Senior Contracts Specialist
Senior Contracts Specialist
Location: Hartford, CT (Hybrid)- (will not consider relocation)
Compensation: $100,000 – $130,000 Base Salary + Benefits
A well-established organization in a highly regulated industry is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Specialist to join its Contracts Administration team. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to play a key role in managing complex contract negotiations, supporting enterprise-wide procurement initiatives, and partnering with business leaders, legal counsel, and vendors across the organization.
The ideal candidate will bring strong contract administration experience, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to manage a high-volume workload while ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, modifying, approving, executing, and archiving contracts.
- Review and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including Software licensing agreements, Professional services and consulting agreements, Vendor and supplier contracts and Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and change requests
- Serve as the primary reviewer for HR-related contracts, including employment agency agreements, training and coaching contracts, and other related agreements
- Coordinate cross-functional reviews with departments such as Information Security, Finance, Procurement and Legal
- Assess contractual risks and recommend appropriate revisions and negotiation strategies
- Escalate complex, high-risk, or legally sensitive matters to management and legal counsel as appropriate
- Manage contract records within the contract management system and ensure accurate reporting of contract status
- Support the Request for Proposal (RFP) process
- Assist in maintaining contract templates, standard terms, fallback language, and contracting best practices
Qualifications
- 5+ years of contract management or contract administration experience within a large company/regulated industry
- Experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing a diverse portfolio of commercial contracts (any knowledge of IT or AI related contracts would be a plus)
- Experience with Ariba or similar contract lifecycle management systems
- Strong understanding of contract risk assessment and negotiation principles
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management capabilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel
Please apply to Daniele.Zavarella@roberthalf(com)
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Compensation
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