TPG - Contract Operations Specialist, Winston-Salem, NC

Own and manage the end-to-end sponsorship contract lifecycle, serving as the primary coordinator for all contract-related activities across the organization. Gather, validate, and maintain contract data, stakeholder information, sponsorship inventory, and pricing details from internal departments to ensure accurate preparation. Draft, prepare, and generate sponsorship agreements, amendments, renewals, and addendums in accordance with company standards. Coordinate and manage the contract review and approval process, ensuring timely routing, stakeholder alignment, and execution within established deadlines. Partner with internal leadership and external legal counsel to address non-standard terms, negotiate revisions, and resolve contractual issues. Monitor contract status throughout the approval and signature process, proactively following up with internal and external parties to ensure timely completion. Maintain accurate records of all executed agreements within contract management systems, CRM platforms, and shared repositories. Ensure compliance with organizational policies, approval workflows, documentation standards, and legal requirements throughout the contract lifecycle. Serve as a trusted resource for contract-related questions, providing guidance to sales, partnerships, operations, finance, and leadership teams. Identify opportunities to improve contract processes, workflows, templates, reporting, and system utilization to increase efficiency and reduce risk. Track key contract milestones, renewal dates, obligations, and deliverables to support ongoing account management and sponsorship fulfillment. Develop and maintain reporting on contract pipeline status, execution timelines, outstanding approvals, and renewal opportunities. Collaborate with finance and operations teams to ensure executed agreements are properly transitioned into invoicing, reporting, and activation workflows.