Contracts Manager
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We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID.
We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
Thus sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities (the description and "What you will do" list), Requirements (maybe "Who You Are" includes education/experience), Qualifications (maybe overlapping), Skills (maybe list of skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (travel). Could combine some.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide:
- About the role: short paragraph about Mechanics Bank values and on-site.
- Responsibilities: combine the paragraph describing role and the "What you will do" list.
- Requirements: education, experience, etc from "Who You Are".
- Skills: maybe list of specific skills like MS Office, PDF editing, Excel, contract negotiation, etc.
- Benefits: the benefits paragraph.
- Pay: pay range and bonus.
- Schedule: travel required 10-20% (maybe also mention on-site). Could be schedule.
We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract content.
About the role:
"Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Contracts Manager to join our team. Here at Mechanics Bank, we value connection, partnership, long term relationships and working together in person. This role will be working on-site."
Responsibilities:
Paragraph: "The Contracts Manager works closely with business partners throughout the Bank to define and document contract requirements, draft new agreements, amendments, addenda, change orders, and terminations, etc. Drives contract negotiations, contract administration, and vendor contact activities to ensure proper contract execution and fulfillment in accordance with Bank policies, legal requirements and business partner specifications. Participates at a significant level in defining and drafting new processes and controls to help the Bank more effectively manage overall vendor costs, improve vendor delivery and service levels, and strategically plan for vendor decisions in a timely manner. Advises management of contractual rights, issues and obligations by providing sound interpretation of terms and conditions"
Then "What you will do:" list items:
- Ensures contract terms and conditions address primary business risk areas, such as indemnification, limitations of liability, and confidentiality, are addressed in the best interest of the Bank.
- Synthesize diverse perspectives to arrive at actionable contract decisions and formally document decisions, risks and concessions.
- Maintain the status of assigned vendor contracts and engages business owners during the contract lifecycle to ensure all milestones, including SLAs, termination/renewal notifications, and/or replacement decision dates are properly met.
- Provides guidance to business partners on the development of Service. Level Agreements and ensures meaningful remedies and recourse are included in all contracts.
- Negotiates terms of select contracts within Bank legal, risk, and financial parameters while ensuring vendor contracts meet all compliance regulations and internal policies.
- Compiles, analyzes and maintains vendor contract information to provide periodic reporting to various internal business partners, committees and regulators.
- Provides interpretations of vendor contracts and render opinions on contract terms to business partners and management.
- Prepares & analysis reports, spreadsheets and data (including spend information) to facilitate s and maintenance of accurate contract records and vendor relationships.
- Performs all other job duties as assigned by supervisor.
Note some typos but we keep as is.
Requirements (Who You Are):
- 4 year Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- 2 years minimum Experience in Business, Finance, law, or related field preferred.
- Contract or IT Vendor Management Experience required.
- Proficient with MS Office suite and Internet.
- Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills.
- Expert knowledge of contracts negotiation and execution.
- Expert knowledge of advanced and highly complex contracts including dispute resolution.
- Must be able to read, interpret and enforce contract language, including rendering opinions on risk to executive management and legal counsel.
- Knowledge and familiarity with contract management systems/software.
- Ability to be a champion and agent for change.
- Demonstrated capacity for strategic process improvements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability.
- Possess effective time management and organizational skills.
- Able to cope with pressure resulting from meeting required deadlines and reporting requirements.
- Exemplary motivation, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
- Consistently demonstrate tact, discretion and good judgment.
- Exhibit high degree of professionalism and confidentiality in handling and having access to sensitive information.
- Must be able to travel throughout bank’s footprint to perform required duties (less than 25%).
- LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret and drive enforcement of contract language and previsions, including rendering opinions on risk to executive management and legal counsel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability and extensive attention to detail.
- Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
We could combine language and math skills under Skills section.
Skills: maybe list of specific skills: MS Office, Internet, PDF editing, Excel, contract negotiation, advanced contracts, dispute resolution, contract management systems, strategic process improvements, communication, time management, etc.
