Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About defi SOLUTIONS:

It’s an exciting time to join defi!

defi SOLUTIONS is a pioneer in end-to-end, SaaS loan originations, servicing, and managed servicing solutions. Our customers include the highest-volume captive auto lenders, banks, credit unions, and finance companies in North America. We have more than three decades of experience helping lenders reduce time-to-market, streamline operations, and customize lending processes with proven, scalable performance.

Learn more at defisolutions.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Position Purpose:

The Manager, Contract Administration provides administrative and legal support in a corporate setting operating with a high degree of autonomy. Acting as legal liaison you provide counsel to contract professionals, sales and account executives, product teams, implementation teams, and technology leaders on legal matters. You develop and maintain all forms of contracts and legal documentation, providing sound direction to contract specialists on effective document review, issue-spotting, and problem-solving.

Position Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Working directly with our executives drafting, reviewing and negotiating all contracts from start to finish including:

• Various corporate administrative duties (e.g. managing execution of legal documents, assisting with federal, state and local filings, etc.)
• Drafting and negotiation of client agreements and related documentation.
• Establishing trust with senior business unit leadership through providing them with effective legal advice.
• Independently perform risk mitigation in both new and legacy agreements without significant oversight.
• Growing your understanding of contracting standards, company risk thresholds and issues.
• Staying abreast of industry standard methodologies and proposed legislations related to operations of the business and effectively advising accordingly.
• Working with domestic and international sales
• Evaluate contracting and Legal Department procedures and standards based on experience and ongoing learning, suggesting improvements to them.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications:

• Five (5) + years’ visionary legal experience working at either a law firm or as in-house counsel.
• We require that you are highly motivated and organized, and expect you to set and execute priorities effectively.
• Experienced in transactional and commercial contract and negotiation.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate verbally and in writing with internal and external parties.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills and attention to detail, particularly with risk identification/mitigation, contract drafting and negotiating.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigating complex problems, developing effective recommendations, negotiating resolutions, and resolving issues in a professional manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience negotiating technology contracts with Fortune 500 companies or financial institutions.
• Background in lending or other highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) software.

Travel Required:

• Less than 10%

Affirmative Action/EEO statement: defi SOLUTIONS is an Equal Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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