
Contracts Manager
Veriforce is the fastest-growing SaaS-technology and services company in the global supply chain risk management market. We help industry-leading companies create and maintain operating cultures and work environments that optimize safety, promote sustainability, and foster collaboration across a broad spectrum of internal and external stakeholders. What separates Veriforce from the rest is our people. We hire highly-intelligent, growth-minded individuals that team well and continuously look for new, better ways of solving business challenges.
The Contracts Manager role holds responsibility for supporting the Veriforce Group General Counsel on the management of commercial contracts across the group, predominantly focused in North America.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, amend, and proofread legal agreements, predominantly NDAs, tender documents, and supplier/client commercial contracts.
- Lead and manage commercial contract negotiations with third parties, providing updates to the General Counsel and other key internal stakeholders as necessary.
- Organize and maintain documents, files, and records, including the vendor contract management system.
- Provide advice on legal documents, highlighting risks and issues so that business decisions can be made.
- Support the Vendor Management Process.
- Assist with commercial queries relating to contracts, providing practical advice to the business.
- Maintain, and where instructed, update precedent documents and templates.
Requirements:
Essential:
- Proven experience of managing and negotiating commercial contracts within North America.
- Knowledge of key commercial contract principles.
- Understanding of Privacy Law requirements within North America and experience of negotiating key principles in commercial contracts.
Desirable:
- In-house legal experience
- Experience of negotiating and managing global contracts.
- Detailed knowledge of GDPR and negotiating key principles in commercial contracts.
Skills and Competencies:
- Competent with use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and an ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
- Bilingual English and French
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to maintain standards of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent organizational and record-keeping skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task.
- High levels of integrity and discretion.
- Proactive approach to work.
- Logical thinker under pressure.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Flexibility and resilience when faced with multiple demands, shifting priorities, or rapid change.
Qualifications:
- Experience as a paralegal.
- 5-10 years of experience in a contracts management position.
Why Join Us:
- We are mission-focused and mission-driven to help bring workers home safe every day. Our training products and compliance platform help keep workers safe.
- Work with a global team! We have colleagues and customers across North America and overseas.
- Veriforce is a great place to work! Our leaders and teams cite culture as one of the top reasons this is a great place to work.
Benefits:
- 100% paid employee medical and dental insurance.
- Monthly contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
- A 401(k) match that is immediately fully vested.
- Outstanding time off benefits.
- Paid time off for volunteer activities.
Additional Information: All job offers will be contingent on successful completion of a drug screen and background check.
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