Contracts Manager - Commercial/Sales

ComplyAdvantage; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Unlimited Time Off

Annual learning budget

Home office setup budget

Parental leave and childcare benefits

Life Insurance

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401k Contribution

Pre-Tax transit benefits

Job summary

ComplyAdvantage, a leading fintech in the RegTech space, is seeking a legal professional to join their dynamic team in New York. This role offers the opportunity to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements while providing strategic legal advice across various functions.

The successful candidate will have at least three years of experience, a relevant degree, and strong negotiation skills. The position includes generous benefits such as unlimited time off, equity, and a flexible spending account.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in contract review, paralegal, or legal operations.
• Ability to draft clear and legally robust agreements.
• Experience working with commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice to stakeholders.
• Manage legal disputes and contract databases.

Skills

Contract review experience

Negotiation skills

Project management

B2B SaaS exposure

RegTech knowledge

Education

Degree in law or paralegal studies

Job description

ComplyAdvantage is a category-defining fintech in the RegTech space. Currently in a high-velocity scaling phase, we are a VC-backed Series C scale-up with over $100M in total funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Index Investors and Balderton.

We have a newly created opportunity to join our innovative and dynamic legal team. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to shape their role and contribute to our scaling journey. You will have the autonomy to make a meaningful impact and the potential to expand your responsibilities as both you and the business grow.

The Role

• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements and ancillary documents.
• Provide strategic legal advice across various commercial functions, advising stakeholders in our sales, account management and enablement teams, as well as to the wider business.
• Proactively problem solve for emerging legal and operational risks, providing risk-based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements and efficiencies to mitigate future exposure.
• Advise on early-stage customer and vendor disputes, managing initial phases of legal conflicts and providing counsel on complex legal interpretations.
• Drive legal automation efforts to help scale our team and bring greater efficiency to the contracting process, maintaining contract databases and ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping.
• Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Participate in training commercial colleagues.

Skills & Experience For Success

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in contract review, as a paralegal, or legal operations
• Degree in law, paralegal studies or a related field.
• Experience working with and reviewing commercial contracts in a B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, with the ability to draft clear, concise, and legally robust agreements, correspondence, and other documentation.
• Excellent negotiation and project management skills, with experience handling complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial arrangements.
• Confident working with a large degree of autonomy, with the ability to structure and prioritize work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment and to build and drive processes to completion.
• Curious, ownership-oriented approach to learning and professional growth, with an appetite to ask questions and take initiative.
• Experience in the RegTech space is a plus.

What’s in it for you?

• Equity as we want you to have a part of what we are building
• Unlimited Time Off Policy – A work-life balance and focus on our well‑being are critical to keeping us performing at our best
• Annual learning budget to drive your performance and career development
• Budget to set up your home office upon joining
• Parental leave and childcare benefits
• Life Insurance to protect your loved ones
• Medical (100%), Dental (90%), and Vision (80%) contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to allow you to use tax‑free dollars for healthcare or day‑care related expenses
• 401k Contribution
• Financial Perks (Financial Advice, PerkSpot discounts, Pet Insurance discounts, Travel assistance)
• Pre‑Tax transit benefits

The base salary range for this role is $120,000 – $150,000 + equity, and US benefits. The actual pay may vary based on factors such as location, experience, and skills.