Contract Specialist
Posted 5 days ago by Moody's Corporation
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Contract Specialist at Moody's plays a crucial role in managing the end-to-end contracting process for sales, ensuring compliance with organizational standards while supporting business development objectives. This position requires collaboration with various internal stakeholders and demands strong organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and capable of multitasking under tight deadlines. A background in contract-related roles, particularly in finance or sales support, is essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end contract process for renewals and new business, supporting a dedicated team of sales representatives.
- Participate in regular pipeline review sessions with the sales team to advise on optimal commercial approaches and address potential contractual risks.
- Analyze account information, license parameters, and contract terms to support the sales team with proposals for pricing and renewals.
- Independently draft all Tier 1 sales contracts in accordance with internal policies and best practices.
- Exercise judgment throughout the contract drafting and negotiation process to resolve issues and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
- Maintain accurate client data throughout CRM and different systems, ensuring pricing and allocations are correct.
- Complete primary review of and validate all executed contracts for compliance with internal policies.
- Facilitate any subsequent changes or adjustments requested by Sales or Client.
- Lead collaboration with Finance, Legal, Billing, and other stakeholders to review complex contracts.
- Ensure internal and external client queries are resolved in a timely fashion with high satisfaction.
Key Skills:
- Undergraduate degree in finance, business administration, information systems, management, or relevant area.
- Minimum 3 years contract-related experience in procurement, finance, legal, or sales support.
- Highly organized with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Extremely detail-oriented and meticulous.
- Strong teamwork and customer service orientation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Salesforce CRM and/or Apttus is strongly desired.
- Fluency in English; other European languages advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Location(s): 55 Princess Street, Floor 3, Manchester, M2 4EW, GB 7 Exchange Crescent, Conference Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8RD, GB
Line Of Business: SALES(SALES)
Job Category: Sales & Marketing
Experience Level: Experienced Hire
At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.
As part of the global Operations & Strategy team, Contract Specialists (CS) work with a dedicated sales team and contribute to business development objectives by managing the contracting process from start to finish. The CS is responsible for drafting & tailoring each contract, ensuring that the terms and license parameters meet the needs of the client and sales team while also complying with organizational standards and protocol. This role works closely with many internal stakeholders including Sales, Legal, Finance, and Administration. Successful CSs are detail-oriented and self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, and demonstrate exceptional multitasking ability under tight deadlines. Candidates must have strong organizational skills and be both process- and results-oriented.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate/first-level degree (e.g., bachelor’s degree) in finance, business administration, information systems, management, or other relevant area.
- Minimum 3 years contract-related experience, preferably in a procurement, finance, legal or sales support role
- Highly organized, with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Extremely detail-oriented and meticulous
- Strong teamwork and customer service orientation.
- Highly responsive and proactive in issue identification, communication, and managing expectations.
- Highly motivated and results driven.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships.
- Demonstrates good judgment in problem-solving and issue escalation.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience working with Salesforce CRM and/or Apttus is strongly desired.
- Fluency in English (spoken & written) is essential. For EMEA-based positions, other European languages would be advantageous.
Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.