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)