But we already have many in Requirements. Could split: Requirements = education/experience; Skills = technical/soft skills.
Let's decide:
- Requirements: education (Bachelor's preferred), experience (2 years min in Business/Finance/law or related, Contract or IT Vendor Management required).
- Skills: list of proficiencies: MS Office suite and Internet, Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills, Expert knowledge of contracts negotiation and execution, Expert knowledge of advanced and highly complex contracts including dispute resolution, Ability to read, interpret and enforce contract language, Knowledge/familiarity with contract management systems/software, Ability to be a champion and agent for change, Demonstrated capacity for strategic process improvements, Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability, Possess effective time management and organizational skills, Able to cope with pressure from deadlines, Exemplary motivation, enthusiasm, professionalism, Consistently demonstrate tact, discretion and good judgment, Exhibit high degree of professionalism and confidentiality, Ability to travel less than 25%, Language skills (read, analyze, interpret contract language, render opinions), Excellent verbal/written communication with strong analytic ability and extensive attention to detail, Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills (duplicate), Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, Mathematical skills: calculate figures, interpret instructions, solve practical problems.
We may have duplicates; we can keep unique.
Benefits: paragraph: "Our comprehensive employee benefits program is designed for you to live your best life at work, home, and everywhere in between. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for health benefits effective the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire. Benefits package includes[1]: Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family membersEmployer paid Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Disability benefitsHealth Savings Account with employer contributionHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter/Parking Benefit401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company contribution529 Education Savings plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Loan Assistance ProgramSupplemental Health plans, Voluntary Legal and Identity Theft Services11 paid holidays, paid Sick days (accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked), up to 25 paid vacation days, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time throughout the calendar yearFree personal checking and savings account; Discounted rates on primary residence loan with $0 origination fees (restrictions apply)". Also note final compensation determined etc but that's more pay.
Pay: "Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000 annually AIP/Bonus: up to 10%". Also note final compensation determined by experience etc but that's generic; we can include as part of Pay.
Schedule: Travel required: 10-20% (also mention less than 25% travel in requirements). We'll put schedule: Travel required 10-20% (on-site role). Could also mention on-site.
We must not include boilerplate like ADA, EEO, privacy, etc.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Contracts Manager to join our team. Here at Mechanics Bank, we value connection, partnership, long term relationships and working together in person. This role will be working on-site.
Responsibilities
The Contracts Manager works closely with business partners throughout the Bank to define and document contract requirements, draft new agreements, amendments, addenda, change orders, and terminations, etc. Drives contract negotiations, contract administration, and vendor contact activities to ensure proper contract execution and fulfillment in accordance with Bank policies, legal requirements and business partner specifications. Participates at a significant level in defining and drafting new processes and controls to help the Bank more effectively manage overall vendor costs, improve vendor delivery and service levels, and strategically plan for vendor decisions in a timely manner. Advises management of contractual rights, issues and obligations by providing sound interpretation of terms and conditions.
- Ensures contract terms and conditions address primary business risk areas, such as indemnification, limitations of liability, and confidentiality, are addressed in the best interest of the Bank.
- Synthesize diverse perspectives to arrive at actionable contract decisions and formally document decisions, risks and concessions.
- Maintain the status of assigned vendor contracts and engages business owners during the contract lifecycle to ensure all milestones, including SLAs, termination/renewal notifications, and/or replacement decision dates are properly met.
- Provides guidance to business partners on the development of Service Level Agreements and ensures meaningful remedies and recourse are included in all contracts.
- Negotiates terms of select contracts within Bank legal, risk, and financial parameters while ensuring vendor contracts meet all compliance regulations and internal policies.
- Compiles, analyzes and maintains vendor contract information to provide periodic reporting to various internal business partners, committees and regulators.
- Provides interpretations of vendor contracts and render opinions on contract terms to business partners and management.
- Prepares and analyzes reports, spreadsheets and data (including spend information) to facilitate the maintenance of accurate contract records and vendor relationships.
