CONTRACT MANAGER

Position Description.
This is a long-term, full-time Contract Manager position for a public sector client.
The right candidate must have excellent verbal and written skills and be comfortable presenting.
The candidate must also be able to work well in cross-functional teams, with clients and vendors alike.
Your future duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of IT professional service SOW’s and contracts, and IT outsourcing service agreements.
General knowledge and understanding of contract structure and general contracting practices is necessary • Previous hands-on corporate experience assisting corporate Legal representatives writing, proofreading, and editing MSAs, SOWs, and Change Orders.
In addition, experience with writing/editing the business language (i.
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non-legal language) in MSA’s, SOW’s and Change Orders.
• Understanding of IT tools and applications used for Service Desk, Managed Infrastructure and/or Managed Cloud Services, CyberSecurity Support Services, End User Services (provisioning of hardware and software to End Users), and User Access Management • Experience organizing and managing lists of interdependent activities, and working continuously with multiple stakeholders to ensure activities are completed on time and at the required quality level • Experience interacting with cross-functional teams (internal team members, clients, and vendors) • Experience with Contract Change Management processes, and proficiency managing activities to comply with Change Management processes to successfully complete change orders • Ability to create, update and manage a list of compliance activities that must be performed on a periodic basis (eg.
weekly, monthly, annually) • Ability to manage your normal work tasks without needing to be reminded, providing status reporting proactively without needing to be asked..
• Availability for consultation with the customer Contract Manager during business hours, and occasionally outside of normal business hours for urgent/emergency circumstances Required qualifications to be successful in this role.
• Contract Management.
o Act as the first-line for clarifications and questions about the existing contract and/or resolution of disputes between the parties regarding the performance or non-performance of their obligations under this Agreement o Oversee the entire contract Change Order lifecycle, from negotiation to execution, with input and assistance from Subject Matter Experts, Management and Corporate Legal.
• Documentation.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all contracts and related documents • Compliance and Performance Monitoring.
Works with CGI personnel on implementation, management and enforcement of the Agreement, including overall management of performance • Reporting.
Runs on-going workshops and meetings for CGI compliance deliverables verifications, ongoing cost savings and governance reviews • Collaborate.
with client counterpart, CGI peers and third parties • Governance.
o Support development of governance materials o Working with the client to establish cadence for governance including agendas • Account Management.
o Support in identifying and executing on process improvements to benefit management of the account o Overall awareness on the status of.
invoicing, projects, funnel, challenges, risks/issues, etc to support Account Executive Other Skills • Willingness to take initiative, investigate, problem solve, and learn is a must • Ability to analyze and synthesize large amounts of information • Ability to present information in a clear and logical manner • Strong communication (read, write, oral) • Very high attention to detail • Ability to prioritize and manage own workload to deliver quality results and meet timelines #LI-KM1 #INDCGIC #LI-CAN Skills.
Account Management Conflict Resolution Contract Governance Contract Management Negotiation Project Management What you can expect from us.
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