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The Procurement Contracts Operations Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping, governing, and continuously improving a scalable, risk-aligned procurement contracting delivery operating model in close partnership with Procurement, Legal, and other risk stakeholders. This role provides enterprise-level oversight of contract lifecycle management, commercial risk enablement, and global contract performance across the Global Procurement Organization.
Job Responsibility:
Partner with Legal and Procurement teams to implement, operationalize, and maintain a risk-tiered procurement contracting operating model defined and approved by Legal
Lead and optimize end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes, including intake, drafting, negotiation, approvals, execution, amendments, renewals, and contract close-out, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and compliance with company policies
Operationalize Legal-approved frameworks through standardized contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, approved negotiation parameters and clearly defined escalation criteria and guidance
Embed contracting standards into sourcing and category strategies in collaboration with Category Management and Strategic Sourcing teams
Act as the procedural escalation point to ensure non-standard terms and negotiation issues are identified and routed to Legal in accordance with defined thresholds, with substantive legal review and decision-making remaining with Legal
Lead the end-to-end strategy for low-dollar, low-risk deals, including eligibility criteria, standardized workflows, and clear, enforced handoffs between Procurement, BPO teams, and Legal
Establish governance, reporting, and analytics across the contract lifecycle to support compliance, risk management, and executive decision-making
Partner with Legal, Finance, and Compliance to support internal and external audits, SOX controls, regulatory reviews, and due diligence activities
Provide strategic oversight of the Procurement BPO contracting operating model, including delivery teams based in the Philippines, India and Guatemala
Partner with Procurement teams and BPO leadership to align scope of services with procurement priorities and legal-defined risk requirements, ensuring low-risk work is executed independently of Legal
Develop, manage, and continuously refine SLAs and performance metrics covering quality, cycle time, compliance, escalation effectiveness, and stakeholder experience
Monitor contracting performance against SLAs, identify trends and root causes, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives, including retraining, scope adjustment, or guidance updates where needed
Promote standardization, documentation, and knowledge transfer to improve scalability, resilience, and continuity
Act as a primary escalation and resolution point for contract execution issues audit findings, SLA breaches, and remediation efforts, preventing unnecessary escalation to Legal for low-risk or administrative matters
Enable and coach Procurement teams on contracting process discipline, execution standards, and consistent use of Legal-approved playbooks and workflows, including negotiation sequencing and escalation mechanics, without providing substantive legal interpretation or risk advice
Contribute to long-term procurement contracting and operating strategies aligned to business growth and regulatory complexity, in partnership with Legal and other risk owners
Lead and participate in cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc programs that advance broader procurement and enterprise objectives, with clear role delineation between operational execution and legal judgment
Own the development, delivery, and enforcement of procurement contracting training for Procurement, Sourcing, and BPO resources
Requirements:
12+ years of experience in procurement operations, contract management, or related functions within complex, regulated environments
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school is required
Demonstrated experience partnering with Procurement and Legal to operationalize contracting frameworks
Deep knowledge of end-to-end CLM workflows, with the ability to design, standardize, and continuously improve contract intake, drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, and post-execution management at scale
Proven experience governing global Procurement BPO or shared services models, including offshore and nearshore delivery
Experience designing and operating low-dollar, low-risk deal models using standardized contracting and BPO enablement
Proven capability developing and managing SLAs and performance frameworks for outsourced operations
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and drive outcomes through collaboration
Proficiency with procurement orchestration platforms and contract lifecycle management systems