EI
Contracts Coordination Manager
Expert In Recruitment Solutions
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago
Remote
Contract to hire
Key Responsibilities
● Manage outside counsel engagements end to end: engagement letters, scope definitions, budgets, and turnaround accountability across concurrent deals● Run redline cycles for leases, purchase agreements, LOIs, and energy contract exhibits; own the turn log and keep every open issue visible and aging
● Track the terms that bite: service start and delivery LDs, minimum obligation ramps, ESA assignability, ROFRs, acceptance criteria, and termination triggers, and flag conflicts with customer commitments before signature
● Route Lease Approval Requests and Deal Summaries through the approval chain and maintain the auditable approval record
● Drive closing mechanics: signature packets, escrow and title coordination, and SPV documentation in partnership with Tax and external advisors
● Manage broker fee agreements, commission schedules, and conflict-of-interest waivers
● Enforce sequencing discipline in documentation: no signed long-term obligation without its back-to-back customer commitment reflected
● Maintain the executed-obligation record and deliver clean handoffs of renewals, options, and notice deadlines
● Build and maintain deal playbooks and clause libraries from executed transactions so each deal closes faster than the last
● Report weekly on contract status, aging redlines, and blocked approvals to the Director, DC Acquisitions
Qualifications
● 5-8 years in transaction management, paralegal work, contract administration, or deal operations on commercial real estate, energy, or infrastructure transactions● Direct experience managing outside counsel, including scoping engagements and holding firms to budget and turnaround commitments
● Demonstrated command of lease and purchase agreement mechanics: critical dates, conditions precedent, notice provisions, and closing deliverables
● Track record running multiple concurrent redline cycles without dropped terms or missed deadlines
● Exceptional organization and written communication; comfortable being the single source of truth on contract status
Preferred Qualifications
● Data center lease documentation experience (colocation, powered shell, or build-to-suit)● Title, escrow, and land closing experience
● Familiarity with SPV structures and coordination with tax advisors
● Legal operations tooling (CLM platforms, e-signature workflows, clause libraries)
● JD or paralegal certification valued but not required
Contracts Coordination Manager · Expert In Recruitment Solutions