Principal IT Contracts Management

Job#: 3040151

Job Description:

Apex Systems, a long with their client, is sourcing for an IT Contracts Manager. Please see the details below and apply if interested.

Job Title: IT Contracts Manager

Location: Miami, FL- onsite as needed

Rate: $60-70/hr

Job Description:

Right candidate for this position should be well versed on everything around contracts (writing, interpreting, changes, etc). Main experience and focus should be around Managed Services contracts and IT Contracts.

Job Description:

The Principal, IT Contracts Manager serves as a trusted authority on contractual matters for CCL IT, overseeing the full contract lifecycle from intake through transition to operations with a focus on our most complex and impactful agreements. This role plays a critical part in protecting the organization's legal, financial, and operational interests by ensuring contracts are well-structured, compliant, commercially sound, and aligned with business strategy. This position partners closely with IT leaders, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Vendors to enable efficient contract execution while managing risk.

Accountability 1- Contract Drafting & Review

• Collaborate with IT leaders and vendors to ensure contract language accurately reflects business intent, scope, pricing, timelines, performance obligations, and risk allocation.
• Review, edit, and finalize a broad range of IT contracts, including but not limited to:

o Master Service Agreements (MSAs)

o Statements of Work (SOWs)

o Service Level Agreements (SLA)

o Contract Amendments

o Other vendor and supplier agreements

Accountability 2- Negotiation & Risk Management

• Collaborate with Sourcing and Legal to support contract negotiations with vendors and IT leaders, balancing pricing and legal risk with business objectives.
• Partner with IT leaders, Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, and Risk to ensure contracts include:

o Security control obligations, audit rights, vulnerability remediation timeframes, and breach notification.

o Data handling and regulatory clauses relevant to travel (PII, and PCI where applicable).

o Business continuity/DR obligations (RTO/RPO), resiliency testing, and subcontractor controls.

Accountability 3 - Compliance & Governance

• Ensure contracts comply with internal policies, and industry standards.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls related to contractual obligations.
• Ensure proper approvals, signatures, and recordkeeping are completed in accordance with company governance standards.

Accoutability 4 - Contract Lifecycle Management

• Manage contract lifecycle, including intake, drafting, review, execution, storage, renewal, amendment, and termination.
• Maintain an organized, searchable contract repository using contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools or internal systems.
• Ensure post-execution obligations are clearly communicated to relevant internal teams.

Accountabililty 5 - Stakeholder Collaboration

• Ensure governance in place for managed service contracts and provide oversight.
• Partner with Sourcing on pricing, payment terms, and cost controls.
• Ensure vendor and supplier agreements follow IT, Financial, Sourcing and Legal processes.
• Collaborate with IT Leaders to ensure vendor and supplier agreements meet operational needs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for contract-related inquiries across the organization.
• Advise internal stakeholders on termination rights, and dispute resolution provisions where needed.
• Ensure proper approvals, signatures, and recordkeeping are completed in accordance with company governance standards.

Accountability 6 - Process Improvement & Knowledge Management

• Develop and maintain standardized contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
• Recommend and implement improvements to contract processes to increase efficiency, consistency, and turnaround time.
• Provide training and guidance to internal teams on contract basics, best practices, and risk awareness.
• Support implementation or optimization of contract management systems.

Skills:

Scope: This role owns the end‑to‑end lifecycle of all IT contracts, acting as the organization's internal authority on commercial, legal, and operational contract matters.

It spans drafting, negotiation, governance, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.

Key scope elements:

• Oversees "the full contract lifecycle from intake through transition to operations."
• Manages MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, amendments, and complex managed services agreements.
• Ensures alignment with IT, Legal, Finance, Procurement, InfoSec, Privacy, and Risk.
• Maintains contract repositories and CLM systems.
• Develops templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.

This is a high‑breadth, high‑complexity role touching nearly every IT initiative and vendor relationship.

Problem solving: The role requires sophisticated judgment and analytical capability to resolve complex commercial, legal, and operational challenges.

Core problem‑solving responsibilities:

• Translating business intent into precise, enforceable contract language.
• Balancing pricing, legal exposure, operational risk, and business timelines.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to security, privacy, DR/BCP, and regulatory obligations.
• Customizing terms "based on deal complexity, jurisdiction, and business unit requirements."
• Advising on termination rights, dispute resolution, and vendor performance issues.
• Improving contract processes to reduce cycle time and increase consistency.

This role solves problems that are cross‑functional, high‑stakes, and often ambiguous, requiring both legal literacy and operational insight.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Miami, FL, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

July 1, 2026

Pay Range:

$60 - $70 per hour

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