Contract Specialist – AMC Segment

Overview

This role can be performed remotely from an approved location, with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.

The organization’s Automation & Motion Control (AMC) segment is seeking a Contract Specialist to support commercial contracting across AMC. The position partners with Legal and cross-functional teams—including commercial, sales, supply chain, sourcing, finance, operations, and quality—to manage the day-to-day contract lifecycle from intake and review through drafting, redlining, negotiation, and execution.

A primary focus of the role is supporting the business that services and supplies the data center market. Work may involve sophisticated, project-driven agreements with hyperscalers, data center developers and builders, project and construction managers, OEMs, and engineering partners serving them. The role is expected to manage evolving leverage and risk across the full project lifecycle, rather than handling issues clause-by-clause.

This is not a contract administration position. The Contract Specialist will own agreements directly, develop risk allocation and mitigation approaches, exercise sound judgment on when to hold, trade, or escalate positions, and communicate the broader risk picture to Legal and business leadership.

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracting

• Draft, review, negotiate, and support execution of customer, supplier, distributor, nondisclosure, services, and other commercial agreements.
• Advise on contract structure, commercial terms, and risk allocation, including pricing, liability, warranties, quality, delivery, indemnification, and termination.
• Support contract interpretation, amendments, change orders, and renewals throughout the agreement lifecycle.
• Identify contractual risk and escalate significant issues to AMC attorneys with practical solutions and recommendations.

Project & Supply Chain Risk Connectivity

• Elevate and help manage contractual risk across project scope and schedules, including milestones, delivery, acceptance, liquidated damages, changes, and performance obligations.
• Align customer commitments with supplier obligations and identify gaps that create supply chain exposure.
• Coordinate customer- and supplier-side positions with Strategic Sourcing and supply chain teams and apply enterprise standards.
• Manage multiple agreements efficiently, balancing speed and risk.

Risk Advisory & Business Partnership

• Summarize commercial, operational, delivery, and legal risks to support informed leadership decisions.
• Negotiate with sophisticated counterparties, recognizing when to hold, restructure, or escalate a position.
• Develop practical risk mitigations through scope, caps, carve-outs, insurance, supplier flow-downs, controls, or commercial trade-offs.
• Clearly explain contract positions and support customer discussions, pricing, and deal structuring.
• Collaborate globally with sales, operations, finance, quality, supply chain, cybersecurity, and Legal.

Process Improvement & Team Support

• Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, escalation guidance, and standard processes.
• Support contract lifecycle management tools, records, and reporting, while managing multiple matters through completion.
• Identify recurring risks and recommend scalable solutions to help the business recognize issues earlier.
• Support training on contracting fundamentals, company policy, and when to engage Legal.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, legal studies, or a related field.
• Seven years of experience in commercial contracting, contract management, or negotiation in a corporate, customer-facing environment (a law degree is not required).
• Proven ability to independently negotiate and close commercial agreements with sophisticated counterparties, including in situations with uneven leverage.
• Strong business acumen and a practical, solutions-oriented approach to structuring positions, trade-offs, and risk mitigation.
• Sound judgment and confidence in negotiations, with the ability to hold, adapt, or escalate a position as appropriate.
• Ability to summarize commercial, operational, and legal risks clearly and explain contract positions to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of core commercial terms, including liability, indemnification, warranties, delivery, performance commitments, intellectual property, and confidentiality.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple agreements in a fast-paced, high-risk environment.
• Collaborative, approachable, and proactive self-starter who works effectively with autonomy and accountability.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Data center experience supporting or contracting with hyperscalers, colocation providers, data center developers, builders, project managers, OEMs, or engineering partners serving them, including familiarity with how these organizations approach agreements and negotiate.
• Project-based contracting experience involving construction schedules, capital equipment, or long-lead manufacturing.
• Experience with both customer- and supplier-side contracting, including aligning obligations across agreements.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing and in global, matrixed, decentralized, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms and AI-enabled contract tools.
• Professional certification, such as CPCM, CCCM, or CFCM, and an interest in broader contract management or commercial responsibility.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Transparency

• Expected Base Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000
• The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the organization’s base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on factors including physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Location

• Remote work from an approved location, with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.

Export Control / Work Authorization Requirements

• Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, including U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or maintain U.S. work authorization.