Contracts Manager — Legal Ops & Automation

Neuralink; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking a contracts manager to join our Legal team, partnering with Procurement, Operations, Construction, and Engineering to support procurement and operations initiatives.

The role focuses on day-to-day contracting, workflow management, and process improvements. You will draft and negotiate a high volume of agreements, maintain templates, and ensure accuracy and confidentiality in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of contract management experience, preferably in hardware or tech.
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and finalizing commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, draft, and manage a high volume of commercial agreements including NDAs and vendor agreements.
• Own the contract workflow end-to-end from intake to post-signature tracking.
• Triages routine legal requests and escalates complex matters to attorneys.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and self-service workflows to speed standard contracts.
• Manage contract repositories and support cross-functional procurement and operations.
• Leverage AI/contract tech to increase efficiency and reduce cycle times.

Skills

Contract management

Vendor agreements

NDAs

SOWs & orders

Cross-functional

Attention to detail

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Tools

Ironclad

Lexion

e-signature platforms

Job description

Neuralink is seeking a contracts manager to join our Legal team, partnering with Procurement, Operations, Construction, and Engineering to support procurement and operations initiatives.

The role focuses on day-to-day contracting, workflow management, and process improvements. You will draft and negotiate a high volume of agreements, maintain templates, and ensure accuracy and confidentiality in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.