Contracts Specialist

The role

You will support the procurement lifecycle from intake to execution. You will serve as a liaison between requestors, legal, vendors, and the procurement team.

What you will do

• Tracks procurement lifecycle and maintains accurate records and documents.
• Assess intake information and triage requests through the procurement triage system.
• Support contract redlining by comparing contract version and incorporating stakeholder feedback.
• Apply playbook standards to review, redline, and edit commercial contract language.
• Highlight contractual options and existing strategies to resolve negotiation roadblocks under US legal frameworks.
• Liaise with client in-house counsel, stakeholders, vendors, and procurement throughout process.
• Facilitate negotiations and act as liaison across stakeholders.
• Communicate contractual risks highlighted in the documents.
• Manage pipeline of requests and assist with providing proactive stakeholder updates or reporting.
• Attend meetings and report on progress and status of requests.

Required qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from a recognized institution
• 4+ years of contract coordination and review experience
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and client-focused
• Experience processing all contract types, including NDAs, SOWs, MSAs, SaaS, data privacy, and licensing agreements
• Experience redlining contracts either independently or with limited supervision

Nice to have

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) from a recognized institution
• Strong contract review, negotiation, legal analysis and risk assessment skills
• Excellent English communication skills
• Experience supporting US clients

About the company

Harbor is a provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Their globally integrated team of 900+ specialists works with leading law firms and corporations.