Heather Laskowski
Beacon Falls,Connecticut
Summary
Senior Contracts Manager with extensive experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of B2B commercial contracts, developing and implementing business processes and compliance programs, and coordinating cross-functional teams to to support growing sales and procurement teams. I work at the intersection of legal and business to support the strategic goals of an organization to enable business growth while mitigating risk and ensuring compliance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Contracts Manager
Circle Internet Services, Inc. (CircleCI)
San Francisco, CA
02.2022 - Current
- Drafts, reviews and negotiates 900+ sales agreements and amendments per year, securing $100M+ annually, including: customized order forms, amendments, SaaS agreements, license agreements, DPAs.
- Negotiates procurement agreements with vendors and suppliers with a focus on cost savings and minimizing risk exposure, including: DPAs, NDAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, license agreements, consulting agreements, and professional service agreements.
- Active legal business partner for marketing team, reviewing all published materials, special event agreements, and providing legal guidance on customer programs and sales offers.
- Manages corporate global insurance portfolio, renewals, claims management and certificate of insurance distribution.
- Creation and implementation of corporate policies, procedures and business processes to maximize efficiency with a risk-based approach.
Sr. Manager, Contracts and Risk
Quadient, Inc.
Milford, Connecticut
05.2009 - 01.2022
- Sole Contract manager responsible for drafting and negotiating all commercial & government contracts and National Account Agreements resulting in 1000+ agreements and $100M annual sales.
- Developed and implemented corporate agreements, software/SaaS license and subscription agreements, data security & BAA Agreements, terms and conditions, and addendums for all sales and leasing functions.
- Created and directed corporate risk management program including insurance portfolio of global and domestic policies for 12 corporations, insurance claims, and the corporate compliance policies.
- Created and managed all sales agreement templates, terms and conditions for 17 products covering purchase, leasing and rental options, including hardware, on-premis software and SaaS products.
- Developed and conducted quarterly legal training for sales field and business units.
- Created corporate policies, procedures and business processes for business optimization and risk reduction.
- 3-time outstanding employee award winner; Platinum employee of the year award winner.
Operations Director
BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER
Brookfield, Connecticut
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Managed all daily aspects of one of the finest professional schools for creative study in America, dedicated to teaching traditional and contemporary craft skills, and fostering the appreciation of fine craftsmanship.
- Developed and implemented procedures and manuals for every aspect of center operations, including registrations by 15%.
Senior Contract Manager
Yale University, Grant & Contracts Office
New Haven, CT
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Sole contracts manager for university office of sponsored research.
- Managed all government contracts (DOD, NSF, NIH, USDA), commercial contracts, and contracts with private foundations funding university sponsored research (US/global).
- Successful high volume, deadline-driven pre and post-award government contract review, negotiations and award commencement under FARS & DFARS (and other supplements).
- Slashed turn-around time for fully executed contracts by 50%, in this newly created position, and decreased average turn-around time of contract negotiation through execution from 90 days to only 10 days.
- Increased number of fully executed contracts by 35% in 1st year.
- Contributed to mitigation of losses from potential federal penalties by re-organizing office, creating new policies and transparency in negotiations and fund management.
Education
Paralegal Certificate -
Denver Paralegal Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, COBachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, COSkills
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- B2B Commerical Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Creation and Management of Legal Agreements, Terms and Conditions and Playbooks
- Legal Training & Development for Business Optimization
- Complex Simultaneous Projects Management
- Cross-Functional Team Management
- Operations Management
- Dynamic Presentation Skills
- Insurance Portfolio Management
- Risk Management
Certification
Connecticut Notary Public
Timeline
Sr. Contracts Manager
Circle Internet Services, Inc. (CircleCI)
02.2022 - Current
Sr. Manager, Contracts and Risk
Quadient, Inc.
05.2009 - 01.2022
Operations Director
BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER
01.2007 - 01.2008
Senior Contract Manager
Yale University, Grant & Contracts Office
01.2005 - 01.2007
Paralegal Certificate -
Denver Paralegal Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Northern Colorado
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Northern Colorado
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