Senior Contracts & Compliance Leader - Remote

Carnegiehighered; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie is seeking a Contracts and Compliance Manager to own the full lifecycle of client agreements and lead a small team of Specialists. You will draft, negotiate, review indemnification and liability terms, and track renewals while maintaining a central repository and risk flags.

You will run cross‑functional compliance operations with IT and Security to ensure privacy and regulatory commitments flow into vendor agreements, closing gaps before they become issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD/MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years in contract management, compliance operations, vendor management, or related legal/ops role.
• 2+ years directly managing a team, ideally including senior-level contributors.

Responsibilities

• Own contract management end to end for client agreements: drafting, negotiation, redlining, execution, renewal tracking.
• Run compliance operations across client, vendor, and subcontractor contracts; ensure data privacy and security terms are workable in practice.
• Directly supervise and coach two Senior Specialists; set expectations and assign caseloads; build a well‑coached team.
• Spot contract risk early and support renewal talks, scope changes, or disputes with client-facing leaders.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Data privacy

Security terms

Vendor management

Leadership

Written & verbal communication

Regulatory compliance

AI tools usage

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or MBA or related advanced degree

Tools

AI tools

Contract management software

Job description

Carnegie is seeking a Contracts and Compliance Manager to own the full lifecycle of client agreements and lead a small team of Specialists. You will draft, negotiate, review indemnification and liability terms, and track renewals while maintaining a central repository and risk flags.

You will run cross‑functional compliance operations with IT and Security to ensure privacy and regulatory commitments flow into vendor agreements, closing gaps before they become issues.