Senior Contract Lifecycle Lead Remote

Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation seeks a seasoned contract professional to own full-cycle management across client, vendor, and contractor agreements, from drafting to negotiation, for our fully remote business operating across the United States and Canada.

You will draft, negotiate, and review MSAs, SOWs, and vendor agreements, while configuring contract tooling and a knowledge system to scale our processes with minimal escalation to outside counsel.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in contract management, paralegal, or contracts-counsel work, ideally within B2B SaaS, marketing/agency, or professional services
• Demonstrated experience independently drafting and negotiating MSAs, SOWs, vendor contracts, and change orders – not just reviewing what others draft
• Strong working fluency in US and Canadian contract law fundamentals (indemnification, liability caps, IP/usage rights, data privacy basics). A law license is not required – outside counsel remains engaged for formal legal opinions – but this role needs to know when something requires counsel and be conversant enough to brief them efficiently
• Familiarity with data privacy frameworks relevant to our client base (e.g. GDPR, PIPEDA, CCPA)
• Proven track record of building a contract management function, workflow, or Customer Lifecycle Management tooling from scratch, not just operating inside an existing one
• Practical fluency with DocuSign, PandaDoc, ClickUp, and at least one AI-assisted knowledge or CLM tool
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote, high-volume role, prioritizing across multiple concurrent contract types without close supervision

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate new client MSAs/SOWs from our template, and manage the client review and redline process directly
• Own content-mapping and negotiation for contracts using a client’s own MSA/SOW template (e.g. enterprise accounts)
• Draft and manage change orders and extension orders referencing standing MSA/T&C terms
• Draft and negotiate vendor contracts, including cross-referencing vendor terms against the live client contract they support, for scope, IP, and confidentiality consistency
• Draft and manage employment, independent contractor and freelancer agreements
• Own escalation judgment calls – what proceeds internally versus what goes to outside counsel – and act as the sole point of contact with counsel; no other team member initiates contact with outside counsel directly, to protect cost and turnaround time
• Review every contract for insurance and liability terms (indemnification, coverage limits, additional insured requirements) as a standard part of contract review, coordinating with People Ops to confirm actual coverage specifics and complete InfoSec questionnaires where required – replacing today’s ad hoc process
• Audit active SOWs and change orders against governing MSA terms to catch scope creep before it becomes a margin problem

Skills

Contract management

Drafting contracts

Negotiation

MSA/SOW drafting

Vendor contracts

US/Canada contract law

Remote collaboration

Tools

DocuSign

PandaDoc

ClickUp

AI-assisted knowledge systems

Job description

Foundation seeks a seasoned contract professional to own full-cycle management across client, vendor, and contractor agreements, from drafting to negotiation, for our fully remote business operating across the United States and Canada.

You will draft, negotiate, and review MSAs, SOWs, and vendor agreements, while configuring contract tooling and a knowledge system to scale our processes with minimal escalation to outside counsel.