Senior Contract Management Specialist – Ironclad CLM
About the role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Contract Management Specialist with more than 10 years of contract lifecycle management experience, including at least five years of hands-on experience with the Ironclad CLM platform. The successful candidate will oversee the complete contract lifecycle, ensure compliance, mitigate contractual risks, and optimize processes using Ironclad’s workflow, repository, AI, reporting, and integration capabilities.
Responsibilities:
Lead the design, implementation, administration, and continuous optimization of contract lifecycle management processes within Ironclad CLM, with a focus on reducing cycle times, improving user adoption, and enabling self-service contracting.
Partner with legal, procurement, sales, finance, and operations teams to gather business requirements and translate them into scalable workflows, launch forms, conditional logic, contract templates, clause libraries, approval routing, signer configurations, and handoffs.
Configure and manage the Ironclad Dynamic Repository, including metadata, record types, Smart Import of legacy contracts, access controls, obligation tracking, renewals, and contract-performance monitoring.
Design and maintain integrations with Salesforce, Workday, Coupa, NetSuite, DocuSign, Ironclad Signature, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, using Ironclad APIs and webhooks where required.
Leverage Ironclad AI capabilities, including AI Assist, AI-powered redlining, playbooks, and clause extraction, and administer Ironclad Clickwrap to improve contract review, negotiation, and high-volume agreement execution.
Serve as the Ironclad subject matter expert by providing user training and administrative support, maintaining compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, mitigating contract risks, and developing reports and dashboards that measure trends, cycle times, obligations, and performance.
Work model:
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring two to three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Newark, NJ. Regardless of the working arrangement, we support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the posting date and may change based on the assigned project and evolving business or client requirements. We will always communicate role expectations clearly.
What you need to have to be considered:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, or a related field. An advanced degree or professional certification, such as CPCM, CCM, or Ironclad certification, is preferred.
At least 10 years of contract management experience, with a strong understanding of contract drafting, negotiation, execution, compliance, obligations, and renewals.
Minimum of five years of hands-on experience implementing and administering Ironclad CLM, including workflow design, repository configuration, reporting, and integrations.
Experience integrating CLM platforms with CRM, ERP, HRIS, and e-signature systems. Familiarity with REST APIs and webhooks is preferred.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional CLM initiatives, system implementations, migrations, and process-improvement programs.
Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across legal, procurement, sales, finance, operations, and technical teams.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex contract data, identify risks, and generate actionable business insights.
Strong attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, quality, compliance, and effective contract management.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of contract-related regulatory requirements and industry standards, including GDPR and SOX, is preferred.
Experience migrating from Icertis, Agiloft, DocuSign CLM, Conga, or another CLM platform to Ironclad is a plus.
These will help you stand out:
Ironclad Core Admin Certification.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until December 4, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 and $130,000, depending on the successful candidate’s experience and other qualifications.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Paid holidays and paid time off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term and short-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the posting date. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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