Senior Paralegal & Contracts Manager

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Paralegal and Contracts, manages all legal queries on, and assists Talogy in entering into, customer and vendor contracts related to the operation of Talogy and its affiliates, and assists others in legal compliance with various laws and regulations across the world (although this role has a primary focus on US groups). The Senior Manager, Paralegal and Contracts, is a critical and trusted role ensuring that Talogy's contracts with third parties are in line with Talogy's internal legal standards, managing the entire contract life cycle, and assisting the various internal teams with a timely response to any other legal queries.

This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible working through Monday-Friday office hours. The role can be performed remotely, with limited opportunities to travel.

Role Responsibilities

• Analyzing contractual and legal-related requests from each program vertical.
• Drafting agreements, statements of work, and all related contractual documentation associated with each program vertical.
• Reviewing and redlining any agreements, SOW's, etc., received from clients.
• Management of US Corporate Compliance
• Leading client agreement negotiations via email and/or telephone conferences.
• Maintaining the necessary clearance for TSA and CBP to be able to support our Government program. * Support with Consulting and Technical Operations on managing content partner agreements, including the review of current agreements, analyzing current relationships, and participating in any internal contract reviews and external contract negotiations.

• Review of all requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for information (RFIs).
• Project management during the RFP process by assisting with the management of requests that need to be actioned upon by Compliance (ISCO), People Operations, Accounting, and/or Executive leadership.
• Liaise with Sales, Consulting, and leadership teams for all Talogy legal requests, including but not limited to agreement issues, candidate issues, IP issues, etc., and escalate to the General Counsel as necessary.
• Manage the flow of security questionnaires, DPAs, and other security and/or compliance requests between the Talogy requestor and ISCO.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Requirements

• Minimum 10 years' experience as a senior contracts manager, preferably with some experience in the talent management industry.
• Strong understanding of legal contractual principles.
• Demonstrable previous experience in contracts management for a mid-to-large-sized organisation. * Experience in managing and guiding junior contracts administrators is desirable.
• Excellent team player with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively with client legal teams, Talogy senior management, and Sales teams.
• Board-based knowledge of, and experience with IP Law (including trademarks) is preferred. * Experience in a fast-paced environment.

Behavioral Competency Requirements

Exploring Challenges

Problem Solving: Gathers facts and other information needed to understand problems. Identifies the root causes of problems. Understands context and constraints, and highlights risks associated with problems. Explores alternative, available solutions thoroughly before establishing a clear course of action.

Judgment: Makes clear and considered decisions. Bases decisions on relevant and appropriate criteria or legal framework. Takes all available information into account when making decisions. Highlights and evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches thoroughly.

Negotiating: Clarifies goals for each side and identifies commonalities. Balances objectives to achieve constructive outcomes. Remains open to creative and alternative possibilities and solutions. Uses both direct and diplomatic communication in negotiating.

Providing Support

Communication: Listens attentively to internal and external clients and co-workers. Asks questions to solidify own understanding. Explains issues and solutions in a way that is easy to understand. Demonstrates confidence and credibility.

Customer Focus: Ensures all actions and decisions are supportive of service to the customer as well as in the best interests of Talogy. Demonstrates empathy for client's perspective and concerns. Takes action to resolve client's problem(s), regardless of the cause or complexity. Handles difficult and high-pressure situations with professionalism.

Teamwork: Offers support to others with their work. Openly shares relevant knowledge, expertise and information. Respects others' talents, expertise and contributions. Leads others to achieve common goals.

Maintaining Standards

Integrity: Acts according to ethical values and principles without compromise. Is authentic, open, and sincere with others. Provides honest and reliable information. Builds trust by demonstrating consistency between words and actions.

Prioritizing and Planning: Uses an orderly and structured approach to work. Prioritizes and manages tasks by considering importance, deadline, and resources. Develops and uses systems to keep track of priorities, commitments, and follow-up. Balances new requests with established priorities.

Adaptability: Accepts new tasks, situations, and challenges willingly and positively. Readily adopts change and introduces new ways of doing things. Demonstrates a flexible approach to dealing with others. Manages unexpected issues with ease.

Composure: Remains positive in uncertain times and high-pressure situations. Responds calmly to challenges/frustrations of the moment. Remains productive and assured despite ambiguity or stress. Models proven techniques and best practice principles in times of stress, overload, or challenge.