Contracts Specialist

About Us

We’re an award-winning innovative tech consultancy - a team of creative problem solvers. Since 1993 we’ve been finding better, more sustainable ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the world’s leading organisations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.

In the last 30 years we won several awards, including a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for our Enterprise Agile delivery approach.

Operating from 26 locations across the world, we bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in our collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.

We want to continue to grow our team with people just like you!

About the Role

As part of our Commercial team you will be responsible for the first review and processing of commercial contracts from our clients. You will own the workflow and timely processing of said documents.

You will support the Commercial Contracts Manager:

• Support and run a strong governance process for commercial contracts
• Review incoming customer contracts, highlighting key areas of risk
• Process documents through our internal review process
• Capture key metadata and ensure systems of record are accurate
• Help to implement a suite of reports on the performance of our processing of commercial documents
• Liaise with senior stakeholder (Directors, C-level) during the processing of documents and communicate the status of contracts under review
• Interface with our legal advisers as required

This role can be based at either our Leeds, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester or Glasgow Office.

About You

As Contracts Specialist you will be an integral member of our dynamic Commercial Operations team. You will play a key role in shaping contractual relationships with clients, partners and suppliers, whilst protecting the commercial interests of BJSS. You will work closely with the Commercial Contracts Manager to review and negotiate incoming contracts, identifying areas of risk and opportunity.

An important aspect of the role will be ensuring compliance with internal processes but you will also help develop and improve processes to make contract review and governance as efficient and effective as possible.

As a key liaison between the Commercial Operations team and senior stakeholders, including Directors and C-level executives, you will communicate the status of contracts under review with clarity and confidence. And when needed, you'll get involved in direct discussions to facilitate closing out contract negotiations.

Alongside this, you will have:

• A proven track record of handling large volumes of processing, reacting to periods of higher volume where necessary
• Experience of reviewing customer contracts and identifying areas of risk
• Experience of supporting negotiations with clients
• Knowledge of a document and e-signature system of record such as DocuSign
• Experience of managing data within systems and the importance of accurate data as it flows through the workflow
• Demonstrable experience of stakeholder engagement and presentation/drafting skills

Some of the Perks

• Flexible benefits allowance - you choose how to spend your allowance (additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental and more)
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individual's need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and other
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working - Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
• Discounts - we have preferred rates from dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands
• An industry-leading referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
• Flexible holiday buy/sell option
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Training opportunities and incentives - we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
• Giving back - the ability to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from diverse backgrounds into tech
• You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
• We have a busy social calendar that you can choose to join- quarterly town halls/squad nights out/weekends away with families included/office get togethers
• GymFlex gym membership programme