Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About The Team

The Global Legal Services team delivers world class legal shared services to Workday’s Legal team in a wide variety of transactional and in-depth work.

This worldwide team comprises contract management professionals who handle work across Workday’s customers, partners, and vendors.

The team is asked to manage a large volume of requests and interact with several cross functional teams, and it operates at scale through simplicity, speed and skills.

About The Role

In this role, you will assume a wide range of responsibilities, all of which will require critical thinking, innovation, and integrity.

We are looking for someone with a solid work ethic, impeccable attention to detail, high energy, strong project management skills, privacy knowledge, and a positive attitude.

Workday is a fast-growing company, and the Contract Manager will need to manage multiple priorities, work independently and be proactive. The utmost confidentiality is imperative, as you will be working on sensitive projects and will be privy to confidential information.

In this role you will be responsible for negotiating, structuring, and/or administrating contractual documents that establish business relationships with vendors, customers and/or partners. Work with procurement, sales, and service teams as well as the legal department to structure contracts. Analyze contracts to ensure compliance to company policy, government specifications and other requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage workflow for contract review process for a variety of contract types, beginning with receipt of requests for contract generation through routing for signatures and final distribution.
• Assist with maintenance and improvements of contracts management processes and system as well as implementation and enforcement of contract policies.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams during contract review, acting as a key contact for the legal department by providing guidance on commonly requested edits, non-standard terms, policies, questions, etc.
• Review proposed modifications to contracts and work with internal business partners and third parties to negotiate terms and obtain approvals for modifications as required.
• Draft and revise contract wording to address various situations as they arise.
• Maintain processes between the legal department and other groups, collaborating to continually improve the contracts administration process.
• Assist with legal review and response to requests for proposals (RFP/RFI/RFQ).
• Provide administrative and other support to in-house legal staff, including research, correspondence and record-keeping.
• Complete assigned projects as determined by needs of the business and department.
  
  

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing contracts (including drafting and negotiating preferably vendor agreements and subscription/technology contracts) and contractual operations in a corporate environment.
• Experience with data privacy rules and contracts.
• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic record.
  
  

Other Qualifications

• Able to review and negotiate documents such as Supplier Agreements, Sponsorship Agreements, Data Protection Amendments, and other various buy side documents with minimal guidance.
• Able to draft amendments related to such agreements described above.
• Ability to follow written processes to ensure successful and correct completion of assigned work.
• Ability to set priorities, be flexible and handle multiple tasks, and to track and follow up on projects.
• Detail oriented, meticulous and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable working collaboratively in a team environment with all levels of the company, including executive management, procurement and business teams.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, shift focus, adapt to changing priorities, maintain patience in high pressure situations and take initiative where appropriate.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with a contract management system, i.e. SFDC, Apttus, Conga
• Experience with electronic signature software, i.e. AdobeSign (preferred), DocuSign.
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Professional in all ways. Courteous, flexible, highly organized, competent, reliable and proactive. Comfortable in addressing new situations and in use of independent judgment.
• Committed to their personal growth and development by actively seeking feedback and responding with action.
• Open and honest in communications with all stakeholders – legal colleagues, management, customers, and others.
• Must be comfortable with management of highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.
• Strong persuasive abilities, including outstanding influence and communication skills.
• Positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced, high-output, team oriented, practical environment.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for solving problems and adding value to the Company.
  
  

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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