Senior Contract Manager

Req ID: 386479

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We are currently seeking a Senior Contract Manager to join our team in Austin, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

NTT DATA is seeking a proven Senior Contract Manager with strong private cloud delivery experience and a demonstrated record of success supporting public sector and government contract environments. This role will provide contract leadership, governance, and delivery oversight for private cloud services while coordinating across customers, internal delivery teams, vendors, and partners. The Senior Contract Manager will also track licensing, warranty obligations, contract extension deadlines, renewals, and related deliverables to support timely decision-making, compliance, and successful execution.

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Job Overview:

NTT DATA is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Contract Manager with government contractor, private cloud, and customer-facing delivery experience. The role will support strategic contract execution, private cloud service delivery, customer engagement, financial and operational tracking, and alignment with public sector contract requirements. The Senior Contract Manager will work closely with the Account Manager and the customer to maintain alignment on priorities, contract performance, service expectations, risks, and renewal planning. The Senior Contract Manager will serve as a player/coach, helping establish contractual alignment, delivery governance, and contract management discipline across the professional services team. This role reports directly to the Account Sr. Director and will be based in Austin, TX, with an expectation to work from the NTT DATA office two to three days per week and participate onsite in customer meetings as needed.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Provide leadership, oversight, and management of customer-facing private cloud and public sector contract delivery to ensure performance against contract, service, schedule, cost, risk, and project requirements.
• Manage all aspects of contract management from planning through execution while working closely with the Account Manager, customer, stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams to achieve program goals and contract objectives.
• Monitor and manage activities throughout the contract lifecycle, including deliverables, change orders, contract modifications, renewals, extensions, warranty obligations, licensing requirements, and compliance milestones.
• Analyze business, operational, and customer requirements and translate them into actionable contract delivery plans, implementation activities, and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional interactions with NTT DATA teams, including Product Management, Customer Support, Cloud Operations, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Delivery Operations, to drive successful private cloud contract delivery.
• Plan and facilitate weekly, monthly, and quarterly leadership reviews focused on contract status, private cloud service performance, schedule, cost, risk, licensing, warranty, renewal, and extension readiness.
• Coach project leaders and delivery teams on contract management fundamentals, government contractor expectations, private cloud delivery governance, customer communications, and contract compliance practices.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience working within public sector, state and local government, or federal government services environments.
• 5+ years of public sector or government contractor IT program, contract, or delivery management experience with a proven record of success working across teams, vendors, and multiple stakeholder groups.
• 5+ years of direct client engagement experience supporting end-to-end implementations, contract delivery, renewals, service governance, and customer executive communications.
• 7+ years of experience interpreting trends, risks, and data to develop effective strategies that support contract performance, private cloud delivery, renewal planning, warranty tracking, and program objectives.
• 5+ years of customer-facing experience working with third-party vendors, licensing partners, warranty providers, and contract stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Contract Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.
• 5+ years of experience with SaaS, Microsoft technologies, private cloud, hybrid cloud, cloud operations, or managed services environments.
• Six Sigma, ITIL, PMP, contract management, cloud, or other relevant certifications preferred.

Other Key Characteristics:

• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed for customer, contract, or delivery requirements.
• Strong knowledge and experience with government contracts, change order processes, contract modifications, licensing, warranties, renewals, and extension tracking.

• Demonstrated understanding of SDLC, project management, product implementation methodologies, cloud operations, and private cloud service delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, executive engagement, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, manage shifting priorities, and communicate risks, deadlines, and renewal actions clearly and professionally.

• Proficient with Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, and related reporting or tracking tools.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and maintain accurate contract, licensing, warranty, renewal, and extension records.
• Role is based in Austin, TX, with the expectation to work from the NTT DATA office two to three days per week and participate onsite in customer meetings as required.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this role is $102,625 - $171,125. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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