Contracts Manager

USIC • Indianapolis, IN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The primary focus of the Contracts Manager is to manage the legal portion of the contract life cycle management for USIC customer and supplier contracts. This role works closely with Legal, Operations, Sales, and Finance to draft, review, negotiate, and administer agreements with utility customers and municipalities. The Contracts Manager will ensure compliance with, and recommend improvements to, overall contracting processes and serve as an important member of the Legal team. The ideal candidate will have strong contract drafting and negotiation skills and the ability to balance legal risk with operational realities in a fast-paced and high-volume services environment. A Juris Doctor (JD) is preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, legal studies, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in contract management, contract administration, or commercial contracting.
• Corporate contract department experience is preferable
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts and contract interpretation together with strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple commercial matters simultaneously under deadlines
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with a solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to foster a collaborative work environment
• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office suite
• CRM experience, preferably with SalesForce.com
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with variety of stakeholders, teams, customers, and personalities.
• Ability be creative and analytical with excellent critical thinking skills
• Self-motivated, driven collaborator, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to take ownership
• Resourceful, ability to self-manage, high sense of accountability

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree
• Experience supporting operations in service-based or infrastructure-related industries
• Experience working with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a variety of USIC contracts and other documents (e.g., SOW, MSA, NDA) on a regional and national level
• Manage the contract lifecycle from intake through execution, including internal review, approvals, and record management.
• Assist teams with review and interpretation of terms and conditions for bid/proposal process and throughout the operation of the contract
• Help negotiate contracts with customers and third parties; escalate complex issues to the appropriate internal team members
• Help define, revise and articulate contractual terms and conditions requirements including key risk / opportunities
• Ensure contracting process adheres to USIC’s commercial and legal Delegation of Authority requirements
• Serve as USIC’s resource for explaining/presenting terms and conditions to internal management
• Build and manage organized system of physical and digital records

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees