end project management, including review/workflow planning & execution; project delivery & reporting; client communication.
• Experience in developing project protocols/playbooks, creating presentations.

Skills Required:

• General IT and computing knowledge to support IT solutions;
• M365 core products incl. MS SharePoint Online, MS Teams
• Extended M365 product family, incl. MS Stream, MS Visio, MS Planner;

Skills Welcome:

• MS PowerPlatform a plus
• Data Analytics using PowerBI or QlikSense;
• Knowledge/experience in DocuSign platform or other Legal Technology tools

Others

• Superior communication skills and working knowledge in contract management.
• A good understanding of workplace dynamics and operations with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders from all organizational levels.
• Most importantly you will be a person who can work independently as well as a team player.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

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