Senior Contract Counsel

Why this role is important to us.

The Contract Manager (CM) supports all types of contracts and amendments and is writing analyzing evaluating negotiating and executing various contracts covering a wide range of transactions through a high-quality advisory of the SimCorp SaaS Delivery offerings.

This is possible through a familiarity of contract and commercial law combined with the ability to understand the business and technical side of our contract landscape. A CM is reliable on their relationship- and communication skills to reach the right stakeholders all around SimCorp.

The CM is informed and consulted if necessary in relation to issues and escalations with suppliers and customers through the Market Unit and our Vendor Management unit. It is crucial for the CM to be able to communicate and present information (analyze and conclude) to stakeholders regarding contracts and relating topics in a matter where everyone can understand.

CMs are involved and consulted in relation to close-out extension renewal of contracts or obligations that either SimCorp or the client shall comply with. CMs main area of capability is solving contract-related issues ensuring contract obligations are met securing commercials are complying with the budgeted forecast and obtaining a robust client operation by focusing on enabling the client to get the most out of her/his investment in the SaaS offering.

What you will be responsible for:

• Pre-contractual phase and support to sales: For a CM it is a necessity to have pre-contractual knowledge. Therefore the CM is participating in the pre-contractual phase where many indirect agreements and expectations are voiced. The CM is responsible for ensuring an alignment between the agreed obligations and SimCorps relevant delivery units.

• Supporting the onboarding project: The CM drafts a contract presentation that provides an overview of the contracts most important topics to the relevant stakeholders. An essential element of the contract presentation is presenting the relevant internal stakeholders with an overview of the deviations from standard deliveries to ensure that SimCorp meets their agreed commitments towards the client. For the CMs to be able to provide this it is necessary that the CMs are a part of the pre-contractual phase. The slides will be used by the project manager and will be reviewed and presented at a handover meeting from the CCM team to the onboarding team. The CM will also present this to the client if the project finds it necessary.

• Contract Change Management:The CM are responsible for the contract change management process within her/his reginal area. Within this process Contract Management support the Market Unit Service Delivery Managers and Project Managers when clients request a new service or module more users or more infrastructure. Anything that is not covered by the contract and that needs to be invoiced in relation to SaaS Delivery.

• Obligation Management & Quality Assurance: This process is vital to align and monitor contractual deliverables and ensure quality assurance within the SaaS Delivery organization. The CM will in connection with the student(s) assigned interview and monitor the contractual obligations towards the contract and secure that the relevant stakeholders are aware whether we are delivering satisfyingly towards the agreed upon terms.

• Legal advisors: We provide legal guidance or advice around all SaaS clients. This is to prevent or solve legal issues that need to be analyzed interpreted or concluded. We have the pre-contractual knowledge that is necessary concerning interpreting a contract. The goal is that no matter who asks the answer is given in a way that everyone can understand - regardless of professional background.

• Cost alignment: The CM will work together with SaaS Delivery Commercial Management to understand the clients budget revenue and provide contractual knowledge on pricing. The CM will together with the operational stakeholders discuss the clients capacity and storage and will if necessary trigger a change request to transfer the cost to the client.

• Support practice and contract training: Knows the contract and business processes and ensures best support practices on Contract Management within the SaaS Delivery. CMs are always striving towards delivering high and consistent advice to be back-2-back with both vendor and client contracts. CMs holds regular status meetings with the vendor manager and serves as an advisor towards the Managers and employees in Global Operations.

Daily Tasks

• Supporting various internal stakeholders with contract and legal interpretations ex. Invoicing terms KPIs infrastructure consumptions contract change management and other contractual wordings.

• Co-drafting of Contract Change Request with internal stakeholders in a pre-defined process. The Contract Manager owns the legal wording of the Contract Change.

• Simple project management task regarding the further implementation of best practice contract management processes into SimCorp.

• Cross contractual analysis of contract terms to provide insights into the commercials and performance of specific clients.

• Supporting Obligation Management Framework

• Update the Contract repository and the contractual database

• The Contract Manager will be working in a high-performance team that values teamwork humor and good communication.

What we value:

• A Master LLM or Bachelors in Law and preferable economics as well

• Worked with Commercial or Contract Law Contract Management or IT/Outsourcing/SaaS/PaaS contracts in 3-5 years

• Preferable have commercial or economic understanding within contracts

• The CM are involved from pre-contractual phase and support to sales contract signing contract execution phase exit phase post contractual phase.