The posting
Work Model: This role can be performed remotely from an approved location, with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.
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Position Overview
Regal Rexnord’s Automation & Motion Control (AMC) segment is growing rapidly, driven in large part by the global expansion of data center infrastructure. The Contract Specialist will support commercial contracting across AMC, partnering with Legal and the commercial, sales, supply chain, sourcing, finance, operations and quality teams. This role manages the day-to-day contract lifecycle—from intake, review and drafting through redlining, negotiation and execution—while providing practical, risk-based guidance that helps the business move forward.
A significant focus of this role is supporting our business that services and supplies the data center. Our market. AMC customers in this space include hyperscalers, data center developers and builders, project and construction managers, OEMs and engineering partners who serve them.. These large, project-driven agreements involve sophisticated counterparties, shifting leverage and risk that must be managed across the full project lifecycle—not clause by clause. This role sits at the center of one of the company’s most dynamic commercial environments.
Although our power management and data center business is a primary focus, this role supports commercial contracting across AMC divisions and manages a broad range of customer and supplier agreements. This is not a contract administration position. The Contract Specialist will own agreements directly, develop creative approaches to risk allocation and mitigation, exercise sound judgment on when to hold, , trade or escalate a position, and clearly communicate the broader risk picture to Legal and business leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Contracting
- Draft, review, negotiate and support execution of customer, supplier, distributor, nondisclosure, services and other commercial agreements.
- Advise on contract structure, commercial terms and risk allocation, including pricing, liability, warranties, quality, delivery, indemnification and termination.
- Support contract interpretation, amendments, change orders and renewals throughout the agreement lifecycle.
- Support business teams in identifying contractual risk, escalating significant issues to AMC attorneys with practical solutions and recommendations.
Project & Supply Chain Risk Connectivity
- Elevate and help manage contractual risk across project scope and schedules, including milestones, delivery, acceptance, liquidated damages, changes and performance obligations.
- Align customer commitments with supplier obligations and identify gaps that create supply chain exposure.
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing and supply chain teams to coordinate customer- and supplier-side positions and apply enterprise standards.
- Manage multiple agreements efficiently, keeping deals moving while balancing speed and risk.
Risk Advisory & Business Partnership
- Summarize commercial, operational, delivery and legal risks to support informed leadership decisions.
- Negotiate with sophisticated counterparties, recognizing when to hold, restructure or escalate a position.
- Develop practical risk mitigations through scope, caps, carve-outs, insurance, supplier flow-downs, controls or commercial trade-offs.
- Clearly explain contract positions and support customer discussions, pricing and deal structuring.
- Collaborate globally with sales, operations, finance, quality, supply chain, cybersecurity and Legal.
Process Improvement & Team Support
- Help maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, escalation guidance and standard processes.
- Support contract lifecycle management tools, records and reporting, while managing multiple matters through completion.
- Identify recurring risks and recommend scalable solutions that help the business recognize issues earlier.
- Support training on contracting fundamentals, company policy and when to engage Legal.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
Required Skills & Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, legal studies or a related field.
- Seven years of experience in commercial contracting, contract management or negotiation in a corporate, customer-facing environment; a law degree is not required.
- Proven ability to independently negotiate and close commercial agreements with sophisticated counterparties, including in situations with uneven leverage.
- Strong business acumen and a practical, solutions-oriented approach to structuring positions, trade-offs and risk mitigation.
- Sound judgment and confidence in negotiations, with the ability to hold, adapt or escalate a position as appropriate.
- Ability to summarize commercial, operational and legal risks clearly and explain contract positions to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of core commercial terms, including liability, indemnification, warranties, delivery, performance commitments, intellectual property and confidentiality.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple agreements in a fast-paced, high-risk environment.
- Collaborative, approachable and proactive self-starter who works effectively with autonomy and accountability.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
The following experience would distinguish a candidate:
- Data center experience: supporting or contracting with hyperscalers, colocation providers, data center developers, builders, project managers, OEMs or engineering partners serving them, including familiarity with how these organizations approach agreements and negotiate..
- Project-based contracting experience involving construction schedules, capital equipment or long-lead manufacturing.
- Experience with both customer- and supplier-side contracting, including aligning obligations across agreements.
- Experience in industrial manufacturing and in global, matrixed, decentralized or highly regulated environments..
- Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms and AI-enabled contract tools.
- Professional certification, such as CPCM, CCCM or CFCM, and an interest in broader contract management or commercial responsibility.
Pay Transparency
Expected Base Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000
The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.
Export Controlled ITAR/EAR Compliance
Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.
Sponsorship
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or maintain U.S. work authorization.
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Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].
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