Business Manager, Contracts, Emea Business Contracts Lazio

Business Manager, Contracts, Emea Business Contracts
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Demonstrable contracts management or other comparable experience with Italian government procurement contracting laws, rules and regulations, including European Union Public Procurement laws and policy

- Experience supporting RFx requests and knowledge of RFx compliance requirements

- Ability to demonstrate sound judgement even in ambiguous situations

- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams

- Bachelor's Degree

- Fluent in Italian and English.

We have an immediate opening for a Contracts Manager to join a team of existing Contract Managers supporting the AWS World Wide Public Sector, based in Rome (preferred) or Milan, with a focus on the Italian Public Sector markets.

Key job responsibilities

- Maintaining contractual opportunities and assisting in the formulation of contract policies, procedures, methods, operating practices, and performance standards for a variety of government programs

- Participation in internal team review of all customer contractual and purchase documents

- Coordinating legal activities for contract/agreement negotiation, support capture teams in helping to shape RFx's before release

- Educating government/partner contracting officials on cloud services.

- Advising customers on contracting issues and approaches to cloud computing with respect to acquisition policy and regulations

- Reviewing and supporting resolution of all issues affecting contract compliance and legal requirements, while helping to ensure company and customer objectives are met

- Working directly with the business, providing day-to-day advice to management and sales executives regarding contractual rights and obligations, interpretation of terms and conditions and resolution of contractual issues

This position requires coordination between the sales, operations and legal teams.

Rome, ITA

- Broad knowledge of Italian public sector contracting laws, rules, and regulations and issues affecting them, including GDPR and applicable EU Directives

- Knowledge of Italian Government buying practices and agreements.

- Experience working with Italian Government technology and purchasing teams.

- Experience with technology outsourcing and/or cloud computing

- Exceptional organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines

- Strong written and oral communication skills

- Strong analytical and computer skills