Legal Contract Administrator

About Svante:

Svante is a purpose-driven, rapidly growing clean technology company based in Burnaby, BC, Canada, and we’re on a mission to help the world reach net zero with filters and machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions and the air.

We’re a collaborative, diverse group of people who care about the planet and, through our collective experience and expertise, are working to make an impact on climate change.

If you value a culture that welcomes and includes everyone, and you want to be a part of a growing technology company that’s going to change the world, you’ve come to the right place.

The Role: Legal Contract Administrator

Who are you?

The Contract Administrator is responsible for establishing a contract management system that manages procurement and sales to address multiple suppliers and customers, using in-house developed standard forms as well as standard form agreements imposed by counterparties. The role works with in-house and outside Counsel, Project Managers, Senior Leaders, and other members of the Corporate Services team, as relevant.

Responsibilities:

• Create and administer a contract management system, including creating contracts, setting up templates, negotiating and revising agreements, inputting and organizing contract data, setting up workflows.
• Manage procurement process to address multiple suppliers using our and their forms of agreements.
• Support sales process addressing diverse customers through the rapid preparation of LOIs, MOUs and standard form agreements.
• Collection, organization, tracking, maintenance, and review (under supervision) of all company contracts (including customer agreements, master agreements, statements of work, partnership agreements, schedules and amendments/addenda), reviewing, interpreting and summarizing material contract terms (including legal, data security, privacy, finance and similar terms).
• Collaborates with the Digital Business team with regards to the software tool and actively participate in cross-departmental process development and process improvement projects.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in contract administration.
• May have a legal background or equivalent experience in contract administration, negotiation and contract management.
• Experience managing procurement or similar in-house process to deal with multiple stakeholders and establishing a contract management system.
• Comprehensive understanding of standard contractual terms including insurance, indemnities, Incoterms, etc.
• Ability to manage a high volume of work, including ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Ability to respectfully challenge existing notions in service of a better solution.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of detail orientation and interpersonal skills.
• This is a hybrid work from home and the office role.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.