Saray Gonzalez
Contract Manager | Contract Coordinator | Bilingual Spanish–English (C1) | 5+ Years Experience
5 yrs experience · Colombia · <10 hrs/week
About
Contract Manager/Contract Coordinator with 5+ years of experience managing 140+ simultaneous litigation cases and 50+ commercial contracts across media and corporate environments. Experienced in full contract lifecycle management, process automation, SOP development, expiration/deadline monitoring, and leading cross-functional/legal teams. Bilingual Spanish–English (C1) and proficient in Jira.
Skills
Experience
- Contract Coordinator · OST Abogados03-01-2025
• Managed 140+ active litigation cases across 5 major corporate clients — Schneider Electric (6), Emcali (100), Financiera Proalto (27), Grupo Valor (5), Boston Agrex (2) — overseeing execution reports, task management, client communication, and compliance verification. • Led a team of 5 legal professionals, assigning caseloads, monitoring individual performance, and ensuring consistent quality and on-time delivery across all client accounts. • Served as the primary liaison between corporate clients and internal legal, commercial, and operations teams, managing daily communications, status updates, escalation resolution, and strategic alignment across the full portfolio. • Monitored expiration dates and procedural deadlines across 140+ active files, maintaining zero missed deadlines across the entire portfolio. • Drafted and negotiated commercial contract documents including litigation assignment agreements, commercial proposals, NDAs, and commercial offers, managing the full contract lifecycle from drafting through execution and compliance verification.
- Contract Manager · Publicaciones Semana S.A.02-01-2024 – 03-01-2025
• Managed a portfolio of 50+ active commercial contracts simultaneously, including purchase orders, service orders, advertising agreements, NDAs, lease agreements, and barter contracts. • Supervised and guided multidisciplinary teams across legal, commercial, editorial, and marketing departments, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones and contractual obligations. • Served as the daily point of contact for internal clients and business units, providing status updates, project briefs, calendars, and contract analytics across all active agreements. • Designed and implemented process automation workflows that reduced manual contract management tasks, improving turnaround times and cross-departmental efficiency across the organization. • Developed internal manuals, policies, and SOPs to regulate contract and operational processes across multiple business units, adopted company-wide and used as the standard reference for contract management. • Utilized Jira for projects and tasks tracking across contract workflows and cross-functional team coordination.
- Associate Attorney · Ortegón Pulido Asociados12-01-2021 – 02-01-2024
• Drafted and reviewed commercial agreements, including consulting agreements, asset lease contracts, strategic alliances, and joint venture documentation for private-sector clients across multiple industries. • Managed client communication and operational coordination across multiple active commercial matters, providing status updates, strategic follow-ups, and progress reports to corporate clients and internal stakeholders. • Managed high-volume documentation processes involving contract records, stakeholder correspondence, and corporate documentation while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and process consistency.
Education
- Universidad del RosarioLL.M., Private Law
- Pontificia Universidad JaverianaSpecialization, Administrative Law
- Universidad del RosarioJ.D., Law
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