Contract Manager, Technology – Law Department

Job title: Contract Manager, Technology – Law Department

Job description: Are you creative, dynamic and passionate? Do you like to think outside of the box and find new ways to achieve your goals? Corus Entertainment has an exciting opportunity for you. If you have a passion for excellence, and would like to work for Corus Entertainment, we encourage you to apply.

Contract Manager, Technology – Law Department

About the Role

The Corus Law Department has an exciting opportunity to hire a maternity leave replacement for a Contract Manager in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director, Legal Counsel, Technology, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and administering various information technology and digital media-related agreements, working closely with other contract managers, and having direct contact with the technology teams to ensure an efficient and effective contracting process. The current position is an exciting opportunity for you if you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly changing industry.

Responsibilities:

·Legal negotiating, legal drafting, and the administration of various technology agreements and related documentation including:licensing, assignment, development and service agreements, statements of work, order forms, support agreements, advertising platform and exchange agreements, as well as related documentation (primarily based upon third party vendor agreement forms and documentation).

·Independently negotiate, draft, review, and administer contractual provisions related to privacy and data protection, including data ownership and usage rights, storage, security and transfer protocols, breach notification and response rights and obligations, and liability/indemnity provisions.

·Assist in researching and maintaining a record of legislative and legal updates pertaining to technology law, including privacy and data protection law.

·Ongoing review of precedent agreements for necessary updates.

·Maintaining files, including electronically, on a centralized system.

·Other duties and responsibilities as required.

About You

What We Need from You:

·Ability to manage complex legal matters in both a leadership and support capacity.

·Ability to manage competing priorities in a high volume, complex, deadline driven environment.

·Business and client focused, analytical, persuasive negotiator

·Past experience working in a legal or contract administration role in a technology company or technology environment of a large corporation or law firm.

·Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.

·Strong verbal and written communications skills.

·LLB/JD or University/College graduate.

·Strong computer software experience in a Microsoft Windows environment, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

·A team player who is also able to work independently and who has a positive attitude, a friendly demeanor, and a customer service mindset that enables you to deal with challenging situations with empathy and sincerity.

Why Corus?

Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day.

We have a passionate drive to connect with the world around us: to express, to share, to be part of people’s lives. Walk around our offices, our stations, our studios across the country and you’ll feel it. You’ll see it in action.

You’ll see it in the open communication and the approachability of our people. You’ll see it in our care for quality work and the interest in new, creative solutions. You’ll see it in how we work with external partners, and how we care about our communities. These are all core to the values we commit to living each and every day – Win Together, Think Beyond, Make It Happen, Learn Every Day, Show We Care. Our values describe what makes us pretty unique – and amazing – place to work.

At Corus we value and actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative company where amazing people thrive. A company where people have the full opportunity to show their unique value and develop their potential. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

Corus is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

How to Apply

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’.

*No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Company: Corus

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sat, 22 May 2021 01:51:15 GMT