Komal Gupta

Highly skilled and organized legal professional and Contract & ITB Manager with 10+ years of experience in contract management, commercial contracting, procurement, legal compliance, and Industrial & Technological Benefits (ITB) management. Experienced in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, administering, and monitoring complex contracts across defence, technology, and service environments, with strong cross-functional stakeholder management and risk-mitigation expertise. Holds an MBA in Sustainability from Warwick Business School and a valid Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance.

Contract & ITB Manager at Marshall Land Systems (2025-02 – Present)

Supporting the Senior Manager, Commercial & Legal – Canada on contract, commercial, ITB, compliance, and other business matters.

• Monitor contractual compliance, identify and report risks to management, and develop and support mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with design and cross-functional teams to resolve contractual issues and review contractor-requested substitutions, Supplemental Instructions, Proposed Change Notices, Change Directives, and Change Orders.
• Assist with drafting, reviewing, and managing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and monitor compliance with contractual provisions.
• Review End User Statements received through Procurement and Contract Services for equipment purchases and assess compliance requirements.
• Respond to internal stakeholder queries on contractual and ITB matters across Bid, sub-contracting, & Supply Chain.
• Review contract terms and conditions for bids and proposals, ensuring contracts and related documents comply with applicable regulations, laws, industry standards, and company policies.
• Liaise with Supply Chain subcontracting, and other internal stakeholders on supplier selection and contractual negotiations to maximize Industrial and Technological Benefits.
• Work with the Global Offset Team and report the current ITB status to internal stakeholders, identify outstanding commitments, and develop strategies to achieve ITB obligations.
• Manage the company's Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) commitments and portfolio, coordinating reporting against obligations and maintaining documentation demonstrating ITB eligibility criteria.

Board Member at Canadian Restorative Justice Consortium (2024-04 – Present)

• Overseeing the management of CRJC business & affairs along with providing guidance on board matters.
• Conducting legal research, develop business strategies and various policies like Privacy, Confidentiality, Dispute Resolution etc.

Commercial Contracts & Proposal Administrator at March Networks Corporation (2021-12 – 2023-01)

• Draft and negotiate various legal contracts, SOW's and proposals including SaaS, Nondisclosure, confidentiality, Procurement, Vendor, Event, Marketing, and Consulting agreements.
• Prepared teaming agreements, MOUs, MOAs, and domestic and international consultant/sales representative agreements and other contractual agreements.
• Worked on the management of contract lifecycles, including communicating, advising, and co-validating execution versions, and storing executed contracts. Contribute to updates of contract terms and other legal documents.
• Identified, analyze and notify immediately of any contractual and procurement risk issues or exposure that arise. Participated in the implementation of the strategies & mitigation plan.
• Liaised with external legal entities for the preparation and review of contracts for the acquisition of foreign entities and handled all documentation post-acquisition/merger.
• Researched, analyze, and interpret legislation to advise internal clients.
• Advised and coached internal teams on contract-related issues.
• Managed the communication of the legal tools (templates, presentations, checklists) to relevant stakeholders; respond to queries related thereto.
• Worked with cross functional teams collaboratively to drive solutions towards process improvement.
• Provided legal support for obtaining certificates, such as Buy America certificates and insurance certificates for contract management, management of insurance renewals and follow-ups.
• Prepared contractual & procurement datasets and analyses reports on weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis to be presented to the Board.

Manager-Legal at Compass Group (2015-03 – 2020-03)

• Led, structure, draft and negotiate complex client transactions in a fast-paced corporate environment, including master services agreements, Procurement & outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, RFP, RFI, RFQ & Bid documents.
• Interfacing with various internal business teams, including finance, technical accounting, etc., to ensure accurate and timely drafting of contract documents and in compliance with contracting laws and regulations.
• Overseeing report generation activities required to monitor contract compliance and document and maintain current contract policies and procedures, including GDPR.
• Ensured compliance with various applicable laws and governance policies, conducted training on Anti-Corruption, UK Anti-Bribery, ethics & contracts compliances to internal stakeholders.
• Analyzed company's contracting process and technologies and provided recommendations for potential improvements as and when necessary.
• Maintaining accurate and updated supplier or client information in the database as well as creating and managing proper contract files.
• Act as the legal advisor on various internal matters including Insurance, corporate governance and intellectual property for Company.
• Identified areas of contractual risk & develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
• Prepared Privacy and internal policy guidelines policies along with internal stakeholders and provided training on the same for process improvements.
• Managed Compliance programme & conducted Compliance & Legal Audits.

Associate Company Secretary at Vikas Verma & Associates (2013-04 – 2015-03)

Dy. Manager-Legal Compliances at Essar Oil Limited (2012-04 – 2013-02)

Company Secretary at Vacmet India Limited (2010-02 – 2012-04)

Masters of Business Administration in Sustainability – Warwick Business School (2024-05)

Certificate Course in Corporate & Commercial Law I & II - Contracts, Employment, Business Forms, Financing & Govt. Regulations – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2021-03)

Bachelor in Legislative Law in Law – Dr. B R Ambedkar University (2011-07)

Company Secretary in Corporate Secretarial – Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2009-07)

Bachelors in Commerce in Commerce – St. John's College (2008-07)