The Sr Manager, Contract Lifecycle Management leads the implementation and governance of SSA Marine’s Ironclad initiative, a strategic project aimed at enhancing contract standardization, compliance, and performance across the organization. This role ensures that commercial agreements are aligned with SSA’s strategic objectives, risk management protocols, and operational capabilities. The position requires strong project management skills to drive execution, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement in contract lifecycle practices.
- Lead the end-to-end implementation of Ironclad as SSA Marine’s centralized contract lifecycle management platform.
- Develop and enforce governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and performance across all commercial agreements.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with legal, finance, operations, and IT to align contract processes with business needs.
- Monitor contract performance metrics and identify opportunities for optimization and risk mitigation.
- Support strategic initiatives by ensuring contracts reflect SSA’s commercial priorities and operational capabilities.
- Provide training and change management support to drive adoption of Ironclad and standardized contract practices.
- Maintain a centralized repository of contracts and ensure data integrity, accessibility, and reporting capabilities.
- Assist in the analysis and renegotiation of legacy contracts to improve commercial outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts and best practice sharing across SSA’s global portfolio.
- Perform other duties or tasks as requested.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Maritime, or related field
- 5 years of experience in contract lifecycle management, legal operations, or commercial project management.
- Proven success in implementing contract management contract management systems (Ironclad or similar)
- Strong project management skills with ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution with clear milestones and stakeholder alignment.
- Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills.
- Experience in logistics, maritime, or infrastructure sectors preferred.
- Fluent in English; Spanish proficiency a plus.
- Ability to travel internationally as needed.
- Experience working in multicultural and cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with container terminal systems and logistics platforms preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Pay Range$99,000 - $130,000 per year
Compensation & BenefitsEligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on their position.Top Skills
What We Do
Founded by Fred R. Smith in 1949 as Bellingham Stevedoring Company, we began our first cargo handling operations in a small corner of Washington State. Driven by a pioneering spirit, our family-owned company saw steady growth over the years, expanding up and down the West Coast to operate a significant market share of the major international terminals in the eastern Pacific. Today, we have become a global enterprise spanning more than 260 locations across five continents.
We continue to broaden our reach by developing new locations and upgrading existing facilities, providing some of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world.
We partner to move commerce with efficiency, flexibility, and integrity.
With operations across five continents and a vast network of interconnected transportation solutions, we open new opportunities that accelerate the growth and pace of global business. Improving the customer experience is at the heart of everything we do, so we make purposeful investments in people, facilities and technical innovations that deliver the greatest customer value.
