Contract Attorney

About Prosci

Founded in 1994, Prosci is a global leader in change management and the provider of choice for 80% of Fortune 100 companies. Prosci combines scientific research with the people side of change to deliver results-focused solutions that enable clients to achieve change outcomes and grow organizational change capability. Prosci maintains the industry’s largest body of change management research—the basis for the company’s tools, methodologies, advisory services, and role-based development programs. To date, Prosci has certified over 100,000 change management practitioners worldwide.

The company is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, with offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Europe, Mexico and Spain, plus more than 30 certified Prosci Partners around the globe. Prosci is continually expanding directly and through its global partner network to ensure change success for clients no matter where they are located. Check out our website for more about our team and approach: https://www.prosci.com/about.

Are you an experienced legal professional with a knack for contract negotiations? At Prosci, we’re seeking a Contract Attorney to enhance our legal team. Your primary focus will be negotiating and managing Prosci’s client contracts, as well as handling other contract types such as government, vendor and partner agreements. We value calm professionalism during negotiations and aim to find mutually beneficial solutions that align with our risk thresholds. Additionally, you’ll assist with risk management matters. If you’re ready to contribute your legal expertise to our dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!

Requirements

• Leads and improves the contract process by collaborating closely with Prosci’s Growth Team and Legal Team and making recommendations to streamline the contract negotiation process.
• Works with Prosci’s contracts staff and guides compliance with complex contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Negotiates a variety of contracts with clients, suppliers, or partners.
• Ensures contracts are administered and monitored to maintain compliance with the terms of agreements.
• Ensures an understanding of and ability to report on various elements of the contract process from beginning up to execution.
• Identifies contractual issues or areas of concern and able to propose solutions to address the same with little or no supervisory assistance.
• Understands and clearly and succinctly communicates the rationale for standard contractual clauses, both in writing and orally.
• Balances competing interests of client requests and Prosci’s risk thresholds to progress negotiations.
• Provides internal stakeholders (including contracts staff) with guidance and direction regarding substantive and unique issues.
• Earns trust with all clients, both internal and external.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders on agreement statuses and able to prioritize contract reviews.
• Assists with accurate and complete files of contracts and records.
• Strong experience negotiating vendor, data processing, and government contracts with little or no supervisory assistance needed, along with experience of creating and updating standard forms to shorten the negotiation process.
• Assist in new vendor and project due diligence.
• Gather documents from key stakeholders for internal/external audits for ISO certification and facilitate the mitigation plan to resolve outcomes arising from said audits.
• Manage privacy/security inbox and respond to security questionnaires.
• Collect documents necessary for Prosci’s insurance coverages.
• Participate in Prosci’s Information Security Management System Governance Council (ISMS), manage the ISMS risk register, along with coordinating ISMS meetings and maintaining the meeting minutes.

Qualifications

• Holds a JD and is admitted to the bar in the state in which you will work with a path to obtain admittance in Colorado, if applicable.
• 5-7 years’ experience in contract negotiation or proven ability to assume increasingly challenging responsibilities

Additional Preferences

• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM applications, document generation software, and/or electronic signature platforms preferred but not required.
• Experience with contract management software like Conga and compliance management software like Vanta.

Benefits

Travel Requirements: None

Work Location: This position can be located in office at Fort Collins, Colorado, a hybrid role or remote within the US

Base Compensation: $105,000 - $120,000 is the projected range of annual base salary for this role depending on the candidate’s overall qualifications and experience. You may also be eligible to receive bonus and benefits.

At Prosci, you’ll find more than a job. Here, you can be you, contribute to meaningful work in the world, enhance your overall wellness, co-create your professional experience, find your flow, and learn and grow. Our global team is rich in experiences and passion for helping our clients create change success.

We offer a motivating total compensation package, inclusive of our Prosci Bonus Incentive Program and comprehensive wellness benefits, including generous paid time off, holidays and volunteer time, medical, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability programs, life insurance, a 401k matching program, LinkedIn Learning access, and multiple employee-led interest and resource groups.

We hope you're interested in making a difference with us. Even if you don't feel that you meet every requirement listed in this job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Prosci is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Employment opportunities at Prosci are available to all applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. You can learn more about our efforts to build a more inclusive, equitable and diverse organization: https://www.prosci.com/about/dei.

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