Senior Contracts Manager

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Senior Contracts Manager managing medium scale contracting projects at Fidelity Investments. Providing strategic direction in complex supplier contract negotiations.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeDurham • New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage medium scale contracting projects received throughout the organization; and provides expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex supplier contract negotiations.
Attend and represent contracts point of view at stakeholder meetings, interacting directly throughout the enterprise to gain consensus, input, and approvals.
Ensure accurate reporting and analytics for assigned projects
Participate in initiatives to improve the operational and risk imperatives of the department and team.
The Senior Contracts Manager will manage the process for medium to large contracting projects, including participating in assessment and strategy meetings, maintaining a book of active work, and facilitating communications received from Strategic Contracts and its legal, risk, and other business partners.
The Senior Contracts Manager will lead the process of analyzing contract issues aimed to identify and mitigate risks and optimize value to Fidelity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree; JD preferred
3-5 years of substantive transactional contract negotiation experience required
Ability to handle complex negotiations for Fidelity's strategic vendor relationships with moderate supervision.
Strong presentation, interpersonal and diplomacy skills, including ability to simplify complicated issues and build consensus among competing interests
Strong strategic, tactical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills, which you will readily use to simplify sophisticated contract and business issues for straightforward, practical analysis and resolution.
Proven confidence, presence, initiative and influencing skills
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple, large-scale projects at various stages.
Proactive management of multiple Supplier relationships and ability to work well under pressure.
Strong negotiation skills and knowledge of business terms and conditions
Proven commitment to drive quality and process improvements
Strong project management skills
Consistent ability to problem solve and work autonomously
Positive and collaborative approach forging pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of contract issues in a dynamic environment
Provides business leaders with contract analysis and a point-of-view for decision support
Understands business objectives of the applicable Fidelity business team and integrates those requirements into the appropriate contracting vehicle
Work with suppliers and business personnel to identify, research and resolve purchasing related issues, develop corrective action programs, and monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement and growth
Provides guidance to senior leadership and colleagues as a subject matter expert
Leverage experience and knowledge to provide thought leadership with business partners throughout the contracting lifecycle
Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract negotiationcontract managementproject managementrisk analysisdata reportinganalyticssupplier relationship managementbusiness terms and conditionsprocess improvementproblem solving

Soft Skills

presentation skillsinterpersonal skillsdiplomacy skillsstrategic thinkingtactical thinkingjudgmentdecision-makinginfluencing skillscollaborationautonomy

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeJD (Juris Doctor) preferred