Manager, Contracting

Transamerica

. Lead, coach, and develop contracting professionals .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $108,000 - $143,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and developing contracting professionals while managing complex commercial agreements and ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards. Proficient in utilizing CLM workflows and analytics to enhance contracting operations and stakeholder experience.

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Contract NegotiationTeam LeadershipContract Lifecycle Management (CLM)Process ImprovementStakeholder Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Contract DraftingCommercial AgreementsPerformance CoachingWorkload ManagementQuality AssuranceAnalytical JudgmentMetrics DevelopmentNegotiation StrategyIssue ResolutionContract Records Management

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationFact-Based Recommendations

Tools & Technologies

CLM WorkflowsAutomationAnalytics

Certifications & Qualifications

Juris DoctorMBA

Industry Keywords

ProcurementLegal ComplianceRisk ManagementFinancial ServicesInsurancePublic Company Regulations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and develop contracting professionals
Establish ownership, service expectations, quality standards, training, performance feedback, and escalation paths
Manage a centralized contracting queue across internal and outsourced resources
Triage work by contract type, complexity, and risk while balancing capacity, priorities, and service expectations
Oversee end-to-end contracting from complete intake through negotiation, reviews, approvals, signature, contract records, and PR/PO/C-Term completion
Provide hands-on direction for complex and nonstandard agreements, including negotiation strategy, commercial terms, issue resolution, and alternatives for business decision makers
Oversee contracting across technology and data, professional services, outsourcing, external workforce, market data, amendments, renewals, and other contract types
Partner with Procurement Business Partners to understand objectives, deal context, and commercial outcomes
Coordinate with Legal, Third Party Risk Management, Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, Finance, Technology, and other specialists
Maintain contracting governance, controls, approval and signature paths, records, templates, playbooks, procedures, negotiation guidance, and quality standards
Use CLM workflows and data to monitor throughput, cycle time, quality, rework, workload, and stakeholder experience
Translate trends and recurring issues into measurable process improvements
Partner with Operational Enablement and outsourced providers to strengthen processes, reporting, controls, technology, automation, analytics, and responsible AI adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
7+ years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial supplier agreements and managing contracting activity across varied levels of complexity
Experience leading and developing contracting or comparable professional-services teams, including prioritization, workload management, quality assurance, and performance coaching
Experience managing a high-volume portfolio of concurrent matters while meeting deadlines and maintaining sound controls
Ability to work effectively with Procurement, Legal, risk and control functions, Finance, and business stakeholders
Experience improving contracting operations through playbooks, templates, training, process discipline, metrics, and effective use of CLM or comparable workflow technology
Strong written communication, negotiation, analytical judgment, and ability to provide concise, fact-based recommendations to leaders
Applicants must possess legal authorization to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship
Hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in Philadelphia or Cedar Rapids
Relocation assistance will not be provided
Preferred: Juris Doctor, MBA, or other relevant advanced education
Preferred: Experience leading a centralized contracting service or working with embedded outsourced/BPO contracting capacity
Preferred: Experience in insurance, financial services, a public company, or another regulated environment
Preferred: Experience with procurement-to-pay handoffs, including requisitions, purchase orders, and contract-term setup
Preferred: Experience implementing or improving CLM, automation, analytics, or responsible AI in contracting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service
Ten (10) paid holidays per year
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, including Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year for eligible employees with at least one year of service
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs