What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?1. Negotiating, Reviewing, and Editing Vendor Contracts Core focus: Contract drafting, negotiation, risk assessment, and stakeholder alignment. Day-to-day responsibilities

- Review and negotiate a wide range of procurement and vendor agreements, including:
- IT services
- Software and hardware
- Facilities and corporate real estate
- Consulting and qualified services
- Market data services
- HR services
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
- Participate in vendor negotiations alongside sourcing managers to achieve commercially and legally acceptable terms.
- Analyze contractual language and identify provisions that:
- Deviate from company standards
- Exceed the organization's risk tolerance
- Create legal, regulatory, operational, or financial exposure
- Draft, edit, and redline contract clauses to align with company requirements and market standards.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, IT Risk, and other subject matter experts to resolve complex contractual issues and obtain required approvals.
- Ensure contracts are legally enforceable and escalated for legal review when necessary.
- Prepare risk memoranda summarizing non-standard legal and commercial terms, mitigation strategies,



and approval recommendations for management.

2. Document and Template Management Core focus: Contract governance, template maintenance, policy compliance, and process improvement. Day-to-day responsibilities

- Ensure all sourcing and vendor agreements comply with company-approved templates, contractual policies, and governance requirements.
- Maintain, update, and enhance standard contract templates and framework agreements based on:
- Legal guidance
- Regulatory requirements
- Industry and market practices
- Internal risk standards
- Manage contract documentation and support accurate recordkeeping throughout the sourcing and contracting lifecycle.
- Coordinate contract review workflows and facilitate timely submission to the Legal department.
- Review and improve internal contracting policies, procedures, and documentation standards.
- Standardize contractual language and maintain approved clause libraries and template repositories.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing efficiency, consistency, and compliance within the vendor contracting process.

📌 Procurement Paralegal (Montreal)
🏢 Société Générale
📍 Montreal