Contracts Manager, Google Procurement Organization

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Business Law, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in contract management, legal, or procurement roles, with a focus on overseeing the end-to-end contract lifecycle.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and finalizing contracts to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in supporting marketing and professional services, or related fields.
• Experience in contract negotiation, terms clarification, issue resolution, and implementing negotiation strategies to achieve business goals and mitigate risks.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree or Certifications in Contract Management, Business Law, or related fields.
• Experience managing extended workforce contracting functions and tasks, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and quality standards.
• Experience collaborating with legal teams/external counsel for contract drafting/review, and ability to support contract negotiations, terms clarification, and issue resolution.
• Familiarity with industry best practices/emerging trends in contract management, and ability to implement practices.
• Proficiency using contract management software/tools to streamline and automate contract management processes.
• Knowledge of legal/regulatory requirements related to contract management, and experience in ensuring compliance with these requirements throughout contract lifecycle.

About the job

In the Google Procurement Organization (GPO), our aim is to unlock value for Google to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing velocity, efficiency, and security to buying at Google, while partnering deeply across Google to deliver solutions fit for purpose. As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we bring one voice to stakeholders and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes. Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.

Within the Google Procurement Organization, the Commercial Operations team is responsible for providing scaled operations support and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the contracting process efficiently for categories like marketing, professional services, etc., and leveraging extended workforce resources or partnerships strategically to achieve scalability, cost-effectiveness, and operational excellence in contract management for Google.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle, from drafting and negotiation to execution and renewal for high complexity strategic contracts.
• Identify and engage with stakeholders from category management, product areas, legal, external vendors or service providers to handle specific aspects of the contracting process.
• Oversee the draft, review, and execution of contracts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide support and assistance in contract negotiations, terms clarification, and resolving issues in collaboration with stakeholders and extended workforce partners.
• Support management of relationships with contract-related vendors or outsourced partners, ensuring alignment with contract terms and service level agreements (SLAs).