Commercial Contract Manager

The Mimecast Business Legal team is looking for a Commercial Contracts Manager to join our dynamic and fast-paced, global legal team. This is a new and exciting role as part of a small sub-team of Commercial Contract Managers reporting to the Business Legal Team. This is a full-time role based in Johannesburg requiring cross-jurisdictional shift work.

As a key member of the legal team supporting all Mimecast regions, you’ll need strong analytical skills, the ability to assess and mitigate contractual risk, excellent communication skills and the ability to work to a high standard within tight deadlines.  It’s an energetic, solution driven environment and you’ll be required to negotiate contracts with customers from many different industry sectors and work alongside key stake holders and business partners across the company as part of the wider deal support desk.

What You'll Do

• Providing support and advice to internal business stakeholders regarding contractual negotiations and general contractual queries

• Ensure compliance with all Company contracting policies, processes, and procedures

• Reviewing & negotiate standard contractual redlines

  • Vendor contracts

  • Customer contracts

  • BAAs (HIPAA)

  • DPAs (POPIA, GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA)

  • Partner Agreements

  • Reviewing, drafting and negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements

• Preparation of final versions of contracts and legal approvals

• Providing support to the deal support desk for standard contractual changes

• Triage Business Legal inbox, legal support requests and redline queries

• Monitor Deal Support internal Slack channels and respond to legal process/contractual questions as needed

• Assisting with the submission of responses to Requests for Information/Requests for Proposals, relating to both public and to private sector entities (legal terms and submission letters)

• End of quarter/year deal room support

• Liaise with commercial counsel and ensure escalation of more complex matters via appropriate process

• Formatting, proofing and finalising contractual documentation and co-ordinating approvals and signatures

• Assisting with legal due diligence as needed

• Faciliating compliance with legal operational processes (for example exceptions process and protocols)

• Providing ad hoc advice on legal process and operational inquiries

• Document management – efficient organization of files, templates and folders

• Reviewing and updating contractual templates and maintaining version control

What You'll Need

• sound contract negotiation and drafting skills

• ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external stakeholders

• sound analytical skills and attention to detail

• ability to work with initiative and confidence as part of a team

• ability to demonstrate sound commercial acumen and recognize and balance risk appropriately

• be able to prioritise effectively and adapt to frequently changing and competing priorities

• a proactive mindset and flexible approach

• organized, efficient and able to meet strict timelines

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) is required

• Minimum 1 year post admission or in house legal experience.

The base salary range for this position is 400k−480k ZAR plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits, in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications, experience, and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.

Belonging at Mimecast

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