Legal Specialist-Contract Management

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Salary Range:

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Job Title: Contract Specialist

Location: Houston, Texas/ San Leandro, CA

Employment Type: full-time

The job

The Contract Specialist role will support the NA Sales team. The Contract Specialist will follow prepare and assist Sellers with the contractual documents needed to buy AVEVA products & services. The Contracts Specialist reaches out to all the necessary stakeholders until the contract is delivered and duly signed by all parties.

The role will be mainly covering the United States. The person will be integrated in the Americas Contract Management team, but part of a larger global team.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that contractual templates are properly released, applied and Corporate policies are properly followed in the contracts being signed with our clients.

• Issuing standard contracts and filling the contractual templates.

• Reviewing non-standard contracts and follow up the contractual negotiation along with legal department and any other internal stakeholders.

• Supporting our Sales department with basic contractual matters and tendering.

• Reporting

• Covering other colleagues working in US during their absences, working as a global team.

Essential Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. Relevant experience in managing and administering commercial contracts will also be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume environment critical. As such the ability to manage multiple priorities is required.

• Covering other colleagues working in US during their absences.

• Must have the interpersonal skills to deal effectively with executive management and staff regarding Contract.

• Strong organizational skills, you will be able to establish priorities, meet deadlines and targets
  Proactive, attention to detail and a strong team player
  Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written
  Contractual experience will be a plus
  Legal background will be a plus (no degree in Law is required)
  English Language proficiency - mandatory

• The person joining shall be comfortable using Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook etc).
  Other tools to be used (desirable knowledge): Salesforce, Sharepoint, MS Teams, Acrobat and Docusign CLM.

Legal at AVEVA

Our global team of lawyers, compliance experts and contract managers play a central role in protecting AVEVA’s interests and ensuring the company operates with the highest levels of integrity.

We provide guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, contracts, and legal frameworks – all at the fascinating and fast-moving intersection of technology and the industrial sector. If you’re flexible and enjoy tackling complex challenges, you’ll be right at home in the AVEVA Legal team.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

USA Benefits include:

Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.