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
Email
stze.woi.ho@ni.com 
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