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Newsela · 1 month ago

Contracts Administrator

United States

Contract

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$75K/yr - $85K/yr

2+ years exp

Newsela is a mission-driven, rapidly growing education technology company. The Contracts Administrator will assist the Legal team in managing and negotiating a variety of contractual agreements while ensuring compliance and risk management across commercial transactions.

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Responsibilities

Assist with and/or drive opportunity assessments (RFQ/RFP), customer agreements, and vendor relationships

Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of customer and third-party contractual relationships, including agreements with school districts, vendor agreements, content licensing agreements, master services agreements, work orders, amendments, NDAs, and others

Pivot seamlessly between reviewing and negotiating inbound and outbound agreements

Be the primary point of contact for internal Newsela teams (Sales, IT, Finance, People, Product, Marketing, & Information Security) to liaise with the Legal team on commercial transactions

Help escalate specific commercial transactional and privacy issues, as needed, to counsel for approval

Interpret and explain complex contractual requirements and associated risks to internal business stakeholders and external parties

Independently manage and perform end-to-end contract lifecycle management activities (including template generation, reviewing, negotiating, drafting and post-signature activities) for RFPs, customer contracts, data protection documents, and vendor contracts

Develop and improve strategies and processes for sourcing, vendor management, negotiation, productivity, and customer/vendor relationships

Qualification

Contract managementDrafting agreementsNegotiation skillsSaaS contractsVendor managementLegal communicationLegal studies certificateSalesforceIroncladDocusignJiraProject managementTeam collaborationProblem-solvingAttention to detailTime managementAdaptabilityCommunication skills

Required

2+ years as a contracts administrator negotiating complex agreements

Demonstrated experience partnering with business stakeholders to drive contracts to successful execution

Demonstrated experience with government and commercial agreements, SaaS and software contracts, and technology procurement in general

Comfortable navigating and updating contract lifecycle management, matter management, and electronic signature tools

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Able to interpret and explain commercial and legal issues concisely and straightforwardly to a variety of audiences

Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and contract negotiations simultaneously

Proactively manages teams, escalating issues when appropriate

Preferred

A certificate from an ABA approved paralegal or legal studies program is preferred

Experience with Salesforce, Ironclad, Docusign, and/or managing and updating legal matters in a dedicated Jira board are a plus

JDs welcome

Benefits

Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts

Pet insurance

Free access to the Calm app

Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more

401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security

Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st)

Annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials