Contract Compliance Manager

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc.; Calabasas (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc. (SEE) seeks a high-caliber professional to own the end-to-end lifecycle of contracts and provide high-level interpretation of labor regulations related to independent contractors.

The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements, managing multiple external partnerships, and ensuring IRS guidelines for charitable entities are followed. Remote work with core Pacific Time office hours and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Experience in high-volume compliance or legal operations
• Experience drafting and negotiating high-volume legal documents, including amendments, MOUs, and NDAs
• Proven expertise in contractual laws for worker classification and IRS/DOL standards
• Direct experience managing employment agency audits or similar regulatory reviews
• Ability to dissect complex regulatory frameworks and provide clear guidance to leadership

Responsibilities

• Streamline and optimize the contract lifecycle process to reduce turnaround time and bottlenecks
• Lead drafting, detailed review, and execution of contracts and amendments
• Collaborate with external counsel on complex contracts
• Oversee at least one employee and provide coaching
• Communicate with project directors to align terms with expectations
• Apply labor code knowledge to ensure proper worker classification
• Ensure adherence to IRS guidelines for charitable entities
• Develop contracts with international parties in compliance with government requirements
• Align contract values with project balances and market rates
• Assist in audits and regulatory inquiries related to worker status
• Provide strategic input to improve efficiency and collaboration

Skills

Contract management

Regulatory compliance

Legal drafting

Labor law knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Law degree or MBA/MPA preferred

Job description

Organization Description

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting initiatives that improve societal-level outcomes. SEE's experienced leaders and innovative initiatives address complex challenges through practical, forward-looking solutions that support long-term value, responsible growth and positive outcomes. Founded in 1994, SEE has developed the expertise and systems over three decades to navigate the challenges of a changing world as we collectively work to make a difference.

Position Summary

We are seeking a high-caliber, pragmatic individual to integrate critical thinking into the management of SEE’s contract department. In this role you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of our agreements, provide the high-level interpretation of labor regulations as they relate to independent contractors and design the contractual and compliance frameworks that enable our important and innovative work.

This role is designed for a motivated professional who possesses the intellectual rigor to dissect dense legal language and the strategic mindset and effective communications to manage a high volume of external partnerships within a fast-paced, multi-state nonprofit environment. You have a bias for action and are driven to make a direct impact on improving the communities we serve.

This position is exempt, fully remote and is required to work at minimum SEE’s core office hours of Monday through Friday 8am until 4:30pm Pacific Time. Some travel may be required.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Streamline and optimize the contract lifecycle process to reduce turnaround time and eliminate bottlenecks for a heavy volume of contracts and amendments
• Lead the drafting, detailed review, and execution process ensuring all contracts and amendments are handled with precision
• Partner with SEE’s external counsel to support the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex contracts and agreements requiring specialized legal expertise
• Oversee at least one employee, setting clear goals, conducting performance check-ins, and providing coaching
• Communicate frequently with fiscally sponsored project directors to ensure terms are fair, clear and agreeable to all parties.
• Proactively apply knowledge of federal and state-specific labor codes for contractors and verify employees are classified accurately, in collaboration with Senior Human Resources Manager, as necessary
• Ensure all contractor agreements and onboarding practices strictly adhere to IRS guidelines and rules that govern charitable entities
• Develop contracts with international parties that comply with government requirements
• Consistently ensure contract values and terms align with project balances, market rates and demonstrate balanced value to the charitable entity
• Collaborate with the Senior Human Resources Director as necessary in the preparation and responses for any potential employment agency audits and other regulatory inquiries specifically targeting worker classification
• Provide strategic input to strengthen decision-making, boost organizational efficiency, and foster a collaborative culture, including periodical internal reviews of files

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Education and Required Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Law degree, MBA, MPA or similar is highly preferred
• Significant experience in a high-volume compliance or legal operations role
• Demonstrated ability in dealing directly with clients, stakeholders and external parties
• Experience in drafting and negotiating high-volume legal documents, including specialized amendments, MOUs, and NDAs
• Proven expertise in contractual laws for worker classification and a thorough working knowledge of IRS guidelines and Department of Labor standards
• Direct experience successfully managing employment agency audits or similar regulatory reviews regarding worker status, including the development of granular supporting documentation
• Experience in dissecting complex regulatory frameworks and provide clear, authoritative guidance to leadership and project stakeholders on contractor engagement

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Familiarity with non-profit structures, practices and organizational cultures
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Accuracy and attention to detail is absolutely required, as well as a track record of reliability, confidentiality, and conscientious work habits
• Ability to work independently with little supervision to take initiative to drive tasks forward
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to multi-task to address complex issues
• Ability to operate at a sustained fast speed in completing tasks on a daily basis and work efficiently in a rapidly changing dynamic environment with deadline pressures
• Must be a candidate for a work-from-home environment