Contract manager

Legal / Contract manager

  Location: Boston, MA – Hybrid (3 days onsite)
 Type: Contract

 Experience: 6–8+ years
Industry: Financial Services / Investment Management

 IMP NOTE:-  ONLY  INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE  on W2 / 1099

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Legal / Contract Manager / Business Analyst with strong experience in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Investment Management / Financial Services.
 Key Requirements:
• 6–8+ years strong experience in Contract Management with Financial Services / Investment Management background .
• Strong CLM / Legal Contracting experience
• Experience with iCertis, DocuSign CLM, Luminance, or similar platforms
• Understanding of contract creation, negotiation, approvals, execution, renewals & termination
• Investment / Asset Management domain experience
• Experience with APIs, integrations, data mapping & system architecture
• Intermediate PL/SQL and/or Python
• Strong Agile / SDLC, UAT & business requirements experience
• Experience working with Legal, Compliance, Risk & Operations teams
• GenAI / AI-enabled development experience is a plus
Ideal Background: LegalTech, CLM, Contract Management, Investment Management and Asset Management Domain , Buy-Side Operations, or Financial Services Technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Investment Management teams to gather and define business requirements.
• Work closely with Product Owners, developers, QA, and technology teams to deliver business solutions.
• Develop and maintain detailed business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, and documentation.
• Support the full Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) process, including:
• Contract creation
• Negotiation
• Approval workflows
• Execution
• Renewals
• Termination
• Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Support UAT planning, test execution, defect resolution, and production implementation.
• Collaborate with QA teams on test plans, test cases, regression testing, and performance testing.
• Analyze data and develop validation checks and reports to ensure accurate business processing.
• Support system configuration, data mapping, APIs, integrations, and system architecture discussions.
• Create and maintain training materials and business documentation.
• Follow established SDLC and Agile methodologies throughout project delivery.
• Provide application and production support as required.
• Identify creative technology solutions to meet business needs.
• Leverage Generative AI and AI-enabled software development practices where applicable.
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Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in Investment Management, Asset Management, Buy-Side Operations, Legal Technology, Contract Management, or Enterprise Risk systems are strongly preferred.