Fidelity TalentSource is your destination for discovering your next temporary role at Fidelity Investments. We are currently sourcing for a Specialized Senior Contracts Manager to work in Westlake TX, Boston MA, Smithfield RI or Merrimack, NH!
The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will oversee medium and large-scale contracts and contracting projects related to complex research and amendment drafting that are received throughout the organization; and provides industry specific expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex supplier contract negotiations and relationships.
The Team
We are an organization of professionals who own the contractual framework and contract process for most procurement-related transactions across the firm. The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will manage the process for medium to large ad hoc contracting projects, including participating in weekly assessment and strategy meetings, creating and maintaining a pipeline of work, and facilitating communications between Strategic Contracts and its legal, risk, and other business partners. The Director provides industry specific expertise, influencing, strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex contract negotiations and supplier relationships. The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will lead the process of analyzing contract issues to identifying and eliminating risks and optimizing value to Fidelity. The Directorworks independently on both standard and non-standard contracts.
The Expertise You Have (The order of these bullets do not matter)
The Skills You Bring
The Value You Deliver
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $75.00-80.00 per hour.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will oversee medium and large-scale contracts and contracting projects related to complex research and amendment drafting that are received throughout the organization; and provides industry specific expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex supplier contract negotiations and relationships.
The Team
We are an organization of professionals who own the contractual framework and contract process for most procurement-related transactions across the firm. The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will manage the process for medium to large ad hoc contracting projects, including participating in weekly assessment and strategy meetings, creating and maintaining a pipeline of work, and facilitating communications between Strategic Contracts and its legal, risk, and other business partners. The Director provides industry specific expertise, influencing, strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex contract negotiations and supplier relationships. The Specialized Senior Contracts Manager will lead the process of analyzing contract issues to identifying and eliminating risks and optimizing value to Fidelity. The Directorworks independently on both standard and non-standard contracts.
The Expertise You Have (The order of these bullets do not matter)
- Bachelor’s degree
- JD strongly preferred/preferred
- 6-10 years of substantive transactional contract negotiation experience required
- Ability to handle complex negotiations for Fidelity's strategic vendor relationships with minimal supervision
- Oversee work product of junior members of assigned team
- Attend and represent contracts point of view at stakeholder meetings
- Ensure accurate reporting and analytics for assigned project
The Skills You Bring
- Top-quality presentation, interpersonal and diplomacy skills, including ability to simplify complicated issues and build consensus among competing interests
- Excellent strategic, tactical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills, which you will readily use to simplify sophisticated contract and business issues for straightforward, practical analysis and resolution.
- Executive-level confidence, presence, initiative and influencing skills
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple, large-scale projects at various stages both alone and delegating to others as needed.
- Proactive management of multiple Supplier relationships and ability to work well under pressure.
- Excellent negotiation skills and knowledge of business terms and conditions
- Proven commitment to drive quality and process improvements
- Excellent project management skills
- Consistent ability to problem solve and work autonomously
- Positive and collaborative approach forging pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of contract issues in a dynamic environment
The Value You Deliver
- Provides business leaders with contract analysis and a point-of-view for decision support
- You are a builder and a guardian, helping the business achieve its goals while protecting the firm against risks and exposure.
- Understands business objectives of the applicable Fidelity business team and integrates those requirements into the appropriate contracting vehicle.
- Providing the organization with recommendations, modifications, and process improvement opportunities.
- Provides guidance to senior leadership and colleagues as a subject matter expert
- Leverage experience and knowledge to provide thought leadership with business partners throughout the contracting lifecycle.
- Participating in cross-functional working teams.
- Applying, evaluating and refining the internal Fidelity transactional standards and practices.
- Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled workload.
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $75.00-80.00 per hour.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.