33512R-Contracts Specialist 2

Job Description

Position: Contract Specialist

Type of Position: Full Time 

Location: India, Bangalore Office

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Juniper Networks Inc. is an established market leader in the network routing, switching and security industry and is now transforming the experience of networking through next generation innovations in software, silicon and systems.

Juniper Legal Organization (JLO) is a global and diverse team of dedicated legal professionals who share a passion to serve as a competitive advantage to Juniper in this transformation journey. We provide the kind of innovative thinking, performance, automation, and commitment that enable the world’s best networks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Juniper’s Legal Operations team is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Contracts Specialist who will assist and support the Legal Department’s dynamic group of legal professionals located throughout Juniper’s offices worldwide. This position will report to the Contracts Manager in the Contracting Operations vertical of Legal Operations. This position requires interfacing with various departments outside of Legal including Tax, Real Estate, Treasury, HR, Trade and Compliance. Candidates should have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt and the willingness to learn new tasks. You will join a team of contract professionals in a centralized Legal Operation that facilitates the execution and administration of contract agreements with Juniper customers and suppliers. You will also collaborate with other members of the Legal Operations team on process and technology improvements to positively impact efficiency and effectiveness. This role will require professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information, the ability to work in an organized and efficient manner, with high attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple priorities at one time.

Responsibilities include:

• Review, evaluate, and provide specific guidance concerning contracting policies and procedures.
• Meticulously support the global contract signature processing for a variety of documents (e.g. HR, Tax, Facilities, Treasury, Trade & Compliance, Procurement, Commercial). Duties include verifying request details, coordination with requestors to modify incorrect information, coordination with Juniper signatories, and signature process administration.
• Act as the primary contact and coordinator for wet signatures, notarizations, apostilles and company seals.
• Own Depository of physical and digital Company stamps/seals for Juniper entities.
• Support contract shipping and receiving requests.
• Monitor changes to Juniper’s authorized signature matrix and accurately apply the matrix while processing documents for signatures.
• Assist with adhoc projects as required.

Education and Experience:

• EMEA business hours preferred.
• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of related experience and/or training.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Experience in electronic signature tools (e.g. DocuSign).
• Manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment and to learn, interpret, and communicate SOPs and guidelines.
• High attention to detail and superior reading comprehension skills are a must.
• Impeccable recordkeeping and record retention skills.