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Who We Are

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, Stitcher, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How You’ll Make An Impact

As a key member of the newly consolidated Product & Technology team, you will help drive efficiencies in our overall contracting strategy with 3rd party partners and suppliers. We are looking for a contracts manager who has strong attention for detail and experience in technology, such as hardware, software/SaaS, and hosted infrastructure and technology consulting services. You‘ll work closely with key partners across SiriusXM. You will build effective cross-functional working relationships and actively participate in contracts management. You will have exposure and interaction with departments across the company as well as our external suppliers, so strong social and communication skills are a requirement. You will be a trusted partner and advisor to Sourcing colleagues and internal customers providing practical and timely contractual guidance, identification of contractual risks and informed consent, and excellence in drafting contract documents.

What You’ll Do

• Working alongside Sourcing and Partnerships, facilitate supplier negotiations, including negotiation strategy development, SLAs, and other contract terms and conditions.
• Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally
• Responsible for contract close-out, extension and renewal, and communicating contractual changes to all partners.
• Own contract lifecycle management within the CLM tool (Jaggaer) to gain approvals and secure signatures on agreements with tight timelines
• Look to implement a process for certain low-risk, low-dollar contracts eligible for "No Legal Review" identifying new categories for fast tracked contract management
• Team with Sourcing and Vendor Management leads to develop and execute the technology category sourcing strategy.
• Structure, draft, and help negotiate technology and professional services contracts, as well as purchase agreements, software licensing, and cloud based subscription agreements.
• Work alongside Product, Technology, Legal, Finance, and other internal customers
• Working alongside the respective legal teams at SiriusXM to learn core SiriusXM legal strategies, develop contract templates and general negotiation guidelines.
• Participate in cross functional meetings with internal customers to capture and consolidate requirements and establish specifications.

What You’ll Need

• 4-7 years of increasingly responsibilities and experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts. Emphasis on SaaS vendors, consulting and awareness of data privacy issues.
• Demonstrated ability to understand legal, risk and business impacts to contract language
• Adaptability in dealing with complex requirements
• Experience as a Paralegal a plus
• Ability to work independently while supporting all levels of the company
• Commodity expertise in technology (focus on SaaS) for a fast-growing company
• Must have legal right to work in the US
• Jaggaer experience is desirable
• Extraordinary communications and customer service skills
• Experience with risk management
• You're flexible, resourceful, and solution-oriented. You are excited to help a growing company define its legal identity, to build process and repeatability where there is little. You're both comfortable saying you don't have the answer, and confident that you can then go find it.
• 2-5 years of experience in the acquisition of technology (software, hardware, SaaS, and consulting services)
• Bachelor's degree preferred;
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a dynamic environment
• Strong negotiation skills

At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $75,000 to $125,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

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