Legal Contracts Manager, Procurement Contracting
Johnson Controls is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of a wide range of building technologies and solutions, including building management systems, access, video and intrusion security systems, fire detection and suppression systems, air systems, refrigeration and HVAC controls and equipment.
The Legal Contracts Manager will work in close collaboration with the procurement legal team (U.S. based lawyers and contract managers) to support the delivery of legal services to internal clients across the globe.
The Legal Contract Manager's primary responsibility will be to provide insight and assistance with the intake, triage, work assignment, and analysis of all contracting activities.
Additionally, this person will assist and support (i) the review, drafting and negotiation of agreements, including master services agreements, framework agreements, IT agreements, and SaaS agreements.
The right individual will help establish the foundation for JCI's optimized procurement contracting function, beginning with managing contract intake and triage, progressing towards playbook driven negotiations, and ultimately leading to a market-leading contracting function supporting JCI across the globe.
The Legal Contracts Manager must possess a "can do" orientation and be willing to develop a deep understanding of procurement and the businesses they support.
They must be capable of delivering-on and scaling day-to-day activities including intake, triage, and reporting in addition to supporting contract negotiation activities.
This individual must demonstrate innovative thinking, work independently and proactively, and function as a trusted advisor to the attorneys and business team members they support.
**Primary Duties**:
- Intake and triage of contract requests against prescribed risk prioritization and other protocols
- Tracking and monitoring of requests within procurement legal and supporting day-to-day operations including managing the workflow tools (currently Ariba)
- Assist and support the review, drafting and negotiation of select procurement-related agreements in accordance with the company's policies and playbooks
- Direct support to JCI stakeholders for workflow management
- Program specific document management including updating playbooks/procedural manuals
- Contract Approvals routing and management
- Escalation management and routing
- Create, prepare, and maintain team status and reports
- Analyze and document processes and workflow
- Compile findings and recommendations
- Assist with the preparation of executive-level presentations and materials
- Perform research and analysis for decision-making and present synopsis
**_What we are looking for _**?
- **4-6 **years of experience in the areas of Contract Lifecycle Management or Legal Operations
- Law degree and 4-6 years of procurement contracting experience which includes meaningful periods of time supporting multinational organizations in the review and negotiation of English language contracts, whether as part of a law firm or corporate law department
- Establish and act-on continuous improvement objectives
- Must be fluent in English, verbal and written
- Professional demeanor and strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior-level stakeholders
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and balance and prioritize multiple responsibilities
- Critical thinking skills and ability to analyze data to make informed decisions and recommendations.
Proficiency in searching for meaningful patterns, trends, and relationships in data and articulating findings for simplified business understanding.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products, with specific experience in Word, Power Point, Excel and database creation and maintenance
- Preferred proficiency in Ariba, and at minimum experience in one or more Contract Lifecycle Management or Extraction technologies such as Agiloft, Icertis, Conga, or Onit
- Privacy laws certified will be a plus