It Contracts Specialist

Job Description
We are seeking an IT Contracts Specialist for a 12-month contract in Nashville, TN. This role will offer telecommuting options for residents of Tennessee with occasional in-office visits as needed per the business.
In this role, you will play a key role in developing and maintaining legal documents for information technology (IT) agreements. The successful candidate is skilled in interviewing team members, vendors, and business associates to confirm technical specifications for IT procurements, and can concisely write this information into legal documents such as contracts, amendments, and statements of work. The IT Contracts Specialist will deliver contract documents on schedule, and ensure consistency and efficiency in legal and technical writing through adherence to the organization's methodology, policies, procedures, and standards.
Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities
With limited supervision, review and/or draft accurate contract documents and ancillary documents as required for information technology projects. Effective legal and technical writing.
Build and manage productive business relationships. Skillfully facilitate online group meetings with cross-functional teams to gather and document technical requirements for IT contracts.
Contract writing and full lifecycle contract administration. Maintain organized project files.
Write competitive solicitations to select vendors for complex IT projects using State template documents and various solicitation methods such as Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation to Bid (ITB), and Request for Information (RFI).
Peer review, contract analysis, and audit of contract wording to ensure compliance of all parties with regulatory and legal requirements. Effectively communicate findings. Report project status in written logs and staff meetings.
Act as a liaison between internal customers, the internal chain-of-command, vendors, and suppliers in support of contract activities. Work effectively with all levels of staff from clerical to executive management.
Create alternative wording in contract language to simultaneously meet internal customer and vendor needs, as well as comply with State and Federal laws and regulations as required.
Research IT industry and market developments, analyze research data, and incorporate findings into written technical contract specifications.
Effective written communication using electronic communication and conferencing tools.