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Contract Management Analyst V

Contract · In Office · Oakland, California (USA)

Posted Oct 6, 2026

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  • Contract Management Analyst V
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • Location: Oakland, CA
  • Worksite: 300 Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA 94612
  • Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 1–3 days per week in office, with mandatory Wednesdays onsite
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week
  • Important Submission Requirements
  • Only submit candidates currently residing in the Bay Area, including Sacramento, or near the Oakland work location.
  • Candidate must be able to start ASAP within the normal screening/onboarding timeline.
  • Excel work samples MUST be submitted with the resume. This is a mandatory requirement for consideration.
  • The hiring manager is particularly interested in examples demonstrating Excel, financial management, contract management, and problem-solving.
  • Candidate should be comfortable presenting information and recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Position Summary
  • The Contract Management Analyst will manage a portfolio of technology contracts and serve as the primary interface between vendors, internal stakeholders, and IT leadership for day-to-day contract management activities.
  • The role will support enterprise policies, risk controls, invoice compliance reviews, goods receipts, and financial approvals for O&M contract services. The analyst will conduct strategic contract reviews with IT leaders, architects, and operations teams; drive consensus around O&M costs; and identify opportunities to rationalize, right-size, discontinue non-critical services, and optimize costs.
  • The position will also partner closely with Sourcing, IT PMO, and IT leadership to develop a strong understanding of contract scope, costs, terms, and conditions and to capture incremental O&M costs associated with contracts.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Assist with daily contract operations and provide IT business and planning support.
  • Gather, analyze, and summarize data to prepare management reports and presentations.
  • Enter contract financial liabilities into contract management systems.
  • Support contract renewal analysis, financial reviews, and multi-year contract planning.
  • Maintain annual O&M budgets using appropriate accounting and budgeting controls.
  • Enter financial data into tracking systems and prepare regular and ad-hoc financial status reports.
  • Monitor Purchase Orders, review contract invoices and accruals, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues with vendors.
  • Analyze actual spend and forecasts to determine appropriate change controls and escalation to leadership.
  • Perform financial analysis of portfolio cost variances, including plan vs. actual, and identify inappropriate vendor/resource charges.
  • Make appropriate financial corrections in SAP.
  • Lead meetings and act as a liaison among stakeholders to coordinate, document, and schedule contract changes.
  • Capture, analyze, and present data to managers and directors to support business decisions.
  • Plan and control contract renewal scope, track deliverables, and ensure contract origination targets remain on schedule.
  • Develop communications summarizing analysis and recommendations through dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, and executive-level emails.
  • Facilitate problem-solving sessions and workshops with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Proactively follow up on issues and initiatives for senior leaders to ensure successful resolution and implementation.
  • Work closely with IT and functional leadership to ensure initiatives are delivered in a timely and coordinated manner.
  • Partner with data management, financial analysis, and modeling teams to build tools and support report migration to Power BI.
  • Extract data from SAP and transform it into meaningful business intelligence reports and dashboards.
  • Establish and track key business, financial, and performance metrics with IT and functional leadership.
  • Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5–8 years of related work experience.
  • Proficiency with:
  • Microsoft Excel – Expert level
  • Microsoft Office
  • PowerPoint
  • Visio
  • Desired Qualifications
  • Valid California driver's license may be required.
  • Experience structuring contract agreements.
  • Experience with basic financial modeling and/or data management.
  • Experience presenting to leadership and developing PowerPoint presentations.
  • Power BI experience is a plus.

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