What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts Manager, Data Center Design Engineering and Construction position at Facebook?
Summary :
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Meta seeks a highly engaged and experienced team player for a lead role to join our Design, Engineering & Construction (DEC) organization. As a Contract Manager, you will report to the Global Manager of the DEC Contracts team and be accountable to oversee all contracting for the project lifecycle of 3-5 data center campuses in North America. The role will partner with Contracts leadership and all levels across the organization to gather and understand operational and financial information to maximize contract value and reduce risk to the owner.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support DEC’s organization from a deal strategy and operational efficiency perspective. Candidates must be experienced in contract development, including scope development, deal structure, fee structure, contract formation, and legal and commercial negotiations. Success in the role requires a high degree of process orientation, communication skills, critical thinking to identify new and different approaches to structuring deals, and ability to work across multiple functions / stakeholders as a trusted advisor.
The Contract Manager will manage, optimize and administer a variety of design, engineering, construction, connectivity and consulting contracts and will draft, develop, review and negotiate on Meta's behalf. This role will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive a cohesive and high impact contracts function.
Responsibilities :
- Independently drive the overall contract management function for assigned data center campuses, including development and implementation of contracts management tooling solutions, contracts playbooks, and deal-to-contract intake and review processes for their functional program.
- Partner with Contracts leadership and other business leaders to help navigate complex operations and spend initiatives with significant spend and risk.
- Drive cross-functional contracts risk and cost containment efforts.
- Develop and continuously improve deal-to-contract policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and control frameworks.
- Proactively work with partners to deliver on various activities including : budget planning and financial commitment monitoring, building contract templates and clause libraries, contract review processes and procedures and risk and supplier relationship management efforts.
- Develop and maintain internal (customer and business partner) and external (Supplier) relationships to ensure positive and constructive interactions representing complex contracting issues to leadership teams.
- Coordinate and drive resolution to key business issues with legal, risk management, corporate contracts and leadership.
- Serve as the point of contact for contract inquiries for their regional purview.
- Provide guidance and internal support for their functional program on best ways to structure deals.
- Ensure that signed contracts are complete and clearly communicated to all relevant parties, including interpretation to support implementation.
- Examine existing policies and procedures to optimize the end-to-end process from source to pay with all parties concerned.
- Share best practices with and provide training to team, peers, and outside business units to enhance the quality and efficiency of contracting processes.
- Ensure all approved requests have been properly documented, escalated to the appropriate approval level, and resolved within SLA.
- Act as a liaison between the business and Legal to drive for resolution of business and legal risk issues during contract formation and negotiation.
- Manage and coordinate various projects and contracts management responsibilities.
- Partner with Contracts Program leadership to develop and define KPIs for the purposes of Quarterly and Annual Business Reviews.
- 15-20% travel to construction sites is required (domestic locations).
Minimum Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
Public Compensation :
144,000 / year to $201,000 / year bonus equity benefits
Industry : Internet
Equal Opportunity :
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
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Salary : $201,000