- Performs all other job duties
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID. We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. Thus sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities (the description and "What you will do" list), Requirements (maybe "Who You Are" includes education/experience), Qualifications (maybe overlapping), Skills (maybe list of skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (travel). Could combine some. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide: - About the role: short paragraph about Mechanics Bank values and on-site. - Responsibilities: combine the paragraph describing role and the "What you will do" list. - Requirements: education, experience, etc from "Who You Are". - Skills: maybe list of specific skills like MS Office, PDF editing, Excel, contract negotiation, etc. - Benefits: the benefits paragraph. - Pay: pay range and bonus. - Schedule: travel required 10-20% (maybe also mention on-site). Could be schedule. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract content. About the role: "Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Contracts Manager to join our team. Here at Mechanics Bank, we value connection, partnership, long term relationships and working together in person. This role will be working on-site." Responsibilities: Paragraph: "The Contracts Manager works closely with business partners throughout the Bank to define and document contract requirements, draft new agreements, amendments, addenda, change orders, and terminations, etc. Drives contract negotiations, contract administration, and vendor contact activities to ensure proper contract execution and fulfillment in accordance with Bank policies, legal requirements and business partner specifications. Participates at a significant level in defining and drafting new processes and controls to help the Bank more effectively manage overall vendor costs, improve vendor delivery and service levels, and strategically plan for vendor decisions in a timely manner. Advises management of contractual rights, issues and obligations by providing sound interpretation of terms and conditions" Then "What you will do:" list items: - Ensures contract terms and conditions address primary business risk areas, such as indemnification, limitations of liability, and confidentiality, are addressed in the best interest of the Bank. - Synthesize diverse perspectives to arrive at actionable contract decisions and formally document decisions, risks and concessions. - Maintain the status of assigned vendor contracts and engages business owners during the contract lifecycle to ensure all milestones, including SLAs, termination/renewal notifications, and/or replacement decision dates are properly met. - Provides guidance to business partners on the development of Service. Level Agreements and ensures meaningful remedies and recourse are included in all contracts. - Negotiates terms of select contracts within Bank legal, risk, and financial parameters while ensuring vendor contracts meet all compliance regulations and internal policies. - Compiles, analyzes and maintains vendor contract information to provide periodic reporting to various internal business partners, committees and regulators. - Provides interpretations of vendor contracts and render opinions on contract terms to business partners and management. - Prepares & analysis reports, spreadsheets and data (including spend information) to facilitate s and maintenance of accurate contract records and vendor relationships. - Performs all other job duties as assigned by supervisor. Note some typos but we keep as is. Requirements (Who You Are): - 4 year Bachelor's Degree preferred. - 2 years minimum Experience in Business, Finance, law, or related field preferred. - Contract or IT Vendor Management Experience required. - Proficient with MS Office suite and Internet. - Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills. - Expert knowledge of contracts negotiation and execution. - Expert knowledge of advanced and highly complex contracts including dispute resolution. - Must be able to read, interpret and enforce contract language, including rendering opinions on risk to executive management and legal counsel. - Knowledge and familiarity with contract management systems/software. - Ability to be a champion and agent for change. - Demonstrated capacity for strategic process improvements. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability. - Possess effective time management and organizational skills. - Able to cope with pressure resulting from meeting required deadlines and reporting requirements. - Exemplary motivation, enthusiasm, and professionalism. - Consistently demonstrate tact, discretion and good judgment. - Exhibit high degree of professionalism and confidentiality in handling and having access to sensitive information. - Must be able to travel throughout bank’s footprint to perform required duties (less than 25%). - LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret and drive enforcement of contract language and previsions, including rendering opinions on risk to executive management and legal counsel. