Contract Manager Job at The Planet Group, New York, NY

  • The Planet Group
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Required skills and experience

5 to 7 years in commercial contract management, procurement or contracts-focused legal work, including direct ownership of MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, information security schedules and data privacy and processing terms.

Experience gained at a global investment manager, an alternatives manager, a fund administrator, an insurance investment arm or a comparable investment organization. We are looking for people who already understand how an investment platform runs and who will not need the operating context explained to them.

Proven negotiation experience with third-party service providers, including the ability to hold a position on liability, indemnification, data handling, termination and service credits while keeping the relationship workable.

Strong stakeholder management skills and comfort operating with business owners, legal counsel, procurement and vendors at the same time.

Excellent organizational skills and evidence of managing a portfolio of concurrent agreements against competing deadlines.

Clear written and verbal communication, particularly the ability to explain a contractual issue and its practical consequences to a non-legal audience.

Working experience with contract lifecycle management platforms and contract repositories.

Ability to adapt as requirements shift, especially around data privacy, information security and third-party risk expectations.

Preferred experience

Familiarity with any of the following agreement types: fund administration and accounting services, loan servicing or agency services, market and reference data licensing, order management and portfolio systems, or professional services and staff augmentation.

Familiarity with software licensing and subscription models, including seat-based, enterprise, tiered and consumption-based pricing, and the entitlement and redistribution terms that come with market data agreements.

Exposure to regulatory and third-party risk requirements relevant to financial services, including outsourcing and operational resilience expectations.

Experience contracting with offshore or nearshore service providers.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, legal studies or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

5 to 7 years of relevant experience in contracts, procurement or legal, specifically including commercial contract terms and third-party service agreements.

Experience at an investment manager, fund administrator or comparable investment organization.

Job Tags

Contract work, Work experience placement, Shift work

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