Contracts Manager

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Contracts Manager!! 

Location: Austin, TX or Galway, IRE

Job ID: 32673

HID Global Corporation, a division of ASSA ABLOY, is powering the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things for millions of customers around the world. HID Global has employees worldwide with international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global has sites in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. HID Global is currently seeking a Contracts Manager to support HID’s Legal and Corporate Affairs division. HID’s products secure access to both physical and virtual places for a broad range of industry and government use cases, driving diverse and complex contracts. A solid working knowledge of commercial transactions is required for this position.

Who are we? 

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo  

As our Contracts Manager, you’ll support HID’s success by: 

• Managing the legal intake and triage process
• Evaluating and providing initial feedback on questions and issues escalated to the legal team
• Collecting and distilling information and feedback from business stakeholders
• Reviewing and negotiating legal documents, including but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, master purchase agreements and procurement contracts
• Escalating complex issues to the appropriate internal legal resource
• Developing and implementing processes and procedures to streamline the contracting process
• Compiling and maintaining existing templates and advise internal business teams on how to leverage existing legal templates and processes
• Maintaining orderly and up-to-date files and assisting in locating and evaluating contracts on-file
• Scheduling and attending internal business meetings as an active participant to ask questions related the legal function, report on information learned, and/or follow-up on any legal action items
• Creating and giving in-person and virtual presentations to stakeholders
• Performing administrative tasks as assigned

What we will love about your background: 

• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat DC, etc.
• Familiar with operating systems, such as Windows, etc.
• Proficiency with Sharepoint, Teams and other similar co-working tools preferred

Your Experience and Education include:             

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent working experience considered.
• A minimum of 5-6 years’ experience as a Contracts Manager or Contracts Administrator is required; in-house legal department experience preferred.
• Experience independently reviewing and providing feedback on commercial contracts is required.
• Experience with software licensing and/or SaaS solutions is preferred.
• Experience working with global teams is preferred.
• Eager to learn and independently undertake important and impactful projects.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and demonstrated follow-through on project management, including ability to anticipate needs through knowledge of past transactions.
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as a member of a team.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks received simultaneously.

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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