Commercial Contracting
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements on both the customer
and vendor sides of transactions, including master services agreements, statements of work,
order forms, subscription and technology agreements, software and SaaS agreements,
professional and consulting services agreements, licensing agreements, content
agreements, marketing agreements, distribution and referral agreements, data processing
agreements, confidentiality agreements and other commercial arrangements.
• Independently manage routine and moderately complex commercial negotiations from
intake through execution, identifying material legal and business risks and developing
practical solutions that enable the business to achieve its objectives.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining when an issue can be resolved within established
parameters and when a matter should be escalated to the General Counsel or another
subject-matter expert.
• Translate business objectives and operational requirements into clear contractual terms
and explain contractual risks and alternatives to business stakeholders in practical,
understandable terms.
• Partner closely with business teams to understand the commercial context of transactions
and distinguish material legal and business risks from issues that do not warrant delaying or
disrupting a transaction.
Contracting Operations and Process Improvement
• Help design and implement a more consistent and scalable contracting function, including
contract intake, review, approval, signature, storage, renewal and post-execution processes.
• In partnership with the General Counsel, develop and maintain contract templates, clause
libraries, negotiation guidance, contracting playbooks and escalation standards to promote
consistency and enable appropriate delegation of contract review.
• Take an active role in the administration, optimization and adoption of Colibri’s AI-enabled
contract lifecycle management and contract review technology, including identifying
opportunities to automate routine work, improve contract visibility and reduce manual
processes.
• Evaluate existing contracting practices and identify practical improvements to workflow,
documentation, reporting, approval processes and allocation of work within the Legal team.
• Develop appropriate metrics and reporting to provide visibility into contract volume, cycle
times, status, recurring negotiation issues, renewal obligations and other useful contracting
information.
• Maintain reliable contract records and promote consistent use of the Company’s contract
repository and related systems.
• Identify recurring contractual issues and use those trends to recommend changes to
templates, guidance, training or business processes.
Team Leadership and Stakeholder Support
• Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching and development to internal contract specialists.
• Establish clear expectations regarding which matters may be handled by contract
specialists, which require attorney review and which require escalation to the General
Counsel or other subject-matter experts.
• Review and support the work of contract specialists on contract administration, routine
negotiations and related contracting activities