Contracting Specialist - Remote Canada

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and administer a wide range of commercial agreements, including Software license agreements, Partner Agreements, vendor contracts,  NDAs, and service agreements.
• Collaborate with key cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, sales, delivery, compliance, procurement, finance, and operations to ensure contract terms meet legal, financial, and operational standards.
• Implement and regularly update policies, procedures, and maintain best practices for contracts and procurement.
• Support the end-to-end RFP process by collaborating closely with the Pursuit team, including but not limited to, drafting and evaluating proposals.
• Support the Procurement team through review of Vendor contracts in accordance with established sourcing management policies. 
• Maintain an organized contract management system and ensure timely tracking of deliverables, renewals, and compliance checkpoints.
• Provide guidance on contractual risk to internal teams and recommend strategies to improve terms, reduce liabilities, and enhance customer / supplier relationships.
• Provide guidance in negotiations with respect to risk(s), governance processes/policies adherence and ensuring completion prior to final approval. 
• Assist in the maintenance of a vendor database capturing performance and quality of services(s) or product(s).
• Ensuring compliance with all related laws and regulations.
• Develop and provide daily, monthly and quarterly reports to cross-functional teams and leaders, as needed.
• Comply with the privacy, security and confidentiality policies. 
• Hold all confidential information in trust and strict confidence and ensure that it shall be used only for the purposes required to fulfill employment obligations, and shall not be used for any other purpose, or disclosed to any third party.  A breach of policy or misuse of information could result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. 

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in contract management or compliance, or 2+ years of experience in an in-house legal or contracts department preferably within a software company and with experience in a professional services environment.
• Experience in healthcare and/or technology industry, preferred. 
• Post-secondary education in Business, Commerce, law, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in the legal / contracting department of a payer or provider in the health care field would be a bonus
• Strong demonstrated experience of taking ownership and driving contract negotiations through to completion in collaboration with key cross-functional teams and stakeholders in a timely manner. 
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with strong persuasion and consensus-building abilities across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to interpret and analyze legal, business and technical terms within complex documentation.
• Proven ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced environments; highly adaptable and capable of working independently as well as within cross-functional teams.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external customers and suppliers. 
• Demonstrated success as a change agent with experience leading or contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent planning, time management, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making capabilities.
• In-depth demonstrated experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, strongly preferred.