Transaction & Contracts Manager

Key Accountabilities

• Transaction & Contract Management
• Assist on contract due diligence and execution for data center acquisitions, leases, and strategic partnerships.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (e.g., MSAs, SLAs, NDAs, LOIs, Purchase Agreements).
• Maintain a centralized contract repository and ensure audit readiness, renewal tracking, and compliance with internal policies.
• Standardize templates and workflows to streamline contract lifecycle management.
• Track OC management
• Client Service Orders & Workflow Optimization
• Manage the intake, validation, and execution of client service orders and contract amendments.
• Streamline service order workflows to ensure timely provisioning, billing accuracy, and SLA adherence.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, and finance to align service delivery with contractual commitments.
• Asset Management & Portfolio Oversight
• Support onboarding and integration of new data center assets into the operational portfolio.
• Maintain accurate asset-level documentation, lease abstracts, and performance dashboards.
• Monitor lease compliance, capital projects, and operational KPIs in coordination with asset management teams.
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Interface with internal compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and corporate standards.
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and responding to compliance inquiries.
• Implement governance frameworks to manage risk across contracts, assets, and service delivery.
• Business Training & Risk Awareness
• Develop and deliver training programs to educate internal stakeholders on evaluating contractual, operational, and compliance risks.
• Promote a culture of critical thinking by teaching teams how to assess deals and decisions from legal, financial, operational, and reputational angles.
• Provide tools, frameworks, and real-world scenarios to help business units make informed, risk-aware decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams, helping them navigate ambiguity and trade-offs. Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as a liaison between legal, finance, engineering, operations, compliance, and executive leadership.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment through regular updates, dashboards, and risk assessments.
• Lead cross-functional deal and integration teams to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Budget Management & Cost Tracking
• Develop and manage budgets for transactions, legal fees, due diligence, and capital expenditures.
• Track and report on deal-related costs, identify variances, and recommend cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensure alignment with financial targets and ROI expectations.
• Project Management
• Lead and manage complex, multi-phase projects across the transaction and asset lifecycle.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations using project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana).
• Monitor project milestones, identify risks, and drive issue resolution to keep initiatives on track.
• Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Real Estate, Finance, or related field (JD, MBA, PMP, or CPA preferred).
• 5–8+ years of experience in real estate transactions, contract management, compliance, or infrastructure asset oversight—preferably in the data center or technology sector.
• Proven experience managing complex projects and training cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of commercial real estate, colocation, and hyperscale data center agreements.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, ISO, GDPR) and internal audit processes.
• Proficiency in contract, asset, and project management tools (e.g., Ironclad, Yardi, ServiceNow, Salesforce, MS Project, Power BI).