IT Contract Administrator POST NUMBER: 457776
Location: Hybrid – Montreal, Quebec
Job Type: Temporary-to-Permanent (Initial 3–6-month contract)
Overview:
We are hiring two Contract Administrators to support one of our major enterprise clients. These roles will be instrumental in maintaining continuity and ensuring effective contract oversight.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contract Lifecycle Management:
Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize vendor contracts, including high-value and complex agreements with strategic IT suppliers. Ensure all contracts comply with internal policies and legal standards. - Risk & Dispute Management:
Monitor compliance with contractual terms, manage amendments, and identify potential risks or disputes through detailed contract analysis. - Stakeholder Collaboration:
Work closely with legal, finance, compliance, business unit leaders, and IT service managers to align contract strategies with organizational goals. - Reporting & Analytics:
Develop reporting tools to track supplier performance, contract compliance, and value delivery. Support KPI reporting and contract status updates. - Process Improvement:
Evaluate current documentation and workflows to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency. Promote continuous improvement within the vendor management office.
- Proven experience negotiating and managing enterprise-level contracts with large vendors
- Strong understanding of supplier performance management and service level agreements (SLAs)
- Excellent communication skills for internal and external stakeholder engagement
- Project management experience, especially in cross-functional environments
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with contract management software is a plus
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines
- Minimum 5 years of experience in contract administration or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree in business, law, or a relevant discipline
- Experience in IT vendor management is preferred
- Prior experience working in a large corporate environment or supporting enterprise-scale procurement and contract processes is strongly preferred
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
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- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.