1. Contract Lifecycle Management
  2. Roles and access
Reference

Who can do what in Contract Lifecycle Management

Set clear ownership for agreement wording, approvals and term work.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleContractsCounterpartiesTemplates and clausesRedlinesApprovalsExecutionObligations and renewals
Contract ManagerEditEditViewViewViewViewEdit
Legal CounselApproveViewEditEditApprove——
Sales ManagerApproveView—ViewApprove—Edit
VP SalesApproveView—ViewApprove—View
CFOApprove———Approve—View
CEOApprove———Approve——
ProcurementApproveEditViewViewApprove—View
AdminEditEditEditEditEditEditEdit

Each role in detail

Contract Manager

Owns the contract record and coordinates reviews, signatures and dates.

Can

  • Manage Contracts, Counterparties, Renewals
  • View contract clauses, approval steps, E sign envelopes, contract obligations, operation receipts

Starts on: Signature queue

Sales Manager

Reviews commercial terms and follows contracts owned by the team.

Can

  • Manage Contracts, Renewals
  • View Counterparties, Redlines, approval steps, E sign envelopes

Reviews and approves

  • Approve approval steps

Starts on: Approval inbox

VP Sales

Decides assigned commercial approval steps.

Can

  • View Contracts, Counterparties, Redlines, Renewals

Reviews and approves

  • Approve approval steps

Starts on: Approval inbox

CFO

Decides assigned financial approval steps with contract value in context.

Can

  • View Contracts, approval chains, approval steps, Renewals

Reviews and approves

  • Approve approval steps

Starts on: Approval inbox

CEO

Decides assigned executive approval steps.

Can

  • View Contracts, approval chains, approval steps

Reviews and approves

  • Approve approval steps

Starts on: Approval inbox

Procurement

Coordinates supplier-side agreements and assigned approval steps.

Can

  • Manage Counterparties, Contracts
  • View contract templates, Redlines, contract obligations

Reviews and approves

  • Approve approval steps

Starts on: Approval inbox

Admin

Maintains reference records, user access and operating setup.

Can

  • Manage Users, team members, approval chains, clause library, contract templates, Contracts, Counterparties, operation receipts
  • View approval steps, Redlines, E sign envelopes, contract obligations, Renewals

Set up Contract Lifecycle Management your way.

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