Sobre este puesto de Senior Contracts Manager en Verra Mobility
Who we are...
Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility. We develop technology-enabled solutions that help the world move safely and easily. We are fostering the development of safe cities, working with police departments and municipalities to install over 4,000 red-light, speed, and school bus stop arm safety cameras across North America. We are also creating smart roadways, serving the world's largest commercial fleets and rental car companies to manage tolling transactions and violations for over 8.5 million vehicles. And we are a leading provider of connected systems, processing nearly 165 million transactions each year across 50+ individual tolling authorities.
Culture
Verra Mobility Corporation is a dynamic, entrepreneurial company that operates with a people-first philosophy and approach. The company lives by its core values - Do What’s Right, Choose Courage over Comfort, Win Together, and Own It - in everything it does for its customers and team members. The company seeks to grow, both organically and through acquisition, to continue to be the undisputed market leader with a bias for action, customer focus, teamwork, drive for results, and commitment to excellence.
Position Overview
The Senior Contracts Manager leads contracting activities for government and commercial customers with a focus on regulatory compliance, process efficiency, and standardization across the contract lifecycle.
This role is responsible for managing contracts from request for proposal (RFP) through award, administration, and closeout while ensuring compliance with state and local procurement regulations, including municipal and agency-specific requirements. The role also drives improvements in contract processes through the use of technology, automation, and standardized playbooks.
The position partners closely with Sales, Finance, IT, and Operations to enable scalable and compliant contracting practices.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end customer contracting processes beginning with request for proposal or sole source opportunity through wind-down in accordance with applicable regulations, statutes and laws for contracts in the Senior Contract Manger’s region.
- Analyze contract terms and conditions; prepare and disseminate information regarding contract requirements and status.
- Ensure that the terms of contractual agreements are written in compliance with company policies and guidelines, and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
- Monitor progress of work required according to the schedule of completion to submit contract drafts and other documents in a timely manner to meet established deadlines.
- Review and advise on contractual obligations; identifying risks and problems and proposing solutions; and reporting to the business stakeholders.
- Negotiate contractual terms directly with the customer, serve as the Contracting Officer, where required, and coordinate customer consents.
- Review and prepare vendor integrity questionnaires.
- Review invoices to ensure customer invoices align to customer contracts.
- Leverage technology including contract lifecycle management platforms and dashboards.
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation and improvements in contract request, preparation, approval, and management procedures.
- Communicate and collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure effective, timely administration, and support compliance initiatives.
- Excellent organization skills, the ability to multitask and meet several simultaneous deadlines.
- Schedule and attend company-wide meetings and calls to update stakeholders on the status of the company’s government sales practice.
- Effectively explain contract terms and conditions to stakeholders.
- Develop and maintains effective working relationships with customers.
- Develop solutions to complex problems that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
- Travel up to 20%
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Juris Doctorate or Masters Degree in government procurement, a plus
- Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM)
- 5-7 year's experience as a Contracts Manager
- Strong critical thinking skills combined with creative problem solving ability
- Customer or supplier facing negotiation experience
- Proficient in MS 365, as well as project management and contract management platforms
- Experience with technical writing; standard operating procedures, policy documents preferred
Verra Mobility Values
An ideal candidate for this role naturally works in alignment with the Verra Mobility Core Values:
- Own It. We focus on high performance and drive toward breakthrough outcomes. Our employees ensure accountability, optimize and align work, focus on the customer, and cultivate innovation.
- Do What’s Right. We champion integrity and good character. Our team members model ethical behavior, demonstrate good judgment and are courageous.
- Choose Courage Over Comfort. We lean into the conversations, decisions and actions that move the business forward, even when they feel uncomfortable. We challenge assumptions, address issues early and prioritize progress over ease.
- Win Together. We believe in growing and inspiring people together. We seek people who collaborate, value differences, think and act globally, foster an engaging work environment, and recognize and develop others.
With your explicit consent which you provided as part of the application process, we will retain candidate personal data solely for the business purpose for which it was collected. In no event will we retain such data more than two (2) years following the closure of the recruitment process relating to the role for which you applied or in the event other related job opportunities arise within the company. Verra Mobility Applicant Privacy Notice
Verra Mobility is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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