Contracts & Compliance Lead — Early-Stage Startup

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Contracts Specialist to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.

This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions. As an early-stage company, this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering practical legal advice in a startup or small-business setting.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, progress independently, and document decisions.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for a Contracts Specialist role.
• Commitment to confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.
• Translate the priorities of the Contracts Specialist role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking a Contracts Specialist to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.

This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions. As an early-stage company, this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook.