The Position
We are looking for a motivated Contracts Administrator to join us to assist our legal and sales teams with contracting matters. The candidate will primarily be focused on supporting business in the EMEA market with accurate and timely processing of contract related paperwork. The candidate will play an important role in Apryse's legal department in a position with excellent career growth potential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing, reviewing and revising order forms and other routine contracts, including license agreements, amendments, assignments, and MNDAs
- Drafting custom deal terms and structures where needed
- Supporting simpler negotiations, with supervision and support from legal counsel and other contract administrators as needed
- Supporting enablement and training of EMEA sales team with respect to contracting matters
- Assisting in the preparation, organization and maintenance of template agreements, company policies, corporate records, contracts, and other legal documents
- Handling incoming legal requests regarding contractual matters and advising or, where appropriate, triaging prior to escalation to a lawyer
- Working collaboratively with other contract administrators, our lawyers, and our sales and operations teams to develop and support processes for contracting and other legal matters to improve efficiency, scalability and productivity
- Providing general legal and administrative support as needed
Requirements
- A Contract Administration or CILEX (Legal Executive)/Paralegal certificate/diploma or equivalent professional experience in commercial contract administration
- 3+ years working in a similar environment (law firm and/or in-house)
- Strong logical and critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Consistently accurate and reliable in your work with strong attention to detail
- Highly organized and able to self-motivate, multitask and work independently
- Experience with drafting and interpreting contracts and familiarity with legal terminology
- A service-oriented attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build collaborative business relationships at all levels
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Desire to learn and grow in the position - hope is for candidate to build on their competencies to take on increasingly complex matters and responsibility over time
Nice to Have
- Experience working in an in-house legal environment and/or with sales teams within a company with a quarterly sales cycle
- Previous experience in the software or technology industry
- Legal operations experience
- Experience with Salesforce and/or contract management or CPQ (Configure Price Quote) systems
- Fluency in a language in addition to English
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience & qualifications.
- A comprehensive extended benefits package.
- A great team environment and resources, supporting you to do the best work of your life and providing unlimited career growth potential.
- Highly autonomous and entrepreneurial environment.
- On going support for learning development so you can continue to master your craft.
- Work with the hardware you're most comfortable with (Windows or Mac)
- Diverse and inclusive workplace where we all learn from each other.
- Excellent work-life balance with a flexible remote work environment.
Company Description
As the industry-leading provider of document software development (SDK) technology powering everything from traditional desktop software to innovative web and mobile applications, at Apryse we are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that empower our clients to achieve their goals. With a broad international portfolio of combined companies, products, and leading technologies, we are actively changing the way the world works with documents to make work better and life simpler.
Customers like IBM, Autodesk, DocuSign, Boeing, Microsoft (and many more!) come to us to realize their web and mobile strategies for document management, editing, and collaboration as the #1-ranked commercial document SDK of choice for companies worldwide. As a result, you can find our document technology in thousands of solutions, including those of household names, used by millions across virtually every industry. Our XODO app alone has 25M unique installs -- and counting -- and the highest ratings among PDF productivity apps on the largest online app marketplaces.
Ready to join our team?
If you are interested in helping Apryse deliver on its commitments and taking your career to the next level, we invite you to apply online now. Additionally, we view the above section as a guide, not a checklist. We welcome diverse and non-traditional backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you do not have every requirement listed.
We are committed to a work environment that is inclusive to all and free of discrimination. It is our policy to be an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, citizenship status or any other factors prohibited by law. Apryse will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.
*This is a remote-first position where the candidate will work from home.
