Manager - India Contracts Solutions

JOB TITLE: 

Manager- Contract Review

LEVEL:  People and Process Manager

Business Unit/Deal: 

Contract Review

Reporting Structure: 

Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply expertise in review process to come up with solutions towards effective Project Management and apply established best practices to manage Project productivity and quality.
• Quality control to be performed across multiple projects.
• Set up and oversee review projects in accordance with the SOW and Unitedlex best practices.
• Keep track at all times of SOW terms implementation.
• Create effective and profitable staffing plans. 
• Create and track Project budget and costs. 
• Assist Workflow Management in invoicing for Projects.
• Assist team in defining Project targets; ensure these are achieved by the Project team. 
• Regularly interface and maintain persistent communications with clients and external project stakeholders. Act as first point of contact for clients.
• Have clear understanding of Unitedlex policies and business requirements, and synchronize these with domain knowledge in order to manage end to end review services. 
• Responsible for maintaining and sharing accurate and timely Project data with WFM and Operations team for effective management and strategizing.
• Understand and quickly identify client's needs and suggest workable solutions. 
• Regularly participate in Project Management meetings and keep stakeholders and Project Management team updated with Project status.
• Motivate the team by taking ownership, supporting and appreciating performance.
• Counsel team members, mentor Team Leaders and AMs.
• Conduct formal performance reviews of subordinates and chalk out and implement team development plans. 
• Assist in internal processes enhancement and apply innovations to Projects and internal processes.
• Plan effectively, set goals, prioritize them for self and for the team to determine if activities are time & goal directed.

REQUIREMENTS:

Business Reporting Skills

• Familiarity with reporting tools like MS Excel, Visio, Power point, contracting tools and technology etc.
• Effective business report creating skills.
• Rounded redlining and negotiation skills.

Transition & Project Management: 

• Ability to develop and establish schedules, assignments, and action plans, for the project success along with keeping the team members involved in the project. 

Continuous improvement: 

• Ability to facilitate continuous development of the team members at professional and personal front.

Analytical thinking & decision making: 

• Pragmatic approach in order to get the job done quickly and effectively.
• Ability to look objectively at an idea or situation from different perspective and come up with an effective solution

Customer Service orientation: 

• Ability to follow organizational policies and be able to balance customer requirement while applying them
• Ability to understand and quickly identify client's needs and suggest workable solutions. 
• Ability to give high priority to customer needs over personal needs and work towards client satisfaction.

Communication skills: 

• Ability to establish credibility and appropriate interest level when communicating with team members and clients.

Leadership skills: 

• Ability to provide supportive environment by securing necessary resources and removing hurdles to effective working.

Team player: 

• Ability to motivate the team by taking ownership, supporting and appreciating performance.
• Ability to build professional relationship with peers, supervisor and client face.

Time management & Schedule adherence: 

• Ability to plan effectively, set goals, prioritize them for self and for the team to determine if activities are time & goal-directed.
• Capabilities of goal setting, planning, prioritizing, decision-making, delegating and scheduling

Business improvement & initiatives: 

• Accurately estimating length and difficulty of tasks and projects and set clear objectives, goals, and measures for improvement.

QUALIFICATION & EXEPERIENCE:

• Strong grasp of contracting best practices.
• At least 5 years in the contract drafting and negotiation space.
• Understanding of and adherence to confidentiality and ISMS protocols.
• Strong ability to leverage contract automation tools.

• Basic proficiency in the following MS office skills – Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point.

• Willingness to stretch and work on weekends to meet client deadlines.

• LL. B/L.L.M.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ready to work a 9-hour shift anywhere between 8:30am and 10:30pm.

• Should be ready to stretch beyond regular hours or work from home when required

• Should be willing to travel on business for short and long durations readily 

• All specific company policies to apply without exception

• Compulsory adherence of ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 guidelines 

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