Contracts Specialist

About this role:

The Contract Specialist is responsible for the contract administration process for all Americas contracts. Additionally they will monitor and ensure compliance with the contract process for all business units they support i.e. Sales Deal Hub Consulting Events etc.

What youll do:

• Effectively process incoming requests from departments for assistance (Sales CFS Controller Deal Hub Corporate Pricing Contracts Negotiators Corporate Legal Consulting Events Client Compliance etc.). Manage the team Outlook inbox by ensuring emails are prioritized by urgency and importance once approvals are received.
• Manage all incoming Master and Order Agreements for 100% compliance (e.g. Research Consulting and Events business units). This includes but is not limited to: 1. Input metadata into systems (ie Apttus) 2. Document comparison and confirm for approvals 3. Process signature & 4. Process for uploading into systems.
• Signing authority for order agreements and 100% compliance with legal empowerment matrix.
• Ensure compliance with Gartner corporate policy regarding document administration including any non-standard items such as legal term changes non-standard SDs non-standard pricing and non-standard billing terms have been approved.
• Execute any and all special ad hoc projects initiated to fulfill business requirements.
• Collaborate with global manager and global team to seek continuous improvement & innovation to department processes.
• Prepare instructive communications to and liaise with global Contracts Department Client Financial Services Sales teams in fulfilment of above responsibilities.
• Support of Contract Manager in providing first line of support to Sales on all issues relating to sales contracts and requests for contracts escalating to senior staff as required
• Fair honest professional friendly and collaborative approach with all stakeholders including remote team members and manager (Sales Contract Negotiators CFS Corporate Legal Client Compliance etc.).
• High work ethic and integrity.

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2-4 years experience dealing with contract matters client legal & procurements departments as well as with Sales organization interaction.
• Maintain or obtain skills necessary to be proficient on department systems and document retrieval systems.
• Excellent communication skills developed in a sales driven environment including strong English skills (written and verbal)
• Client-facing experience with commercial awareness.
• Experience analyzing data (Excel or other data analytics tools) and advanced Microsoft Word skills.
• Strong understanding of contracts.
• Effective public speaking organizational prioritization and problem-solving skills.

Who are we

At Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT) we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective business and technology insights helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to 20000 associates globally who support over 13000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

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Our vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together our singular unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies cultures religions ethnicities races genders sexual orientations abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why year after year we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

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At Gartner youll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive objective guidance throughout clients AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. Youll have access to unmatched resources expertise and technology and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

Its an exciting time to be at Gartner with limitless opportunities to make a real impact grow your skills and build a lasting meaningful career in a field thats reshaping the way we operate. If youre passionate about AI and want to be part of a team thats guiding the leaders who shape the world Gartner is the place for you.

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Gartner offers world-class benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

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