Contract Administrator

**Responsibilities**:
Lam Research is seeking an experienced contracts administrator to join our Global Legal Services (Legal) team, based in Villach, Austria. This person will share responsibilities with the 3 current Contracts Administrators, one of whom is based in the United States, one in China and one in Singapore, and play a key role in the day-to-day operations of the Global Legal Services (“Legal”) department. Specifically, this position carries out Legal’s policies and procedures for contract assignment and review, negotiation, gaining approvals, and execution.

Working closely with the 3 other Contracts Administrators and as well with attorneys of Global Legal Services located in Villach, this position will:

- Manage and administer the flow of contracts into and through the company’s contract lifecycle management (“CLM”) tool
- Read, assess contracts and background information, and assign appropriate resources to contract reviews, obtain approvals, and/or process according to the company’s policies and procedures
- Ensure completion of clean-up step in the CLM tool and maintain accurate and current contract data and workflows
- Administer and support efficient contract management for both online (DocuSign or other eSignature tool) and offline execution in a timely manner
- Identify any contract management issues and propose solutions for approval
- Undertake system checks, testing and maintenance to ensure efficiency and streamlining

**Further Job Responsibilities**
- Serve as the primary point of contact between individuals in need of contracts (across the company’s procurement, sales and other functions) and personnel in the Legal department responsible for the review of those contracts
- Be a trusted business partner providing timely and helpful responses to requests from internal customers
- Serve as a primary point of contact for individuals and executives seeking information about the status of contracts both prior to execution and during the contracts lifecycle
- Maintain organized system of physical and digital records and work with Legal Operations team in the US to ensure adequate records retention for all contracts and related documents managed by the Legal team.
- Train individuals from other business units on the use of the company’s CLM tool and on company policies for contract review and approval
- Participate in maintaining standardized contract templates, playbooks and internal knowledge management resources
- Participate in the development and improvement of policies and processes for processing and administering contracts, and document and maintain such process and procedures in SharePoint
- Perform administrative tasks in relation the CLM tool as requested by the Legal team in Asia, Europe and the US

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Vocational high school (HAK) or bachelor’s degree, preferably law diploma
- 3 years of relevant work experience in the contract management/procurement/legal field, preferably within in a law firm, such as public notary, industrial/ governmental law department, interacting with lawyers, engineers and executives
- Work experience in a large, multinational and high-tech company would be advantageous
- Good understanding and professional knowledge of common contractual issues associated with commercial agreements
- Comfortable with working within system tools, being proficient with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
- Substantive experience with the DocuSign CLM system or comparable contract lifecycle management tools would be an asset
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work collaboratively within a cross-cultural team, bringing in flexibility to work during overlapping time-zones
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of German is beneficial

**Employment in Austria**

The monthly salary is paid 14 times per year.

**Villach - a great place to live and work**

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**We Look Forward to Your Application