Contracts Manager
Job Details
- Description
National Instruments is seeking a strategic Contracts Manager to become a member of the Deal & Contractual Structuring Services organization. The candidate will have the primary responsibility for managing complex technology contract negotiations at National Instruments. This is a strategic role that requires a candidate to ensure contracts and contracting procedures are used to execute business strategies while enabling and securing business performance.
Key Responsibilities
• Negotiating, structuring, drafting, and reviewing a variety of commercial and public agreements related to technology sales including hardware, software, partner, and services agreements.
• Coordinating with other functional teams such as Legal, Finance, Operations, and Sales on the development and management of complex commercial and public technology transactions.
• Providing contract management support to National Instruments business teams
• Serving as an essential business partner in shaping business strategy, identifying business risks and defining company policies and procedures
• Training internal clients on various corporate policies, procedures, contractual provisions, issues, approaches and preferred practices.
• Partner with International Contract Managers to align on global account strategy and agreements.
• Drafting contract summaries for internal review
• Escalating non-standard terms and conditions for approval according to Austin, TX Escalation Matrix
Knowledge and Skills:
• Sales and Contract Operations Business Fundamentals
• Accounting and Procurement Management • General Business Acumen and Financial Principles
• Strong negotiation, drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, initiative, and ability to use independent judgement• Time management and the ability to manage multiple projects and clients
• Excellent business judgement and ability to think strategically • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and to both legal and non-legal professionals
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
• Ability to influence different functions and geographies and to build consensus where lines of authority may not be direct
• Proficiency in seeking input from senior business management based upon articulate and succinct evaluation and recommendation
Position Requirements:
• Law Degree, Contract Management certification, or extensive contract management experience
• A minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts with Fortune 100 accounts
• Experience supporting a sales organization including the use of CRM tools and processes
• Experience drafting global agreements that span across business units and geographies
- Job ID
- 245
- Job Title
- Contracts Manager
- Application Deadline
- September 17, 2022
- Salary Range
- no minimum salary specified - no maximum salary specified
- Min. Years of Experience
- 5.0
- Job Location
- Tokyo,
- Website
- https://pef.fa.us1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/5942/?utm_medium=jobsha
Contact Information
- Name
- Ho, Stze Woi
- stze.woi.ho@ni.com