Description
Summary:
Infosys Brazil is seeking a Contract Specialist to draft, negotiate, and execute various contracts with third-party vendors, manage the contract lifecycle, and improve processes.
Highlights:
1. Drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts with third-party vendors
2. Facilitating contract negotiations and managing the approval process
3. Opportunity to continually improve processes and optimize effectiveness
**Infosys Brazil** is looking for professionals with the profile of **Contract Specialist** to join our team
**Main activities and responsibilities:**
* Standard Template Based \- Drafting, negotiation, and execution of contracts between client and its 3rd party vendors meeting the Performance Standards
* Draft low to mid complexity agreements of various types (e.g., Statements of Work, Master Professional Services Agreements, SOW Amendments, Donation Letters, Event Sponsorships, Art Services Agreements
* Revise agreements within predetermined limits, using standard fall\-back provisions
* Coordinating with client stakeholders to get the missing contract details
* Manage the contract request from submission through final approval and execution by client and its 3rd party vendor
* Facilitate contract negotiations among 3rd party vendors, client legal, and client business owners
* Proactively reach out to approvers and signatories to expedite contract cycle time
* Perform queue management activities such as following up for approvals and signatures, allocating requests among Vendor Personnel based on skillset and workload, monitoring aging requests, releasing contracts for signature, and reassigning requests back to client that Vendor Personnel are not trained to satisfy.
* Manage operations and coordinate between Bangalore and Belo office
* Work to continually improve processes, mitigate risk, increase efficiency and optimize effectiveness across the preservation process
**Required Qualifications:**
* Bachelor’s in law, engineering, business management, comex, (preferred) or equivalent Degree with SnP background
* Experience: 7\+ years
* Desired experience in Contract Drafting, negotiations, Redlining, Vendor contract, procurement contract related quality checks/analysis
* Experience in reviewing and negotiating commercial terms and interpreting contractual language.
* Work with Legal to discuss and approve fall\-back provisions and/or exceptions to standard terms
* Desired experience in execution and delivery of services in scope, mapping client requirements, coordinating in developing and implementing processes in line with pre\-set guidelines (sourcing and procurement background – S2P process)
* Exposure to client\-facing responsibilities, issue escalation and process compliance
* Able to deliver quality work under pressure and elevated volumes
* Experience in handling teams, monitoring overall functioning of project/process, identifying improvement areas and implementing mitigation plans and preparing project related reports
* Exposure to desired tools/legal databases
* Excellent legal analytical and review skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication in English language
* Adept in using MS Office, desired tools/legal databases
* Good negotiation skills
**Additional information:**
**Type of work**: CLT, Flexible hours.
**Benefits package**: Transport vouchers, meal vouchers, childcare assistance, life insurance, funeral assistance, medical and dental insurance.
**Career**: Global work on national and international clients and/or projects, possibility of international career movement.