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability and extensive attention to detail. - Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills. - Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers. - MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. - Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form. - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. We could combine language and math skills under Skills section. Skills: maybe list of specific skills: MS Office, Internet, PDF editing, Excel, contract negotiation, advanced contracts, dispute resolution, contract management systems, strategic process improvements, communication, time management, etc. But we already have many in Requirements. Could split: Requirements = education/experience; Skills = technical/soft skills. Let's decide: - Requirements: education (Bachelor's preferred), experience (2 years min in Business/Finance/law or related, Contract or IT Vendor Management required). - Skills: list of proficiencies: MS Office suite and Internet, Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills, Expert knowledge of contracts negotiation and execution, Expert knowledge of advanced and highly complex contracts including dispute resolution, Ability to read, interpret and enforce contract language, Knowledge/familiarity with contract management systems/software, Ability to be a champion and agent for change, Demonstrated capacity for strategic process improvements, Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytic ability, Possess effective time management and organizational skills, Able to cope with pressure from deadlines, Exemplary motivation, enthusiasm, professionalism, Consistently demonstrate tact, discretion and good judgment, Exhibit high degree of professionalism and confidentiality, Ability to travel less than 25%, Language skills (read, analyze, interpret contract language, render opinions), Excellent verbal/written communication with strong analytic ability and extensive attention to detail, Strong PDF editing and aggregation and Excel skills (duplicate), Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, Mathematical skills: calculate figures, interpret instructions, solve practical problems. We may have duplicates; we can keep unique. Benefits: paragraph: "Our comprehensive employee benefits program is designed for you to live your best life at work, home, and everywhere in between. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for health benefits effective the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire. Benefits package includes[1]: Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family membersEmployer paid Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Disability benefitsHealth Savings Account with employer contributionHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter/Parking Benefit401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company contribution529 Education Savings plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Loan Assistance ProgramSupplemental Health plans, Voluntary Legal and Identity Theft Services11 paid holidays, paid Sick days (accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked), up to 25 paid vacation days, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time throughout the calendar yearFree personal checking and savings account; Discounted rates on primary residence loan with $0 origination fees (restrictions apply)". Also note final compensation determined etc but that's more pay. Pay: "Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000 annually AIP/Bonus: up to 10%". Also note final compensation determined by experience etc but that's generic; we can include as part of Pay. Schedule: Travel required: 10-20% (also mention less than 25% travel in requirements). We'll put schedule: Travel required 10-20% (on-site role). Could also mention on-site. We must not include boilerplate like ADA, EEO, privacy, etc. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Contracts Manager to join our team. Here at Mechanics Bank, we value connection, partnership, long term relationships and working together in person. This role will be working on-site.
Responsibilities
The Contracts Manager works closely with business partners throughout the Bank to define and document contract requirements, draft new agreements, amendments, addenda, change orders, and terminations, etc. Drives contract negotiations, contract administration, and vendor contact activities to ensure proper contract execution and fulfillment in accordance with Bank policies, legal requirements and business partner specifications. Participates at a significant level in defining and drafting new processes and controls to help the Bank more effectively manage overall vendor costs, improve vendor delivery and service levels, and strategically plan for vendor decisions in a timely manner. Advises management of contractual rights, issues and obligations by providing sound interpretation of terms and conditions.
- Ensures contract terms and conditions address primary business risk areas, such as indemnification, limitations of liability, and confidentiality, are addressed in the best interest of the Bank.
- Synthesize diverse perspectives to arrive at actionable contract decisions and formally document decisions, risks and concessions.
- Maintain the status of assigned vendor contracts and engages business owners during the contract lifecycle to ensure all milestones, including SLAs, termination/renewal notifications, and/or replacement decision dates are properly met.
- Provides guidance to business partners on the development of Service Level Agreements and ensures meaningful remedies and recourse are included in all contracts.
- Negotiates terms of select contracts within Bank legal, risk, and financial parameters while ensuring vendor contracts meet all compliance regulations and internal policies.
- Compiles, analyzes and maintains vendor contract information to provide periodic reporting to various internal business partners, committees and regulators.
- Provides interpretations of vendor contracts and render opinions on contract terms to business partners and management.
- Prepares and analyzes reports, spreadsheets and data (including spend information) to facilitate the maintenance of accurate contract records and vendor relationships.
- Performs all other job duties