Overview:

We are a leading provider of home services and are looking for a Contracts Manager, based in Dallas, TX, who can help support our growing number of businesses. If you an ‘A’ player, and like a high-energy work environment at a rapidly growing company, this could be a great fit for you. This person reports to our SVP, Procurement.

Why choose us? You get to make a difference. You’ll get to work directly with and support true operational entrepreneurs and departmental leadership and set them up for success with how we contract business with our many partners. You will be challenged and given the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. We are passionate about making a difference in our industry and need the right hands-on leader who can handle more, quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely and establish and maintain strong relationships with field leaders, department leaders, including: Finance, Marketing, Sales, IT, Procurement, Legal, and Human Resources.
• Draft, review, redline, negotiate, and manage the contract lifecycle process.
• Regularly review the contract process to ensure accountability and compliance with company policies and procedures and prepare related performance scorecards.
• Liaison with Teammates at all levels of responsibility and authority; help prioritize, act as a strategic advisor, delegate and foster the development of a high-performance team. Support the team with deal and contract structuring, RFI/RFP/Proposals, and contract review, contract redlines and implementation handoff and ensure our company is adequately protected from risk while supporting our need to expand and reinvent.
• Work closely with deal teams and Legal in reviewing and negotiating agreements such as master sales and procurement agreements, confidentiality agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Provide risk consultation and contracting review of scope of work/SOW documents.
• Managing transactions independently, efficiently and driving to completion in a timely manner.
• Serve as the central point of contact for each contract and provide organizational skills and influence to ensure deals are negotiated and executed in accordance with business timelines.
• Effectively communicate to internal stakeholders regarding decision points to determine what risks are truly material in each transaction.
• Upon first filling cycle of a contract, approve and ensure that billing matches contractual language.
• 90-day report out to key leaders on SWOT of current contracting lifecycle process. Assessment, recommendations and 1-yr and 2-yr strategic plan forward.

Your Profile:

• BA/BS preferred
• 4+ years of recent contract experience, with multiple contract types, working as contracts manager or equivalent with medium to large company
• Ability to work well across departments and strengthen company culture through effective collaboration
• Industry certifications and membership in the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, RFP’s, Contracts database systems
• Strong verbal/written communication skills, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills;
• Strong understanding of professional services contracting lifecycle with an emphasis on technology and procurement services
• Proven track record influencing diverse set of stakeholders and driving common outcomes with a strong understanding of commercial contracting processes, including terms and conditions

Personal Characteristics:

• Extreme detail orientation and ability to ensure flawless execution in complex initiatives.
• Cultural fit – capable of serving others in a leading blue-collar organization as well as those in the support functions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – can get a lot done individually and through others.
• Analytical – finds meaning and action in numbers and is a data-driven decision-maker.
• Excellent communicator – written and oral.
• Mindset of continuous improvement.
• Stellar time management and organizational skills.
• Resourceful – figures out how to achieve results creatively with finite resources.
• Thrives in a nimble, lean, unstructured, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent follow-through with minimal need for supervision.
• Works collaboratively and energetically.
• Ability to prioritize critical needs, act decisively, and handle a high volume of complex tasks within a given timeframe.
• Must be a team player, with positive mental attitude, high energy, high integrity, strong work ethic, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and a commitment to the mission.
• Impeccable integrity and ethical standards.
• Self-aware, accepting, honest, open, and respectful of others.
• An undying commitment to personal growth and development

Location: DFW Metroplex, with a minimum of 4 days each week in the Las Colinas office.