Contract Specialist III

About the role

The Contract Specialist III is responsible for negotiating and managing contracts that support a variety of business and technology-related projects. This role involves partnering with internal stakeholders, vendors, and legal partners to ensure contracts align with business objectives while managing commercial risk.

Responsibilities

• Review, redline, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions for a variety of IT-related agreements, including Professional Services, Statements of Work (SOWs), software licenses, SaaS, data licensing, hardware, and telecom.
• Analyze contractual provisions involving liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and other commercial risk areas.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, including technical teams, Legal, Risk Management, Tax, and Procurement, throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Collaborate with outside counsel as needed to support contract negotiations and risk mitigation.
• Identify contractual risks and provide recommendations that balance business objectives with risk management.
• Manage multiple contract negotiations simultaneously and drive the timely execution of agreements.
• Ensure compliance with internal contracting standards, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain contract documentation and support ongoing vendor and stakeholder relationships.

Requirements

• Education: A bachelor's degree is required.
• Experience: Must have a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in contract negotiation.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, is required.
• Additional Skills: An understanding of contract risk concepts such as limitation of liability and indemnification is needed.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating commercial agreements directly with vendors, suppliers, or contractors is necessary.
• Redlining experience is a mandatory requirement.
• The role requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage competing priorities, and demonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience negotiating technology-related agreements, such as SaaS, software licensing, professional services, or data licensing.
• A background in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, legal operations, or contract management.
• Experience supporting large enterprise organizations.
• Experience collaborating with legal teams and external counsel.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is a 9/80 schedule, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays, and every other Friday off. Onsite work is required on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.