Contract Manager - Strategic

The Role

Lumen Technologies is building the next-generation digital infrastructure that connects people, data, and applications—fast, secure, and everywhere. As a Contract Manager, you'll play a crucial role in Lumen’s colocation and data center vendor management strategy. Your responsibilities include:

• Negotiate, renew, and execute colocation agreements, amendments, and service orders with third-party data center providers and infrastructure partners.
• Manage complex, high-volume colocation renewals and site augmentations to support network expansion, capacity delivery, and transformation initiatives.
• Cook up close with Network Planning, Field Operations, Finance, and Legal teams to deliver timely and executable colocation solutions.
• Review and analyze contracts, pricing schedules, power configurations, and technical requirements to ensure alignment with business and network needs.
• Maintain and update colocation inventory, contract records, and document repositories to support reporting, audits, and future sourcing activities.
• Prepare dashboards, progress updates, and executive-ready metrics related to cost, capacity, and delivery performance.
• Resolve complex, multi-variable challenges by evaluating financial, technical, and contractual tradeoffs to deliver business-aligned outcomes.

Location

This is a work from home position within the U.S.

Required

• 5+ years of relevant experience in contract management, colocation, vendor management, or infrastructure operations.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills in complex commercial and technical environments.
• Prioritized ability to manage multiple priorities and negotiations simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• A clear and effective communicator capable of working cross-functionally with technical, financial, and legal stakeholders.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and driving accountability through contract terms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office tools; ability to manage detailed, data-heavy inventories and trackers.
• Ability to work independently while operating within defined governance and approval frameworks.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, legal studies, or a related field.
• Experience supporting large-scale colocation, data center, or network infrastructure programs.
• Exposure to telecom, cloud infrastructure, financial operations, or contract/legal environments.
• Experience partnering with strategic contract managers or sourcing teams on new agreements.