Sheli Denola

About Sheli Denola

Over 8 years of experience support technology companies in all their contracting and operations needs on both buy and sell side. Managing to a wide variety of contract types, contract operations, and management. Passion for driving process excellence through high quality process and policy implementation.

Experience

1. Senior Contract Manager

   Google

   Sep 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Oversaw programs that supported Cloud, Marketing (including production and creative), Engineering, Sales, Content Moderation, People Operations, and Outsourcing. • Managed the global templates and quality outsourced teams of over 8 people.• Drafted and launched templates that drove 60-80% reduction in contract turnaround time. • Drafted and launched a first of its kind global drafting operations instructions manual that spanned drafting, template selection, risk mitigation, clause library, and negotiation strategy. • Created and led training that led to 3–5-day reduction in contract processing turnaround time. • Assisted in the launch of in CLM templates to drive automation of drafting across contracts. • Assisted in the requirements and launch of a new DocuSign Contract Lifecycle Management for Cloud, Outsourcing, and Marketing. • Drafted and assisted in contract policy implementation that led to 20% being redirected to a self-service contract workflow.• Developed, launch, and managed the contract quality program to drive ~80% reduction in critical contracting quality errors.• Led negotiations with top suppliers to centralize and standardize contracting terms • Drafted and collected requirement for a best-in-class reporting program to drive operational excellence.

Education

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Literature and Politics

  2006 — 2009

• UC Berkeley School of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.), Transactional Law

  2013 — 2016

Skills

• Editorial
• Social Media
• Legal Contract Review
• Copy Editing
• Marketing
• Social Networking
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Research
• Microsoft Excel
• Document Review
• Corporate Communications
• Policy
• Contract Negotiation
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Composition
• Nonprofits
• Outlook
• Corporate Law
• Online Research
• Legal Writing
• Legal Documents
• Coordination
• Content Management
• Microsoft Office
• Time Management
• Spanish
• Immigration Law
• Writing
• Adobe Acrobat
• Legal Assistance
• Editing
• Blogging
• Immigration Issues
• Research
• Proofreading
• Budgets
• Human Resources
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach