Contracts Negotiator

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

The Contracts Negotiator is responsible for drafting and negotiating standard and non-standard contracts. This role acts as a liaison between Sales and Legal to resolve complex Legal, commercial, and contractual issues. This role reports to Manager, Contracts Management Team while taking guidance and direction from Legal Counsel and job assignments from Contracts Management Team Lead.

What you'll do

• Prepare, negotiate and evaluate contracts for new and add-on business;
• Perform general contract support and cross-functional coordination of business matters on behalf of the Legal department;
• Provide advice on commercial and legal terms and some business terms;
• Conduct contract research;
• Handle adhoc requests received from business unit with respect to a given deal, issue or scenario;
• Validate signed contracts have been executed following company policy and procedures;
• Manage completion of creation, regeneration and validation to service level agreement;
• Assist in the development and maintenance of procedures with the Legal department;
• Act as a SME on the contracting process within each application;
• Builds relationships with key business units and partners as Sales, Legal, Commercial, Billing, IT and Marketing;
• Provides superior customer support in every interaction.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Law;
• Basic experience with contracting concepts and wide range of experience with contract types;
• Solid understanding of sales and alliance contract processes;
• Solid knowledge of MS Office products and general systems acumen;
• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is mandatory;
• Knowledge of Spanish, German, and French is/are a plus.

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 413463  | Work Area: Finance  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.