Legal Contracts & Compliance Manager

Beacon Hill

Full-time

Boston, MA, USA

About the job

Innovative consulting and research company seeking a Contracts Manager with 3+ years' experience.

Essential Duties

  • Manage all client MSA and NDA contract reviews and compliance requests, including edits and negotiation.

  • Support the Sales and Account Management team when negotiating individual project SOWs.

  • Advise internal team members on contract and compliance requirements, policies, and processes.

  • Update and maintain client requirements exception reporting summarizing terms & conditions that CMB needs to adhere to.

  • Partner with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., Account Management, Client Services, Information Security, IT) to operationalize all client contractual requirements.

  • Oversee and ensure written documentation for all clients, projects, and committed revenues.

  • Manage vendor onboarding and MSA processes with internal vendor owners and outside providers.

  • Manage approved vendor list for internal stakeholders to reference when engaging with outside providers.

  • Develop and deploy processes to track contract compliance across internal functions and with vendors to ensure adherence to policies, processes, standards, and regulations and to mitigate risk.

  • Manage vendor offboarding process (companies and individual contractors) when CMB no longer requires their services.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop new contracts with outside partners and vendors, as needed.

  • Partner with Information Security on vendor risk assessments and mitigations strategies.

  • Analyze new laws, regulations, and contract trends for potential impact on business operations.

  • Identify, develop, and implement continuous improvements to contracts and compliance agreements, policies, and processes.

  • Work on other responsibilities and special projects related to contracts and compliance, as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree; JD preferred

  • Minimum of three years of experience leading and driving contracts management and compliance processes in a professional services environment.

  • Highly effective multi-tasker and ability to work with multiple stakeholders simultaneously in a matrixed setting.

  • Exceptional project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive bodies of work from start to successful completion.

  • Strong relationship building and diplomacy skills with a customer service mindset.

  • Effective communicator, collaborator, and influencer.

  • Outstanding negotiations and expectation management skills.

  • Creative thinker and problem solver with a can- do attitude when managing challenging situations.

  • Leverages technology, including AI, for efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.

Knowledge of compliance best practices and information security standards.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)