Associate Contracts Manager

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI  the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running.

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We are seeking a proactive, organized Contracts Manager to support the Commercial Legal team in managing contracts, contract processes, and assisting with legal operations initiatives for commercial legal and cross-functional projects. This role combines contract administration, contract review and drafting, project coordination and process improvement responsibilities, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in contract management, legal operations or project management.

The successful candidate will be confident working with stakeholders across the business, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and passionate about creating efficient processes and workflows. They will play a key role in supporting the contract lifecycle, driving operational improvements and helping ensure projects and contractual matters are delivered on time.

• Review non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and other simple agreement sin accordance with approved playbooks and guidance whilst developing confidence on negotiating and learning when to escape issues.
• Manage contract intake, triage and routing through established legal processesandassistwith improving these processes.
• Coordinate internal approvals and execution processes, ensuring agreements are signed and complete din a timely manner.
• Maintain contract and project dashboards,tracker sand management information.
• Monitor key metrics, including contract volumes, turnaround times, executiontimelinesand process performance.
• Produce reports and insights to support continuous improvement initiatives and operational decision-making.

• Support the development,documentation and continuous improvement of legal and contract management processes.
  
  Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce manualeffortand standardise ways of working.
• Create andmaintainworkflows, process maps, guidancedocumentsand operational procedures.
• Develop andmaintainproject plans, action trackers,timelines and status reports.
• Track project milestones,dependenciesand deliverables to ensure projectsremainon schedule,proactively managing follow-ups and drivingaccountability amongst stakeholders to ensure actions are completed on time.
• Act as a point of contact for routine business queries relating to legal processes, contractstatusand execution processes.
• Support training and awareness initiatives relating to legal processes, contract managementtoolsand self-service resources.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 1–3 years' experience in a contracts, legal, operations, project coordinationor administrative role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple priorities and delivering work to deadlines.
• Experience working within a legal department, legal operations functionor commercial environment.
• Process-oriented mindset with a genuine interest in creating efficient workflows, improvingprocessesand driving operational excellence.
• Strong attention to detail and ability toidentifyrisks,inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks and drive them through to completion.
• Resilience and adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident and proactive approach, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levelsincludingholdingstakeholders accountable for actions and deadlines whilstmaintainingpositive working…