Contracts Manager

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a Remote Contracts & Legal Operations Manager to lead the end-to-end contract lifecycle, implement templates and workflows, and optimize CLM and related legal tech. This role partners with privacy, information security, procurement, and business stakeholders to drive efficiency and risk management across vendor relationships.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in contract management and legal operations, with experience in CLM systems, privacy compliance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in contract management, legal operations, compliance, procurement support, or a related field.
• Extensive experience managing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, administration, and contract governance.
• Strong understanding of contract management principles, legal operations, privacy compliance, and risk management practices.
• Experience administering or supporting Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation, drafting, review, execution, and administration of a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, policies, approval workflows, and related contracting tools.
• Administer and optimize the organization's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform and other legal technology solutions.
• Manage contracting processes, reporting, metrics, and workflow improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational enhancements across the contract lifecycle.
• Partner with Privacy, Information Security, Procurement, and business stakeholders to support vendor onboarding and third‑party risk management initiatives.
• Coordinate privacy impact assessments, data protection reviews, and compliance evaluations associated with vendor relationships and business operations.
• Support privacy management processes and tools, including intake management, tracking, workflow administration, and reporting.
• Identify and assist in resolving contractual issues involving privacy, data protection, information security, and compliance risks.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal clients regarding contracting requirements, approval processes, legal operations, and associated business risks.
• Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Privacy, Information Security, Clinical, Research, and other cross-functional teams to implement best practices and operational improvements.
• Develop and deliver training related to contract management processes, legal operations tools, privacy requirements, and compliance programs.
• Support the adoption and ongoing use of legal technology and compliance platforms through documentation, training, and user support.

Skills

Contract management

Legal operations

Privacy compliance

Risk management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ironclad CLM

OneTrust

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. Beacon Hill is seeking a Remote Contracts & Legal Operations Manager for an exciting opportunity supporting a growing legal department. This role is ideal for an experienced contracts professional with a strong background in contract lifecycle management, legal operations, privacy compliance, and process improvement. The successful candidate will serve as a key business partner across legal, procurement, privacy, information security, and other corporate functions while driving operational excellence throughout the contracting process.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation, drafting, review, execution, and administration of a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements
• Develop, implement, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, policies, approval workflows, and related contracting tools
• Administer and optimize the organization's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform and other legal technology solutions
• Manage contracting processes, reporting, metrics, and workflow improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational enhancements across the contract lifecycle
• Partner with Privacy, Information Security, Procurement, and business stakeholders to support vendor onboarding and third‑party risk management initiatives
• Coordinate privacy impact assessments, data protection reviews, and compliance evaluations associated with vendor relationships and business operations
• Support privacy management processes and tools, including intake management, tracking, workflow administration, and reporting
• Identify and assist in resolving contractual issues involving privacy, data protection, information security, and compliance risks
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal clients regarding contracting requirements, approval processes, legal operations, and associated business risks
• Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Privacy, Information Security, Clinical, Research, and other cross-functional teams to implement best practices and operational improvements
• Develop and deliver training related to contract management processes, legal operations tools, privacy requirements, and compliance programs
• Support the adoption and ongoing use of legal technology and compliance platforms through documentation, training, and user support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of experience in contract management, legal operations, compliance, procurement support, or a related field
• Extensive experience managing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, administration, and contract governance
• Strong understanding of contract management principles, legal operations, privacy compliance, and risk management practices
• Experience administering or supporting Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with sound judgment and discretion
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and improve policies, processes, and operational workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or research-driven organizations
• Experience with Ironclad CLM administration
• Experience with OneTrust privacy management tools and modules
• Knowledge of third-party risk management, vendor management, data privacy, and information security requirements
• Experience leading strategic legal operations initiatives and enterprise-wide process improvement projects
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional business outcomes in a complex organizational environment

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)