Contract Negotiator

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About the Team

About the Role

Workdays legal department is looking for a high-performing Contracts Negotiator to join our this role you will assume a wide range of responsibilities all of which will require critical thinking innovation and integrity. We are looking for someone with outstanding attention to detail high energy strong project management skills and a positive attitude.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary legal contact for Workdays legal team

• Manage workflow document generation and review processes for a variety of contract types beginning with receipt of requests for contract generation through routing for signatures and final distribution

• Assist with maintenance of contracts management system as well as implementation and enforcement of contract practices and policies

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams during contract review cycles acting as a key contact for the legal department by providing guidance on commonly requested edits non-standard terms policies copies questions etc.

• Review proposed modifications to contracts and work with internal business partners and third parties to negotiate terms and obtain approvals for modifications as required

• Draft and revise contract wording to address various situations as they arise

• Maintain processes between the legal department and other groups and collaborate on ways to continually improve the contracts administration process

• Provide support to in-house legal staff including research correspondence and record-keeping

• Execute assigned projects as determined by needs of the business and department

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing contracts (including drafting and negotiation) in a corporate environment

• Bachelors Degree or above

Other Qualifications

• Proficient in Word Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with a contract management system e.g.. Apttus or others

• Experience with electronic signature software e.g. EchoSign Docusign

• Strong collaborative spirit including outstanding influence and interpersonal skills

• Positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced high-output team oriented environment

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for solving problems and adding value to the Company.

• Professional in all ways. Courteous flexible highly organized competent reliable and proactive. Comfortable in addressing new situations and in use of independent judgment.

• Committed to his or her personal growth and development by actively seeking feedback and responding with action.

• Open and honest in communications with all partners legal colleagues management customers and others.

• Must be comfortable with management of highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

• Language skills (French Italian Spanish or German) would be a plus but not required

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Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills and educational qualifications level of responsibility demands of the role work location and business need. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

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