Overview
Contracts Manager (Paralegal) role at Elsevier. This position involves leading contract negotiations, managing rights and permissions agreements, and improving processes using legal technology and artificial intelligence. The role blends legal expertise with strategic relationship-building to support compliant and successful outcomes across teams.
About Our Team
Data Source Management helps our communities accelerate knowledge for a better world by helping to establish, discover and advance knowledge. We do this by turning scientific discoveries into peer reviewed knowledge, hosting the world’s richest corpus of knowledge, allowing users to unlock insights from content and by measuring the quality and impact of research - turning insights into outcomes.
About The Role
We are looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking Senior Contract Manager to help shape how we work with third-party content partners. You will lead contract negotiations, manage rights and permissions agreements, and improve processes using legal technology and artificial intelligence. This role blends legal expertise with strategic relationship-building to support compliant and successful outcomes across teams.
Responsibilities
* Lead contract creation, review, and negotiation with publishers and partners
* Collaborate across Legal, Product, Sales, and Data Operations teams
* Support documentation, amendments, and renewals with clear and accurate content
* Ensure contracts meet legal standards and align with internal policies
* Identify opportunities to improve workflows using technology-based solutions
* Provide guidance on rights and permissions and resolve contracting queries
* Contribute to strategies that strengthen external partnerships
Requirements
* Law degree or equivalent experience with experience in contract management
* Strong communication skills and confidence working across departments
* Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Experience with contract tools such as Conga or Luminance is a plus
* Independent thinker with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Benefits
* Medical Inpatient and Outpatient Insurance: Coverage for your healthcare needs.
* Long Service Award: Recognition for your dedication and loyalty.
* Flexible Working Arrangements: Balance work and personal life effectively.
* Access to Learning and Development Resources: Empowering your professional growth.
About The Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Information Services
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