About our group:

Members of Seagate’s Legal, Government Relations, and Global Trust and Security Department (Legal, GR, GT&S) are diverse, dynamic, innovative, and engaged. Our attorneys and other professionals work collaboratively as valued business partners to support Seagate’s strategy and objectives. Our team goals are to protect Seagate, deliver awesome services, build sustainable partnerships, and grow the best team. We do impactful and interesting work, support each other, and have fun.

Part of Seagate’s legal department, the contracts team handles all transactions on behalf of Seagate, including sales, procurement, facilities, IT and supply contracts. We also provide support and advice for matters related to the acquisition and sale of goods and services. The contracts team prides itself on providing excellent support to our internal business partners.

About the role - you will:

Draft and negotiate contracts - primarily responsible for managing a portfolio of commercial contracts supporting Seagate's Global operations
Work under the general supervision of a Seagate attorney to draft and negotiate contracts and other legal documents using Seagate standard templates
Partner with internal requestors to determine business requirements and negotiate contract terms based on Seagate’s business requirements
Review marketing, promotions, facilities, IT & general procurement contracts
Recognize non-standard terms and work with attorneys and relevant internal stakeholders to review and approve contract terms
Contract Management - independently manage contract workflow and approval processes to ensure that internal stakeholders review and approve contracts according to Seagate policies
Maintain a database of contracts and updates throughout the contract lifecycle, from requesting, drafting, and signing; through amending, renewing, terminating, and archiving
May share workload among other contract managers and paralegals to help balance the workload within the department
Work cross-functionally to support other areas of the legal department, such as compliance, dispute resolution, intellectual property, government relations, and labor law; and will help coordinate matters between Seagate attorneys and outside counsel

About you:

Use of independent judgment and creative problem solving
Thorough understanding of the implications of the work in protecting Seagate
Ability to make recommendations for sound business solutions
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple contracts, tasks, and projects
Excellent critical thinking skills

Your experience includes:

Drafting, negotiating and managing a variety of commercial contracts, ranging from routine to complex
IT and “as a Service” contracts
Using Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software tools
Interviewing internal clients to understand their business requirements
Converting business requirements into contractual requirements
Summarizing contracts and legal documents for internal review
Summarizing contracts for stakeholders
Reviewing internal policies with the ability to explain internal policies to stakeholders
Preparing general business reports and correspondence
Collaborating on cross-functional projects and teams to improve processes & procedures, and solving complex problems
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office software products

You might also have:

Experience using Apttus CLM
Experience negotiating information security contract language

The estimated base salary range for this position: $89,800.00 - $130,900.00. Actual salary range is based on the regional labor market of the role in the geography in which the position is located based on the requirements of the job and your skills. This posted salary range is a good faith and reasonable estimate, and Seagate reserves the right to adjust this range depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees; including, but not limited to, eligibility for variable pay bonus, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care and healthcare spending accounts, flexible time off/vacation, paid holidays and paid parental leave and well-being programs.

Location:

Our first preference would be for the employee to work in a hybrid work structure based out of our Bloomington, MN site. Hybrid work expectations are a minimum of 1 day a week in the office.

However, we are also open to a remote work structure.in the United States.

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