Enterprise Procurement Professionals: Communications Platform Contract Negotiation

About the opportunity

Terac is conducting a paid research study on how large organizations handle vendor discovery and commercial contract negotiation for enterprise communications platforms. The study examines the procurement lifecycle for messaging aggregators and identifies friction points in the buying process. Participant insights directly inform how these platforms are evaluated and selected at the enterprise level.

What the work involves

Participants join remote video-call sessions over a three-to-four-week period to discuss their recent procurement experiences. They walk Terac through their process for vendor discovery, evaluating messaging aggregators and finalizing commercial contracts, react to different negotiation scenarios and share how they typically structure these agreements.

• Describe the process for discovering and evaluating enterprise communications platforms.
• Explain the approach to commercial contract negotiation with messaging aggregators.
• Share recent examples of how enterprise-level vendor agreements were structured.
• Provide feedback on different procurement scenarios and negotiation strategies.

Who should apply

Terac is seeking procurement professionals, vendor managers and commercial negotiators with direct experience buying enterprise communications platforms. Strategic sourcing managers, IT procurement leads and category managers who specialize in telecommunications or messaging aggregators are welcome. Applicants should have recently led or participated in a vendor discovery and contracting cycle for these specific technologies and be comfortable discussing vendor discovery and contracting workflows on a video call.

Pay and format

The advertised payment is $4,000 per task, not an hourly rate. This is a remote research participation opportunity involving video-call sessions over a three-to-four-week period; the supplied listing does not specify session length or guaranteed ongoing work.

Contract and payment terms

Participants are engaged as independent contractors. The opportunity is fully remote and can be completed on their own schedule. Payments are processed weekly for services rendered. Opportunities may be extended, shortened or concluded early depending on needs and performance. Participation does not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from an employer, client or institution. Terac cannot support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates. Specific eligible countries are not stated in the supplied listing.