Director, Contracts – Lead Counsel

🕒 May 16

🌾 Iowa – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote

💵 $150k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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ACT

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1959

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

💰 $30k Grant - ACT on 2022-01

Education • Non-profit

ACT is a nonprofit organization that administers the ACT college admissions test and provides K–12 and workforce assessments, test prep, college- and career-planning resources, and related online services. It offers paper and computer-based testing, accommodations, score reporting, research for educators and institutions, and tools aimed at helping students prepare for college and career success.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership for the companys contract services team. • Perform quality control function of the substantive services provided by the Contract Services team to ensure accuracy of deliverables created for the internal customer. • Draft contracts for specific transactions for which no customer templates exist; this involves working closely with business areas to understand the transaction. • Review, analyze, and negotiate governmental procurement and complex contracts. • Create, update, or monitor Contract Services process and training documents. • Monitor and facilitate the management of the contracts repository, reporting, and related databases. • Facilitate the implementation of a technological solution to increase team efficiency and accuracy in the review and execution of contracts. • Provide senior attorney guidance to Contract Services team, including personnel management responsibilities. • Take a leadership role in addressing other internal customer issues that arise within the Contract Services area of responsibility.

🎯 Requirements

• A minimum of seven years of experience as an attorney in a law firm or corporate legal department that includes providing commercial contract management services. • Significant experience in partnering with business clients and cross-functional teams and leading strategic projects and initiatives. • Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex commercial, and/or licensing agreements. • Extensive experience managing and growing a contracts or legal team. • Highly self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision. • Possess strong analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills and judgment. • Strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills. • Able to think creatively to find practical solutions to complex issues. • Organized and detail oriented. • Demonstrated experience managing multiple matters and projects, meeting deadlines and working effectively individually and as part of a team in a dynamic, fast-paced, challenging environment. • Sophisticated interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop strong internal relationships, influence others, and work as part of cross-functional teams and in partnership with team members at all levels of the organization. • Maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding corporate information. • Juris Doctor degree from ABA-accredited law school. • Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

🏖️ Benefits

• company paid life insurance • medical • dental • vision • flexible spending accounts • 401(k) with company contributions • paid holidays • paid time off • and so much more