Overview

Consilio is seeking a Contract Manager to support the Company's global contract lifecycle management ("CLM") program and commercial contracting function. The Contract Manager will serve as a key liaison between Sales, Commercial Operations, Legal, and Corporate Systems, helping to streamline contract review, negotiation, execution, and reporting processes through Salesforce, Agiloft, and AI-enabled contract review tools.

 

The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of contract lifecycle management, experience reviewing commercial agreements, and a passion for process improvement and legal technology. This role will be responsible for managing contract workflows, conducting first-level contract reviews, leveraging AI-enabled review tools, and ensuring agreements are efficiently routed through the appropriate approval and negotiation processes.

 

This position is a critical component of Consilio's legal transformation strategy and will help drive operational excellence, improve speed to contract, and allow attorneys to focus on higher-risk and strategic legal matters.

Responsibilities

 

Contract Review & Negotiation Support

• Conduct first-level review of client, vendor, and partner agreements.
• Review agreements against approved legal playbooks, negotiation guidelines, and fallback positions.
• Identify deviations from standard contract language and route high-risk matters for legal review.
• Prepare initial contract redlines and proposed revisions.
• Coordinate contract negotiations with Sales, Procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate execution of standard agreements with minimal attorney involvement where appropriate.
• Track and manage contract obligations and critical deadlines.

Conflict Intake & Review

• Manage the conflicts intake process for new matters, clients, and engagements.
• Review conflict submissions for completeness and accuracy.
• Conduct conflict checks and affiliation research.
• Analyze conflict reports and identify potential issues requiring further review.

Contract Lifecycle Management (Agiloft)

• Serve as a primary business user of Consilio's Agiloft CLM platform.
• Manage contract records, reporting, metadata, workflows, and contract status updates.
• Ensure proper linkage between Salesforce opportunities and Agiloft contract records.
• Monitor contract workflow queues and proactively drive matters toward completion.
• Assist in user acceptance testing ("UAT"), workflow enhancements, and future CLM implementations.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve contract management efficiency.

AI-Assisted Contract Review

• Utilize AI-enabled contract review tools to analyze agreements and identify legal and commercial risks.
• Review and validate AI-generated contract redlines and recommendations.
• Support development and refinement of clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and AI review criteria.
• Assist Legal Operations in measuring AI effectiveness and adoption.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as a liaison between:
• Sales and Commercial Operations
• Legal
• Corporate Systems
• Information Security
• Finance
• Privacy and Compliance Teams
• Coordinate contract approvals and stakeholder reviews.
• Facilitate communication between business teams and attorneys regarding contract status and risk assessments.
• Escalate matters requiring specialized legal review.

Reporting and Analytics

• Develop and maintain contract metrics and dashboards.
• Report on:
• Contract cycle times
• Volume by agreement type
• Negotiation trends
• Attorney escalation rates
• AI review utilization
• SLA compliance
• Provide leadership with insights regarding contracting bottlenecks and process improvement opportunities.

Escalation Authority

The Contract Manager will be expected to independently manage routine contractual issues and escalate matters involving:

• Limitation of liability deviations
• Indemnification provisions
• Intellectual property ownership
• Data privacy and cybersecurity obligations
• Regulatory compliance concerns
• Insurance requirements
• Non-standard pricing structures
• Strategic client negotiations
• Significant commercial or legal risk

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in:
• Contract management
• Commercial contracting
• Legal operations
• Procurement contracting
• Deal desk or CLM administration
• Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management systems (Agiloft preferred).
• Experience working with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or legal studies background.
• Experience supporting legal departments or in-house legal teams.
• Experience with AI-enabled contract review solutions.
• Experience building and maintaining clause libraries and negotiation playbooks.
• Knowledge of data privacy, cybersecurity, SaaS, and technology agreements.
• Experience supporting global contracting operations.

 

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