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Head of Contracts

Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual

Boston, MA, USA
USD 156k-281k / year
Posted on Feb 25, 2026

Head of Contracts

Job Locations US-MA-Boston | US-NH-Portsmouth
ID
2026-74746
Position Type
Full-Time
Minimum Salary
USD $156,000.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary
USD $281,000.00/Yr.
Typical Starting Salary
$187,300-$236,000
Flexible Time Off Annual Accrual - days
25
Application Deadline
March 11, 2026

Description

Provide enterprise leadership for Contract Management, overseeing the negotiation, execution, and governance of high-impact agreements across major spend categories totaling approximately $14B annually. Lead and develop a team of contract management professionals and establish scalable, efficient, and risk-aware contracting operating models. This role is a key advisor and senior negotiator for some of the company’s largest and most complex deals, with a mandate to accelerate innovation and AI adoption in contracting and drive the organization toward operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead enterprise contract management strategy and operating model across major spend categories, ensuring consistent governance, compliance, and risk management.
  • Serve as the senior negotiator and problem-solver for high-value, high-complexity agreements, shaping deal structure, commercial terms, and performance protections.
  • Partner with Category Strategy, Third Party Risk, Corporate Legal, Finance, and senior business leaders to develop and execute sourcing/acquisition strategies that deliver measurable value (cost, service quality, speed-to-contract, and supplier performance).
  • Establish and continuously improve contracting policies, standards, templates, playbooks, and negotiation best practices across the enterprise.
  • Build a high-performing team through coaching, talent development, and performance management; set clear goals, metrics, and accountability.
  • Drive contracting operational excellence through process simplification, cycle-time reduction, and scalable governance mechanisms.
  • Lead the evolution to AI-enabled and data-driven contracting, including intake, clause/term analytics, workflow automation, and adoption of contract lifecycle management capabilities.
  • Own contracting performance management and reporting (e.g., cycle time, risk exposure, value realization, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction).
  • Influence and align senior stakeholders on contracting priorities, tradeoffs, and risk decisions; facilitate consensus and executive-level decision making.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Procurement or Legal with complex contract negotiation and contract management (products and/or services), including leading or advising on large, strategic agreements.
  • Demonstrated success leading teams and building scalable operating models, policies, and governance.
  • Expertise negotiating and interpreting a broad range of agreements (e.g., technology, marketing, HR/benefits, travel, and other indirect/direct categories).
  • Experience in developing and evolving contracting templates in partnership with Legal and cross-functional Risk and Operational stakeholders
  • Strong business acumen with ability to evaluate financial and risk tradeoffs; experience with business value analysis.
  • Experience with eProcurement/Source-to-Contract platforms (procurement, sourcing, and contract/CLM modules).
  • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills; strong facilitation, influence, and presentation capabilities.
  • Proven problem-solving, decision-making, and consensus-building capability in high-stakes environments.

Preferred:

  • MBA or JD.
  • Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or equivalent (e.g., CPSM).
  • Experience in insurance and/or regulated financial services environments.
  • Experience modernizing contracting operations, including workflow automation, analytics, or AI-enabled contracting initiatives.

About Us

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.

We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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