Job Description
Role Summary
The unique hybrid style role affords you the opportunity to join a fun and dynamic procurement organization, that has access to all levels of Experian's diverse employee base.
You will report to the Procurement Manager. You will obtain paralegal-level knowledge of commercial contract law through hands-on contracting experience.
Responsibilities
As a Junior Transactional Attorney / Contracts Specialist, you will support the buying strategy for one or more spend categories : marketing, data acquisition, professional services, and IT.
We are looking for you to partner with the buyer to manage our supplier contracts :
- Be onsite at the Allen, TX office 2+ days per week
- Identify the engagement risk of each contract
- Review existing contract documents to determine fit for purpose
- Identification and generation of all required contracting documents
- Redline, edit, draft contractual and other documents to meet Experian's commercial contracting standards and supporting supplier negotiation
- Be the project manager for coordination with the buyer, multiple team members, and subject matter experts in the legal, compliance, product, third-party risk, and finance departments, and bring transactions to successful completion within the required time frame
- Provide milestone updates to team members on contracting progress
- Enforce and document approval for non-standard terms and pricing
- Advise management on contractual terms and risks
- Operate independently on most matters amongst competing priorities
- Work within multiple businesses, teams, and time-zones
- Maintain important work activities in Experian's tools
- Promote a high-level customer experience
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Must be located in Dallas / Allen TX, driving distance from the Allen office
- Business related Bachelor's degree required
- 2+ years of transactional vendor contracting experience in redlining and drafting, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to build positive and professional relationships, internally and externally
- Experience with general commercial contract law
- Project management skills
- Experience with Ariba Contracts, an advantage but not necessary
Benefits / Perks :
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
30+ days ago