Contracts Manager

anthropic; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic seeks a Contracts Manager to support commercial and technology transactions, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts while building scalable contracting processes. You will collaborate across Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement to support cutting-edge AI systems.

We value initiative, autonomy, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, bringing clear, concise guidance and effective contract management across multiple areas

Qualifications

• 5+ years of contract management experience, including technology transactions.
• Experience in a fast-paced technology startup environment.
• Ability to prioritize deadlines and manage complex matters.
• Strong communication and collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, analyze, negotiate, and close complex commercial transactions with customers, vendors, and partners, including IP licensing.
• Develop scalable contracting processes to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement to align contracting with business objectives.
• Support a small legal team across multiple areas and be proactive in identifying opportunities to contribute.

Skills

Contract management

Technology transactions

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Job description

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is seeking an exceptional Contracts Manager to support commercial and technology transactions. We'll rely on you to help review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts to support our cutting-edge AI systems. You'll also build scalable contracting processes and collaborate across Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, analyze, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with the company’s enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements
• Propose and develop scalable solutions to improve contracting efficiency
• Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency
• Collaborate with the Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives and deliver strategic, business-minded, and solutions-focused counsel
• As a relatively small legal team supporting big things, each legal team member practices across multiple areas. We’d love to hear where else you’d be interested to pitch in, whether as a function of your experience or interests

You might be a good fit if you have:

• At least 5 years of related contract management experience, with at least 3 years of experience supporting technology transactions, GTM, sales, partnerships, or non-profit organizations
• Experience operating in a fast-paced technology startup in which priorities shift rapidly and schedules "move to the left," thriving in this dynamic environment and priding yourself on your adaptability and ability to pivot with speed and grace
• Initiative and autonomy in managing complex contractual matters, effectively prioritizing competing deadlines
• An understanding of what's important in the context of a contract, the organization's mission, when to be flexible, and when to draw a hard line
• Excitement to grow with an organization and help shape the culture of the commercial function
• A preference for straightforward, concise explanations over legalese and overwrought drafting
• A knack for identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies
• The ability to thrive as a member of cross-functional teams building frontier technologies, with a desire to develop a deep understanding of our technical teams and what we are building
• Comfort operating outside your areas of expertise and in uncharted legal territory
• A "doer" mentality, willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done as a team player who doesn't hesitate to jump in to do work that needs to get done, whether glamorous or not

Strong candidates may have:

• Proven ability to collaborate across various organizational levels and functions to facilitate efficient contracting processes and execution while building strong relationships
• Substantive knowledge of software agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general contract terms
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Strong self-motivation and ability to multitask and juggle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Authentic integrity and a deep understanding of the importance of ethics in business

Role-specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco or New York office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time.

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