Contracts Manager

With a long legacy of success, innovation and customer awards, Advantest America, Inc. (AAI) is the North American subsidiary of Advantest Corporation, the world's largest provider of automated test equipment (ATE) to the semiconductor industry. We lead the way in developing new and innovative test and handling solutions for the global electronics industry. Advantest America, Inc. (AAI) has experienced record growth in the US and is parent company to Advantest Test Solutions Inc., Essai, Inc., R&D Altanova, and other US and foreign based subsidiaries.

You will work under the direction of the Advantest America, Inc. General Counsel and will be a member of the growing, fast paced and dynamic US based legal team. This position will work closely with the AAI sales organization, internal departments, in-house counsel/legal team and respective internal clients to manage, draft, negotiate and execute agreements required to support Advantest sales, procurement and services related business transactions, including with respect to master sales and services agreements, SOWs, manufacturing agreements, and more. The ideal candidate is a pro-active, critical thinker, who can work cross functionally, timely, independently and in collaboration with a larger team in a fast paced, growing technology and manufacturing company.

Alternate work locations in established, alternate AAI office locations in the western US may be possible, but preference to those who can and will work from the San Jose, CA Headquarters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage, draft, review and support negotiation of assigned business contracts, SOWs, and other agreements, including those related to sales and engineering support agreements.
• Work closely with the AAI US sales and engineering business units to align on negotiation strategy, address client revisions to sales related agreements and develop appropriate alternatives in order to finalize agreements
• Correspond with, serve as a liaison between the business unit and legal, and conduct meetings with sales and services business units, internal departments, internal and outside counsel and clients to review agreements and negotiate terms.
• Coordinates with the legal team to analyze potential risks involved with certain contract agreements and helping employees, leaders, and executives better understand the information outlined in the contracts.
• Prepares operational summaries of all executed master sales and service agreements, summarizing key contract terms for the relevant business units.
• Maintain AAI approved sales and services templates to standardize terms/conditions, scope language and other required clauses and update from time to time as needed, with input from the General Counsel, business teams, in-house counsel, and outside counsel as appropriate.
• Prepare summaries of master sales related agreements for the legal, sales and engineering teams to ensure the company's compliance with agreed terms.
• Review and field support related questions about contracts related to sales to US government related entities and prime contractors, including FARs, DFARs and other regulatory contract considerations
• Perform other duties as assigned by General Counsel.