Senior Contract Manager

Job Description

Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Education Desired : Bachelors Degree Travel Percentage : 0% At FIS youll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. FIS stays ahead of how the world is evolving to power businesses, across merchants, banking and capital markets, to outpacetodays fast-changing competitive landscape and help our clients run, grow and achieve more for their business. Hybrid Working option available for Wallbrook - London Office What you will be doing:The role entails managing the majority of the commercial partner contracts which emanates from three teams of sellers covering small, medium and large introducers as well as ISOs, both for the UK and Republic of Ireland, along with supporting the review ofvendor contracts which are essential to the ongoing operation of the SMB business. You will be providing on the ground consistent, reliable and quality support to the Worldpay for Business Legal team, primarily focussed on supporting various types of commercial agreements for Corporate SMB merchants and partners along with any additionaloperational tasks. Critical to this role will be your experienced ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable managing various types of contracts which may include standard payment services agreements, referral agreements and vendor agreements. The ideal candidate will be able to rapidly build personal credibility and ensure effective stakeholder management across the Worldpay group. Key Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Prepare commercial contracts (with a particular focus on partnership agreements) and amendments for customers, liaising with legal and commercial teams.
• Engage in contract negotiations or support legal team members in commercial contracts negotiation, liaising with customers, suppliers, and management in respect of such negotiations.
• Respond to queries from different business lines regarding contractual obligations in respect of both Worldpays merchants and partners.
• Assist on operational queries relating to onboarding processes, due diligence and remediation.
• Review marketing materials and assist in the development of standard documents, such as promotional terms and conditions.
• Managing the contract signature process for the legal, partnerships, and sales teams, as well as guide such teams through legal administrative processes.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enable greater efficiencies of the in-house legal function.
• Support the legal team on projects as needs arise.

What you bring:

• Contracts Manager with at least 4+ years experience, preferably having worked within the fintech/payments industry.
• Proven ability to understand and provide incisive, reliable, timely, and commercial legal support and solutions on stakeholder queries, as well as excellent drafting skills and professionalism.
• Understanding of financial services and regulation.
• Broad ranging corporate, commercial and IT experience.
• Sets high standards with high levels of personal accountability.
• Self-starter, able to carry out duties with support rather than high levels of hands-on supervision.
• Adaptable, creative, and proactive.
• Willingness to learn new areas of law/regulation and about the payments industry.
• Presence with effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to instill trust and confidence across all levels of the business.
• Effective prioritisation skills.
• Able to foster a collaborative work environment.
• Sound judgment, unquestioned ethics, and integrity

Added bonus if you have:

• Experience as a Senior Contracts Manager with 4 plus years, within a recognised commercial law firm and/or in-house legal team.
• Comfortable managing relationships with senior lawyers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience of drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, partnership agreements, and sales agreements.
• Experience preparing contract templates and developing training guides for business teams in relation to contracts, and/or operational and marketing matters.
• Familiarity with DocuSign, Salesforce or any other similar systems.
• Direct experience of payment services and/or one of Worldpays major client industry groups (e.g. airlines, travel, gaming, digital / tech) would be advantageous.
• Experience with international/UK-European data protection laws and practice would also be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite.

What we offer you:

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial crime
• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility and respect
• Varied and challenging work to help you grow your technical skillset

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