RUPA SAMPATH

• Worked on a variety of Commercial, Government, Indigenous and International Contracts for US region
• Prepared redlines, drafted, negotiated, and managed commercial contracts including professional agreements agreement, master service agreements, sub-contracting agreements, statements of work, amendments, NDA etc
• Preparing deviation statements and compliance statements for RFx requirements
• Guide engagement leaders regarding risk management decisions and compliance with firm policy
• Identified training requirements, developed training modules, and executed training activities on evolving risks, mitigation measures, contract lifecycle etc
• Mentored and managed the team
• Worked day-to-day on internal contract management tools
• Develop and maintain a deep technical understanding of contract requirements as well as risk management measures
• Collaborated with global sales/business team to expedite contracts closure
• Spearheaded capability-building activities for contract summarization /extraction to contract obligations tracking and monitoring
• Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities

"Tools used for Managing Contracts."

Dap

Prism

Other internal tools

• Worked on CLM tool related to Contract management, maintained, and managed contract through lifecycle
• Ensure proper assessment of all third-party relationships, including vendors, and partners, to support fair and accurate contracts while avoiding disproportionate liability and legal disputes
• Reviewed Tenders/Bid proposal and circulated the legal documents to various stakeholders and collated inputs for customer approval and negotiation
• Standardized templates as per business requirements
• Conducted training for stakeholders and sensitized the team on various legal issues
• Provided continuous educational support to sales and other internal teams on contracting procedures, best practices, and contractual compliance
• Led a team, overseeing timely completion of assignments, monitoring quality assurances, address resolving escalations, identifying training requirements, mentoring, and up skill new team members, was instrumental in the capacity building and scaling up of the team and conducted performance of team members

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• Vetted, drafted, and negotiated master services agreements, subcontract agreements, statements of work, amendments, addendums, license Agreements, non-disclosure agreements, etc for the US region
• Developed and maintained a deep technical understanding of contractual requirements
• Managed a team and guided as required
• Maintained and updated on the existing contract playbook and form agreements/templates
• Liaised with various stakeholders to expedite customer negotiation and approval
• Facilitated ground research and information collection for legal initiatives
• Developed and provided trainings on the engagement lifecycle process, templates, and methods
• Conducted internal audits within the team
• Updated procedures and checklists, policies, and procedure to ensure those were applied across the organization

"Tools use for Managing Contracts."

Ariba

Contractworks

• Assisted team leads in the engagement lifecycle process and tracking obligations for multiple clientaccounts
• Requirements and obligations to managers and Leadership
• Assisted in monitoring compliance of Air liquide systems and processes for third-party compliance including TPRM clearance
• Maintaining records of internal client and third-party audits
• Conducted training programs on statutory compliance to employees and performed multiple sessions on contract management
• Liaised with outside external counsel and maintained the compliance-related documents

• Analyzed Standard Vs deviations on key clauses concerning Honeywell Policies
• Liaised with the commercial contracting, and data privacy, with the legal department
• Worked exclusively on Aerospace, OEM, and Aftermarket contracts
• Loading of contracts into the contract management tool database by qualitative analysis of the contract key clause
• Audit and quality check of the contracts drafted and reviewed
• Conducted quarterly internal assessments and facilitated gap closures
• Drive contracting pieces of training for partners, and stakeholders

"Tools used for Managing contracting."

Ariba

I-Many

Internal tools