Information Technology Contract Manager

Job Title
: IT Contract & Project Advisor

Duration
: 11 Months (Contract to Hire)

Location
:
Columbia, South Carolina 29219
Partial Onsite:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as needed

• Serve as the primary point of contact for IT vendor contracts. Serve as a Contracts and IT projects advisor.
• Advocate for customers/clients within the IT contract management process.
• Provide contract‑related advice to IT project teams and ensure that project plans allow sufficient time for purchasing and contract negotiation and execution.
• Provide leadership in the Contracts area by ensuring work is completed in a timely manner.
• Act as an escalation point for clients in the contracts process.
• Assigns, coordinates, and reviews work completed by the Contract Administrators.
• Oversees the status of contracts that are in progress for customers/clients and ensures contract negotiations are actively progressing, removing obstacles that may impede progress and ensures deadlines are met.
• Escalates to appropriate level of management for contracts that are not advancing through the process.
• 30% Serves as an IT contracts subject matter expert on IT projects and IT product and service evaluations.
• 25% Leads efforts within the department to improve processes and oversees the training schedule for new hires.
• Serves as the primary point of contact and liaison between project management, Law department, and Contract and Procurement teams.
• Facilitates proactive communication to customers/clients, project teams, and other stakeholders.
• 15% Develops and monitors operational reports to ensure service operational level agreements are met, work is being completed efficiently, and customers’/clients’ needs are being met in a timely and quality manner.

• This position will be responsible for managing key contract activities to include.
• Leads and supports renewal functions for critical IT vendor contracts.
• Tracks key contract playbook activities and milestones.
• Leads meetings with key stakeholders to include executive management.
• Collaborates closely with the Chief Negotiator, IS Negotiation team, key vendors, Asset Services, IS Finance and other partnering teams.
• Typical office environment. Some travel between office buildings.

• Degree Equivalency: 4 years job‑related work experience or Associate's and 2 years job‑related work experience.

• 5 years of related work experience to include experience in project management, client relationship management, and process/product improvement.

• 7 years of job‑related work experience to include experience in IT project management, IT client relationship management, or IT process/product management.
• 5 years of IT experience (may be concurrent).

• Microsoft Office.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Access or other database software.