Senior Contracts Lead – SaaS & Licensing

PowerSchool Group LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

401(k) plan

Wellness Program

Job summary

PowerSchool, the global leader in cloud-based K-12 software, is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator to support North America sales and renewals. You will draft, review, and negotiate high‑volume commercial agreements while mitigating risk and aligning with business goals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Finance, and Compliance, manage contract templates and workflows, and help integrate acquired companies’ contracts as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years in contract drafting, negotiation, and administration.
• Experience drafting MSAs, PSAs, SOWs, NDAs and vendor agreements.
• Strong ability to draft and negotiate high-volume agreements with minimal supervision.
• Proven stakeholder management and risk assessment skills.
• IP licensing knowledge and data privacy awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; detail-oriented with tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in high-velocity contracting environments and travel to office 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements to align with business goals and mitigate risk.
• Identify risks and propose practical business-focused solutions with attorneys and senior staff.
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs and support integration of acquired companies’ agreements.
• Maintain templates, extract key terms, and manage contracts in CLM systems.
• Collaborate with North America Sales, Renewal Operations, Customer Success, Finance, Compliance, and other teams.
• Improve contracting workflows, templates, and processes to increase efficiency and scalability.
• Handle escalations and cross-functional issues with sound judgment.

Tools

Salesforce

CLM platforms

Jira

Fresh Service

Coupa

Job description

PowerSchool, the global leader in cloud-based K-12 software, is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator to support North America sales and renewals. You will draft, review, and negotiate high‑volume commercial agreements while mitigating risk and aligning with business goals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Finance, and Compliance, manage contract templates and workflows, and help integrate acquired companies’ contracts as needed.