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Neha Relhan

Summary

Result Driven Contract Manager bringing skills in contract management, risk management, contract preparation and service coordination. My commercial perspective is to negotiate high valued agreements and manage presales activities for business accounts, with proven skills in reviewing contracts as well as non-negotiable clauses. Effective at handling simultaneous contract timelines and maintaining strict schedules. Specializes in reviewing, redlining and negotiating a wide range of vendor and customer agreements such as NDAs, Master Service Agreements, SOWs, Data Processing Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements, RFPs, Sponsorship Agreements, Subscription Agreements and other commercial agreements.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Contract Manager

Elevate Services
08.2021 - Current
  • Led comprehensive contract review and negotiation, encompassing NDAs, MSAs, Software Licensing Agreement, SaaS Agreement, SOWs, Work Orders, Order Forms and other commercial agreements.
    • Coordinated with multiple stakeholders to obtain timely approvals and expedite contract execution.
    • Provided guidance to stakeholders regarding contractual rights and obligations, serve as point of contact for contract related questions.
    • Performed a quality check and audit on the contracts reviewed by first line reviewers for quality assurance.
    • Tracked individual performance metrics; provide guidance to associates on technical, substantive, process oriented and administrative issues.
    • Appropriate tracking of contracts in CLM tools.
    • Playbook building and template improvisation.
    • Conducted analysis of existing contracts to find gaps and ensuring compliance of accepted obligations.
    • Shared updates with the Director (Managed Contract Services) using tracking list

Managing Attorney

Elevate Services
06.2017 - 08.2021
  • Quality review, redlining and negotiating variety of agreements like Master Services Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Data Processing Agreements, Events and Sponsorship Agreements, Subscription Agreements and Software Licensing Agreements
  • End-to-end contract life cycle management
  • Execute and monitor negotiated contracts from implementation to expiration
  • Robust knowledge of different CLM tools like Apttus, SAP Ariba, DocuSign, Salesforce, Conga
  • Collaborate with the product's team in the development of our In-house CLM tool
  • Review and negotiate vendor DPAs with strong knowledge of GDPR and other privacy regulations
  • Negotiate with counter party to secure acceptance of the terms of customers from various sectors such as Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Heavy Industries, Manufacturing Companies, and IT Services Industry
  • Contract administration including amendments, renewals, notices as required
  • Exercise good judgment with document and identifying issues as well as coming up with solutions
  • Prepare Risk Matrix highlighting issues to business stakeholders with risk mitigation solutions
  • Collaborate cross functionally to gain alignment and drive decision making
  • Educating business stakeholders on risk involved and best approach deployment
  • Work as a liaison between multiple stakeholders - business, finance, accounts, tax, insurance, procurement, administration to obtain approvals on time and expedite contract execution
  • Manage internal stakeholders including contracts process training, guidance to stakeholders regarding contractual rights and obligations, serve as point of contact for contract related questions
  • Perform a quality check and audit on the contracts reviewed by first line reviewers for quality assurance
  • Track individual performance metrics; provide guidance to associates on technical, substantive, process oriented and administrative issues
  • Appropriate tracking of contracts in CLM tools
  • Playbook building and template improvisation
  • Conducting analysis of existing contracts to find gaps and ensuring compliance of accepted obligations
  • Sharing updates with the Director (Managed Contract Services) using tracking list
  • Encourages teamwork, maintains positive attitude contributing to team morale.

Sr. Associate

Thomson Reuters
07.2011 - 05.2017
  • Reviewed variety of agreements like NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Work Orders, Order forms, Amendments, Change Orders for the customer which includes redlining and responding to vendor redlines
  • Regular interaction with stakeholders to coordinate and ensure smooth sourcing of contractual documents for proper compliance of the contractual terms and conditions
  • Provided training to colleagues and juniors on each client's processes and preferred positions to be incorporated at each stage of review, and uses training tools such as playbooks, guidelines, and checklist to achieve this
  • Prepared a guidance document to use while reviewing deviations and to propose acceptable alternatives
  • Encouraged teamwork, maintained positive attitude which contributed to team morale
  • Handled negotiations with the suppliers and US based attorneys of the counter party on various commercial contracts to finalize the contracts
  • Handled multiple accounts for customers across the globe
  • Worked with customer counterparts to assist with day-to-day contract management
  • Attended team meeting and participate in training and certification courses.

Legal Associate

Vaish Associates
12.2010 - 06.2011
  • Trademark, copyright, and patent filing
  • Conducted research on new trademarks, patents, and copyrights
  • Assisted clients on the protection and use of trademarks and the classes of goods as well as in identifying nature of their intellectual property
  • Checked all the procedural details of trademark registration
  • Dealt with general enquiries related with trademark protection.

Education

LLB (Bachelor of Law) -

Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
01.2010

12th Grade -

Presentation Convent School
01.2005

10th Grade -

Presentation Convent School
01.2003

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Contract drafting
  • Legal Compliance
  • Procurement Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Process Improvement
  • Time Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Negotiation
  • Vendor Relationship Management

Timeline

Contract Manager

Elevate Services
08.2021 - Current

Managing Attorney

Elevate Services
06.2017 - 08.2021

Sr. Associate

Thomson Reuters
07.2011 - 05.2017

Legal Associate

Vaish Associates
12.2010 - 06.2011

LLB (Bachelor of Law) -

Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak

12th Grade -

Presentation Convent School

10th Grade -

Presentation Convent School

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