Contracts Analyst

Purpose: Responsible for the negotiation, processing, and administration of complex direct sales contracts and license agreements, and ensuring these contracts are administered in compliance with the company's processes, policies and procedures.

Duties include:

 Reviews and/or drafts, negotiates, and manages company and/or client generated complex, long-form contracts (new and existing) pertaining to the company's sales operations

 Reviews and negotiates all types of government agreements, orders, purchase orders and representations/certifications, including government subcontractor agreements

 Reviews and edits terms and conditions contained within new vendor applications and requests for proposals.

 Recommends appropriate contracting schema to Sales depending on the complexity of the client partnership.

 Reviews contracts and partners with internal resources/stakeholders prior to client review to ensure they follow established company processes, policies and procedures.

 During contract negotiation process, identifies and partners with Sales on changes to key business terms relating to price, rescheduling/cancellation and other key operational terms.

 Identifies when contracts have legal implications and partners with Contracts Manager and Legal to secure appropriate changes.

 Responds to contract requests within the current agreed-upon time frame- parameters for each agreement type, in order to meet internal efficiency deadlines.

 Monitors the return of signed complex, long-form contracts according to deadlines and updates Sales and Project Managers through contract negotiation process.

 Manages and updates the master services/complex agreements log on a quarterly basis.

 Provides guidance and support to other team members with contract interpretation and clarification, and provides vacation back-up.

 Maintains up-to-date knowledge of contract drafting and negotiation strategies.

 Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Education and Experience

 Ability to pay attention to detail and manage multiple activities simultaneously

 Ability to know when to be flexible with contract requirements

 Ability to understand, analyze, and interpret contract terms and conditions

 Experience in drafting and executing contracts

 Knowledgeable user of MS Office.

 Adaptable, with ability to make quick decisions

 Effective reading and writing skills

 Bachelor's degree in business or related area with five to seven years experience in contract administration or related business field or equivalent combination.

 Experience working in a marketing/sales or training environment a plus.

 Previous knowledge of sales process and contract administration preferred.

 Experience working with a Contract Lifecycle Management system preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.