Role Purpose
Lead team of Contracts Specialists who provide timely and precise contracts management support to Sales, Deal Hub, Consulting, Events and Procurement.
Major Responsibilities/ Accountabilities
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Ensure timely and precise completion of signature requests on agreements ensuring all requisite approvals, per local legal requirements, have been obtained from an audit perspective.
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Handle all escalations for ad hoc requests from other business units.
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Participate and ensure below activities are completed by team members within designated SLAs:
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Responsible for monitoring and managing global email in-boxes.
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Respond to all emails, live calls and voice mails within each business day.
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Manage legal/contract requests and work with others as required to meet individual and group objectives and deadlines
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Suggest process improvements to provide greater support and coverage for DH/sales/legal/contracts.
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Complete other tasks, as required.
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Manage training materials and tools used in daily routine.
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Interview, train, motivate and performance manage team of Specialists. This includes timely completion of performance reviews and Individual Development Plans.
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Ability to tactfully handle any escalations or complaints. Include manager, as appropriate.
Expected Results
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Manage team as well as contribute to the below:
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Organize their Specialist team for globally consistent execution and be first line manager for escalations.
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Provide ongoing coaching to foster growth mindset environment
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Ensure training manual stays relevant and up-to-date
Professional Experience
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Minimum five years’ experience of working in (preferably contracts/documents) administration department of an international firm or intellectual property based business gained after college.
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Proven track record in leading a diverse team in a high-paced environment.
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As the first point of contact for many Gartner clients and internal associates, it is imperative that this person be extremely professional and customer service oriented, in order to ensure a positive client experience.
Technical/ Professional Skills & Competencies
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Experience and adaptability in a fast paced work environment preferably in client service with the ability to prioritize work load based on value of business to Gartner versus complexity of legal terms review.
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Experience & proficiency with Salesforce, MS Office and database systems.
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Experience handling multiple priority activities/projects at once within allotted SLA.
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Good understanding and knowledge of the IT industry.
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Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, incorporating requirements, action plan and timeline when communicating with internal subject matter experts.
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Process-driven, methodical, organized and pays strong attention to detail.
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Be able to work autonomously (i.e., high degree of self-reliance/self-starter)
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Team player with good time management skills.
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