Contracts Consultant

Contracts Consultant: Level 4

Remote

United State

Description

About the role

This role will be focused on managing contracts for the sale and distribution of McGraw Hill digital and print products including contract strategy, negotiation, drafting, execution, amending, renewing through termination or expiration. In addition, this role collaborates with cross functional departments to ensure alignment of contracts with McGraw Hill mission, business and financial objectives and provides guidance with respect to contractual risk mitigation, and compliance with company policies and legal and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, law or related fields. Juris doctor is a plus.

·        Minimum of ten (10) years of contract management experience including excellent skills drafting and negotiating sales and licensing agreements, distribution agreements, rental agreements, confidentiality agreements, statements work, integration agreements and IT security and data privacy agreements.

·        Strong understanding of contract construction, licensing and intellectual property rights.

·        Working knowledge of federal and state date privacy regulations.

·        Effective communicator with all levels of McGraw Hill.

·        Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills.

·        Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

·        Ability to establish strong working relationships based on trust, openness and consensus building.

·        Proactive results driven, with strong attention to detail, issue identification and resolution skills.

·        Excellent writing skills.  

·        Strong time management and multi-tasking skills

·        Effective and efficient use of Microsoft suite of products (i.e., Word and Excel) in the fulfillment of contract management accountabilities.

·        Proficiency with AI and generative AI tools and demonstrated ability to use them effectively and responsibly in day-to-day work, including contract review, drafting, research, analysis, and process improvement.

Must Have for this role:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, law or related fields
• 10 years of contract management experience
• Working knowledge of federal and state date privacy regulations.
• Effective and efficient use of Microsoft suite of products ( Word and Excel) in the fulfillment of contract management accountabilities.
• Proficiency with AI and generative AI tools
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proactive results driven, with strong attention to detail, issue identification and resolution skills.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships based on trust, openness and consensus building.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills