Director of Contracts Management

Overview

This role oversees organizational contractual relationships with vendors, contractors, and partners. Responsibilities include ensuring contracts are accurately drafted, effectively negotiated, and consistently enforced to minimize risk and support organizational objectives. The position also contributes to compliance, operational efficiency, and strong business partnerships.

• Title: Director of Contracts Management
• Location: Corporate, fully remote
• Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt
• Compensation: $120,000.00–$125,000.00
• Date Posted: 9/30/2026

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead the Contracts Management team, including maintaining compliance with organizational policies and procedures, internal guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Assist with and/or draft, review, and negotiate contracts to ensure clarity, accuracy, and compliance.
• Manage the full lifecycle of contracts, including execution, renewal, and closeout.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Risk, and Market Operations teams to obtain necessary inputs.
• Monitor contract performance to ensure all obligations are met.
• Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Maintain organized digital records for all contract documents.
• Track deliverables and payments to ensure on-time fulfillment.
• Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay current with relevant laws and regulations.
• Draft Contracts Management policies and procedures.
• Provide training and guidance on contract management practices.
• Prepare and present contract status reports to leadership.

Qualifications

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to top management and/or Contracts Management system users.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Contract Management

• Proven ability to manage complex or high-value contracts, including:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts to ensure clarity, accuracy, and compliance.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of contracts, including execution, renewal, and closeout.
  • Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Risk, and operations teams to obtain necessary inputs.
  • Monitor contract performance to ensure all obligations are met.
  • Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Maintain organized digital records for all contract documents.
  • Track deliverables and payments to ensure on-time fulfillment.
  • Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders.
  • Stay current with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Provide training and guidance on contract management practices.
  • Prepare and present contract status reports to leadership.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience with contract management systems.
• Understanding of contract law and principles.
• Mentoring skills.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Strong organizational and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical ability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of relevant industry regulations.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and contract systems.
• Ability to explain complex contractual concepts clearly.
• Sound judgement, professionalism, and ethical standards.
• Ability to travel and work at multiple locations.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or contract management certification preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

• None required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervision of Contracts Management staff.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Notes

• This job description does not cover every activity, duty, or responsibility that may be required.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.