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Principal Contract ManagerMetasys Technologies • Oakland, CA, United States
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Principal Contract Manager

Principal Contract Manager

Metasys Technologies • Oakland, CA, United States
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Principal Contract Manager

Hybrid San Ramon or Oakland, CA

Perm Position

The Principal Contract Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing the lifecycle of multiple strategic third-party contracts. This position ensures adherence to contractual terms, tracks key milestones, and manages contract renewals and amendments. The ideal candidate is a seasoned contracts professional with expertise in monitoring, analysis, compliance, and reportingworking collaboratively across departments to ensure consistent and effective compliance practices.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead complex cross-functional projects and contract activities.
  • Advise senior leadership (internal and external) on contracting strategies and negotiation matters.
  • Independently negotiate complex contract issues.
  • Lead efforts to identify, analyze, and enhance existing business processes or create new workflows to meet evolving goals.
  • Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment.
  • Act as the primary liaison between the Contracts Team and our clients Legal Department and compliance groups (e.g., Risk).
  • Provide guidance, support, mentorship, and training to less experienced contract management staff.
  • Design and deliver contract management training to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain oversight of program contracts and related obligations.
  • Analyze contracts to detect potential compliance issues.
  • Identify and resolve discrepancies or cases of non-compliance.
  • Evaluate and improve compliance programs and procedures.
  • Conduct audits and inspections to ensure contract compliance.
  • Communicate compliance obligations clearly to all stakeholders.
  • Deliver training and guidance on compliance procedures.
  • Prepare detailed reports on contract compliance activities and results.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 9 years of direct experience in a comparable role, with the ability to manage complex sourcing strategies and ensure contract compliance during l arge-scale digital transformations (e.g., system integrator services and software professional services).
  • Proven track record of managing sophisticated contracts to minimize value leakage.
  • Experience with QA and QC of contract documents.
  • Subject matter expertise in contract composition, management, administration, and negotiation.
  • Ability to apply advanced business knowledge, project management practices, and industry best practices.
  • Conflict resolution and negotiation skills with a focus on win-win outcomes.
  • Strong budgeting, resource allocation, and procurement knowledge including RFPs, bids, and agreements.
  • Experience with terms & conditions, contracts, ability to understand terms, KPI's, audit, compliance, manage supplier relationship.
  • Excellent communication skills tailored to varied audiences.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience with report generation, modeling, and simulations.
  • Ability to independently manage priorities based on departmental goals.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and contract systems / applications (e.g., SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling tools).
  • Experience in process development, review, and continuous improvement.

    • Desired Qualifications

  • Masters degree in a related discipline.
  • Professional certification(s), such as :

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

  • Program Management Professional (PgMP)
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
  • Knowledge and experience in transmission pipeline construction.
  • Utility industry background.
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