shazia Nawab
@shazianawab
Senior Contract Analyst driving compliant contract lifecycle management and negotiation to streamline legal operations.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven Senior Contract Analyst with 11 years of experience enhancing contract visibility and management operations across diverse sectors. I manage the full contract lifecycle—negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and analyzing complex agreements—so compliance stays aligned and regulatory adherence improves.
In my current role at Cognizant Technology Solutions, I negotiate and review Saas, managed services contracts, vendor contacts, partnership contracts, consulting and employment contracts, SOWs, and other IT operations contracts. I identify tangible obligations and track deliverables on the CLRM tool, lead cross-functional collaboration across legal, delivery, and commercial teams, and support team capability through knowledge-sharing and structured guidance.
Previously at Pramata Knowledge Solutions, I handled end-to-end contracting activities across multiple sectors, including clause benchmarking (such as pricing structures) and updating review rule guidelines based on evolving customer requirements. I also led quality reviews of scoped documents, provided mentorship, and contributed to recruitment as part of the interview panel—earlier, at Vakilsearch.com, I drafted, vetted, and summarized a wide range of commercial agreements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Associate
Cognizant
Mar 2022 - Present (4 years 4 months)
Supported business teams by extracting contractual obligations, preparing contract awareness decks, and reviewing Statements of Work (SOW) and Master SOWs. Focused on IT contract negotiation, contract management, and document review to help teams interpret key contractual terms.
Senior Associate - CLRM
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mar 2022 - Apr 2026 (4 years 1 month)
Negotiated, drafted, reviewed, and analyzed SaaS, managed services, vendor, partnership, consulting, and employment contracts, including SOWs and ancillary IT operations agreements. Tracked obligations and deliverables in the CLRM tool, supported cross-functional compliance alignment, and led standardized contract templates and playbooks to streamline negotiations.
Senior Contract Analyst
Pramata Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Oct 2018 - Mar 2022 (3 years 5 months)
Managed end-to-end contract lifecycle activities, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and redlining complex legal documents across multiple sectors. Reviewed pricing and other clauses against customer requirements, updated review rules, conducted quality reviews, and mentored team members.
Contract Analyst
Pramata Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Dec 2016 - Sep 2018 (1 year 9 months)
Managed end-to-end contracting for commercial agreements, including detailed drafting, review, negotiation, and redlining of MSAs, SOWs, and confidentiality clauses. Extracted actionable data from contracts and captured it in Pramata's Contract Management Tool to improve visibility for clients.
Legal Analyst
Vakilsearch.com
Jun 2016 - Nov 2016 (5 months)
Drafted, vetted, and summarized a range of commercial agreements for websites and other business needs, including licensing, vendor, employment, and confidentiality-related documents. Negotiated contractual terms and clauses with customers across multiple agreement types.
Junior Associate
Common Law Chambers
May 2015 - May 2016 (1 year)
Appeared in civil proceedings before courts and mediation forums, including drafting plaints for ongoing civil and family matters. Conducted legal research across multiple statutes relevant to succession, family law, company law, negotiable instruments, IT law, and disputes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Jyothi Nivas College
Completed Pre-University studies at Jyothi Nivas College in June 2009.
Wisdom International School
SSLC
Completed SSLC at Wisdom International School in May 2007.
Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies
B.A. LL.B, Law
2014 -
Completed a B.A. LL.B at Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies starting August 2014.
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