Commercial Contracts Specialist

Aston Carter; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation or Sick Leave

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking a Commercial Contracts Specialist for a fully remote, contract-based role out of Santa Clara, CA. You will draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts while implementing a new pricing strategy and tier structure across customer agreements.

You will support DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM workflows, ensuring accurate records, quality control, and timely execution. Collaboration with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Commercial Operations is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating contracts.
• 2+ years paralegal or comparable hands-on legal support experience.
• Experience supporting commercial contracts and contract lifecycle processes.
• Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle management systems (DocuSign CLM, Salesforce CLM).
• Ability to review template-generated contracts and perform quality control.
• Strong analytical mindset with judgment to identify risks and required follow-up.
• Excellent written communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, redline, and negotiate commercial contracts using templates and terms.
• Support rollout of new pricing strategy by updating contracts to reflect pricing and requirements.
• Review template-generated agreements for accuracy and alignment before routing or execution.
• Perform quality control on contract language, metadata, approvals, and signatures.
• Manage contract intake, workflow, routing, status tracking, execution, and repository records.
• Identify non-standard language and risks and escalate to Legal or Finance as needed.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Sales, and Commercial Operations to move agreements through lifecycle.
• Maintain organized contract records and support audits, renewals, and amendments.
• Analyze recurring redline themes and suggest improvements to templates and workflows.
• Balance multiple agreements and deadlines with clear stakeholder communication.

Skills

Contract drafting

Paralegal support

Contract lifecycle

CLM experience

Quality control

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Cross-functional

Tools

DocuSign CLM

Salesforce CLM

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Contracts Specialist

Job Description

This role involves providing hands‑on commercial contracts support as the organization implements a new pricing strategy and tier structure, which includes new and updated customer agreements. The Commercial Contracts Specialist will draft, review, redline, negotiate, and quality‑check contracts while maintaining accurate contract records and workflows in DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM. The ideal candidate combines legal drafting experience with strong analytical judgment and the ability to effectively partner with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Commercial Operations stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, redline, and negotiate commercial contracts and related documents using approved templates and established business terms.
• Support the rollout of the organizations new pricing strategy and tier structure by preparing and updating contracts that reflect approved pricing and commercial requirements.
• Review template‑generated agreements for accuracy, completeness, consistency, correct legal entity, and alignment with approved terms before routing or execution.
• Perform quality control on contract language, redlines, metadata, approvals, signatures, and supporting documentation.
• Manage contract intake, workflow, routing, status tracking, execution, and repository records within DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM.
• Identify non‑standard language, business risks, missing information, and terms requiring escalation to Legal, Finance, or the appropriate business owner.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Sales, and Commercial Operations to resolve contract questions and move agreements through the lifecycle efficiently.
• Maintain organized contract records and support reporting, audits, renewals, amendments, and other contract lifecycle activities.
• Analyze contract issues and recurring redline themes, then recommend practical improvements to templates, workflows, controls, and documentation.
• Balance multiple agreements and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and clear communication with stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating contracts.
• 2+ years of paralegal or comparable hands‑on legal support experience.
• Experience supporting commercial contracts and contract lifecycle processes.
• Hands‑on experience with contract lifecycle management systems; DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to review template‑generated contracts and perform detailed quality control.
• Strong analytical mindset with sound judgment and the ability to identify inconsistencies, risks, and required follow‑up.
• Excellent written communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, and business stakeholders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting pricing changes, tiered pricing structures, or high‑volume commercial contracting initiatives.
• Experience working in a regulated, healthcare, life sciences, medical device, or similarly complex business environment.
• Comfort working with standardized templates while recognizing when terms require legal or financial review.

Work Environment

This position is part of the commercial operations team and operates on a fully remote basis, requiring a commitment of 40 hours per week.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Santa Clara, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $53.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Santa Clara, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world‑class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry‑leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.