Hybrid Legal Contract Manager

at PatSnap

• Job title: Legal Contract Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Legal Contract Manager responsible for managing customer and vendor contracts. Working in a hybrid model while supporting the sales team in a growing technology company.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts to ensure contractual relationships with clients and vendors align with Patsnap’s business goals and risk tolerance guidelines.
• Proactively support a growing sales team in all contract-related issues, including negotiating contract terms, assessing and managing risks, and advising on commercial special terms when needed
• Provide support to and collaborate with other functions such as HR, Finance, and Revenue Operations when needed, in reviewing contractual terms with other third parties, such as vendors and employees
• Lead contract negotiations with customers and vendors alike, ensuring that compliance is achieved, and consistency of contractual obligations is met
• Accountable for meeting business targets and timelines, by proactively driving contracts and files to completion
• Manage overlapping and coinciding deadlines in high volume and high pace environment
• Provide subject matter expertise and interpretation of contractual terms
• Develop and monitor compliance protocols for company-wide policies, playbooks, and related matters
• Retain strong legal, regulatory, and compliance knowledge by interacting with and seeking guidance from the Senior Legal Contract Manager, in order to keep your knowledge up to date
• Identify and lead process improvements, develop tools to streamline and increase efficiency, and take on projects to add value to the department and the organization

Requirements

• 3 or more years of contract management experience along with privacy law compliance within the software and technology industry as well as vendor contracts
• Demonstrated proficiency in Word, and Excel, Salesforce, SharePoint and DocuSign
• Attention to detail, highly motivated, proactive, reliable and intellectual independence are paramount to achieve success in this position
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team of diverse individuals, as well as with a legal team that is dispersed geographically
• ⁠Ability to lead large-scale projects with a strong work ethic, excellent communication, legal research, and organizational skills, while adapting effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave allowance + bank holidays (Additional time off based on service up to a maximum of 5 extra days)
• 2 company paid volunteering days
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Private healthcare with Axa Healthcare
• Private pension with Scottish Widows
• Parental leave policies
• Perkbox benefit scheme, we aim to reward our Patsnappers for all their hard work as much as we can.
• WFH stipend
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Payroll giving