What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Contract Specialist position at Convergenz?
Job Title: Contract Specialist
Location: Hybrid at Vienna, VA
Duration: 6 Months Contract- Can Extend
NOT looking for 3rd party risk managers or GRC
About:
- Contracts Administrator needed to support InfoSec TPRM Security Vendor Management Team. Analysis will assist with administrative support to include filing, metrics, status reports, engaging with our vendors, setting up meetings, and tracking within our SharePoint Library.
Description:
• Performs efficient, high-quality information gathering for complex third-party contract reviews.
• Maintains information on ongoing engagements by tracking status of reviews, deadlines, changes in priority, and capturing meeting minutes.
• Facilitates meetings with internal business units and third parties on Information Security third party risk management contract reviews.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members, leadership, key business unit stakeholders, third parties, etc.
• Keeps current with Information Security best practices and industry trends and applies them to process and policy improvements and compliance actions.
• Develops process documentation such as written procedures and job aids.
• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership.
• Leads weekly team standups.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban, epics/stories, etc.)
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Experience in information security processes, concepts, principles, and methodologies.
• Experience in technical writing or development of documentation.
• Experience in third party / vendor management.
• Experience in project management.
• Effective planning and organizational skills.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including skill in negotiating and persuading others.
• Experience in working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, and third parties.
• Ability to build effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy, and tact.
• Strong word processing and spreadsheet software skills.
- Experience working in ADO
- Familiar with SOWs, NDAs, RFPs, etc.
- Experience working with c-level executives
- Strong contracts and procurement background: can understand contract terms, pricing negotiations, performance monitoring, compliance, issue resolution, risk management, etc.
Salary : $45 - $60