Senior Contracts Lead, NPI & Supplier Agreements

BETA Technologies; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Onsite healthcare in Vermont

Daily lunch provided

Flight lessons

Parental leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Job summary

BETA Technologies in Vermont is seeking a Senior Contracts Specialist to join the NPI & Contracting team. You will drive complex supply agreements from concept through signature, partnering with Legal, Procurement, NPI, Logistics and Finance.

You will craft, negotiate, and manage contracts, develop standards and templates, support IP protection, and ensure risk and compliance are addressed while enabling timely sourcing milestones and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of contract management experience, 5+ in supply chain/procurement.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex vendor/supply agreements.
• Experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain contracting roles.
• Exposure to multiple contract types (purchase agreements, service agreements, strategic partnerships).
• Expert-level contract drafting, negotiation, and management.
• Knowledge of risk management, compliance, and legal principles.

Responsibilities

• Support development, negotiation, and execution of supply-chain agreements from strategy through final signature.
• Partner with Procurement, NPI, Legal, Logistics, Finance, and technical stakeholders to identify contracting needs and select appropriate agreement structures.
• Support a process to ensure critical intellectual property is protected with non-disclosure agreements.
• Establish and continuously improve contracting standards, processes, policies, playbooks, and training for supply agreements.
• Maintain a comprehensive library of contract templates, clauses, guidance, and approved fallback positions.
• Provide practical contract guidance to internal stakeholders on commercial terms, risk allocation, compliance requirements, and negotiation strategy.
• Support and, as appropriate, lead complex vendor negotiations balancing business priorities, risk, legal requirements, and long-term supplier relationships.
• Ensure critical supply agreements support business objectives and address commercial, operational, legal, and compliance risks.
• Drive timely contract closure to enable sourcing decisions, supplier onboarding, NPI milestones, and broader supply-chain initiatives.
• Develop leadership-level summaries of key contract terms, decisions, risks, and recommended paths forward.
• Help establish effective contract-management practices, including tracking obligations, approvals, milestones, and renewal or amendment needs.

Skills

Contract management

Vendor negotiations

Supply chain contracting

Contract drafting

Risk management

Compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master's degree or JD

Tools

Ironclad CLM

Job description

BETA Technologies in Vermont is seeking a Senior Contracts Specialist to join the NPI & Contracting team. You will drive complex supply agreements from concept through signature, partnering with Legal, Procurement, NPI, Logistics and Finance.

You will craft, negotiate, and manage contracts, develop standards and templates, support IP protection, and ensure risk and compliance are addressed while enabling timely sourcing milestones and supplier relationships.