Contracts Manager: Strategic CLM & Growth Leader

Nitto Americas

Carlsbad (CA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kinovate Life Sciences, a Nitto Denko Corporation company, is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the contract lifecycle and optimize processes. You will partner with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Legal to drive compliant, scalable contracting practices and administer the CLM platform.

In this role you will develop clause libraries, templates, and workflows while monitoring obligations, renewals, and compliance.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
CCCM or CFCM or equivalent certification.
5–7+ years in contract management or related roles.
Experience administering DocuSign CLM or similar platforms.
Experience with complex commercial agreements in regulated industries.

Responsibilities

Oversee full contract lifecycle management (drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, storage, renewal, reporting).
Support customer, supplier, service, lease, licensing, and NDA agreements.
Drive process improvements, automation, and CLM workflow optimization.
Administer and enhance the CLM platform and templates.
Develop and maintain clause libraries and approval workflows.
Monitor obligations, milestones, renewals, and compliance.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely contract execution.
Provide business-focused guidance on contracts and risk.