Lead Contracts Administrator
What does a Lead Contracts Administrator do at Swire Coca-Cola?The Lead Contracts Administrator is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of commercial agreements across the enterprise. A successful Lead Contracts Administrator combines technical contract expertise, operational discipline, and cross-functional partnership to ensure contracts are drafted, negotiated, executed, and administered in alignment with enterprise risk standards, compliance obligations, and commercial objectives.Responsibilities:
Contract Lifecycle Management
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including strategic partnership agreements, customer agreements, supplier contracts, distribution agreements, NDAs, exclusivity agreements, and amendments.
Manage contract intake, triage, prioritization, and workflow coordination with business stakeholders.
Develop and manage templates and ensure alignment with risk matrices, delegation of authority, and enterprise policies.
Oversee execution workflows and maintain accurate contract records within the CLM system.
Risk Management and Compliance
Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks within contractual arrangements.
Escalate material deviations in accordance with Legal Department guidelines.
Ensure alignment with corporate compliance frameworks, including the published policies, data privacy requirements, strategic partnership requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
Support internal audit requests and manage contract-related compliance inquiries.
Process and Systems Leadership
Serve as functional lead and power user for the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.
Maintain standard templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and fallback positions.
Track contract metrics including cycle time, deviation rates, renewal deadlines, and bottlenecks.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and risk controls.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Act as liaison between Legal and other enterprise teams regarding contract strategy and execution.
Provide guidance on contract interpretation and post-execution obligations.
Deliver enterprise-wide training on contract processes, risk awareness, and compliance expectations.
Mentor junior contract administrators or support staff, as applicable.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree required
PhD Juris Doctorate (JD) preferred preferred
12+ years Progressive experience in contract administration within a corporate legal department or commercial enterprise, including procurement. required
Experience supporting high-volume commercial contracting operations. required
Demonstrated expertise and ownership of an enterprise CLM, such as Ironclad, GEP, LinkSquares, or comparable platforms. required
Advanced understanding of contract structure and commercial risk allocation.