Contracts Program Lead — Hybrid & AI-Driven CLM

ClearCompany Talent Management Software; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

The Allen Institute in Seattle is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead and optimize its Contracts Program, oversee the full lifecycle, and drive improvements through technology and AI. You’ll draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of agreements, and supervise contract specialists while partnering with the Legal team.

This role supports a hybrid work environment with Washington State as the primary location. Strong project management, legal acumen, and leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience managing contracts for a small to mid-size organization.
• Experience managing a contracts lifecycle management platform.
• Experience supervising staff and leading cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the point of contact and subject matter expert for the Contracts Program.
• Organize and manage the Contracts Program for optimal performance for the Institute.
• Administer a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform, including maintaining the contracts playbook, form libraries, running reports, and optimizing automated workflows and templates.
• Draft, maintain, and regularly update all related contract program documentation, including processes, templates, playbooks, and other materials.
• Identify and implement process improvements by leveraging technology and AI tools that enable scalable and efficient contract management.
• Set and monitor SLAs for contracting activities.
• Draft and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including collaborative research agreements, services agreements, and consulting agreements.
• Identify and collaborate with Legal team members to share best practices, align and document contract drafting, negotiation and risk management strategies.
• Manage and lead a team of contract specialists to provide excellent service to internal and external stakeholders and achieve Contracts Program and Legal Team goals.

Skills

Contract management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MLS / CCCM certification

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

SharePoint

Adobe

Malbek

Job description

The Allen Institute in Seattle is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead and optimize its Contracts Program, oversee the full lifecycle, and drive improvements through technology and AI. You’ll draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of agreements, and supervise contract specialists while partnering with the Legal team.

This role supports a hybrid work environment with Washington State as the primary location. Strong project management, legal acumen, and leadership are essential for success.