Description
Lead the negotiation, drafting, and execution of commercial contracts to align business objectives while minimizing risk. Facilitate agreement between internal stakeholders and counterparties, ensuring compliance with laws and company policies and resolving issues before contract signature.
- • Confer with internal stakeholders and counterparties to clarify objectives, constraints, and priorities.
- • Use negotiation techniques to facilitate communication and guide parties toward mutually beneficial terms.
- • Schedule and coordinate negotiation meetings, bid evaluations, and contract reviews.
- • Draft, redline, and prepare contracts, term sheets, and amendments for signature.
- • Deliver trainings or presentations on negotiation practices and contract policies to business teams.
- • Prepare written summaries, positions, or recommendations on key contractual issues.
- • Evaluate and manage exceptions to standard terms and escalate nonstandard provisions.
- • Review and analyze proposals, statements of work, pricing, and supporting documentation.
- • Interview subject-matter experts, suppliers, or customers to gather facts supporting negotiation positions.
- • Research applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and company policies to inform strategy.
- • Recommend acceptance, rejection, or counteroffers for proposed terms and concessions.
- • Lead kickoff meetings to define scope, timelines, roles, and negotiation protocols.
- • Coordinate with legal, procurement, finance, and compliance to align contract terms and approvals.
- • Obtain necessary approvals, signatures, and corporate authorizations.
- • Approve routine agreements or changes within delegated authority.
- • Analyze and improve contracting workflows, templates, and approval matrices.
- • Specialize in negotiations for categories such as SaaS, professional services, or strategic sourcing.
- • Ensure terms comply with legal and regulatory requirements and mitigate risk through appropriate clauses.
- • Facilitate due diligence and information exchange to validate capabilities and obligations.
- • Assess and negotiate limitations of liability, indemnities, warranties, and other risk allocations.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
