Senior Contracts Manager

Adapture; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adapture is seeking a senior contracts professional to lead end-to-end procurement processes for enterprise vendor agreements. You will draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts, partnering with Legal, Privacy, and Security to balance risk and business value in a high-velocity environment.

The role requires strong collaboration with Finance and business stakeholders, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements across contracting workflows while maintaining high

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of advanced experience managing complex commercial contracts in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing or Commercial Legal environments.
• Deep familiarity with SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, OEM suppliers, and marketing tech solutions is highly desirable.
• Autonomously draft, review, and negotiate highly complex, high-dollar commercial agreements with precision and strategic alignment.
• Advanced understanding of contract law, data security, and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of complex, high-value procurement agreements.
• Identify and mitigate contractual, legal, and commercial risks with Legal, Privacy, and Security teams.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to resolve disputes efficiently.
• Ensure adherence to policies and regulatory requirements while optimizing workflow.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Data privacy

Legal liaison

SaaS procurement

Strategic planning

Job description

Who You Are:

We are looking for business driven, highly experienced contracts professionals who love KPIs, are powerful collaborators, can manage complex enterprise vendor contracts, draft sophisticated redlines, and bring relentless attention to detail. We are seeking a senior procurement professional who can lead the end-to-end process from strategic planning to signature through post signature contract reviews. You will work closely with several cross functional leaders across the business to ensure alignment and drive strategic value. The ideal candidate for this role is a proactive problem solver, fearless, approachable, and highly adaptable. This is an extremely high pace, high expectation environment where you must exercise advanced business judgment, operate autonomously, and ensure contract processing with high professionalism under pressure.

Key Functions:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of complex, high value procurement agreements, including enterprise technology, security, and data privacy contracts, ensuring terms align with company policies and risk tolerance.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate contractual, legal, and commercial risks through detailed review and strategic collaboration with Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to advise business leadership on risk reward tradeoffs.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to resolve complex contract related disputes efficiently, protecting the business while maintaining positive relationships.
• Ensure strict adherence to corporate policies, ethical standards, and applicable regulatory requirements, while actively identifying and driving opportunities to optimize the contracting workflow.
• Act as a trusted partner to several cross functional leaders, including Legal, Finance, Security, and business stakeholders, to align contract strategies with broader organizational goals and operational needs, and serve as a mentor or guide to junior team members.
• Manage complex agreements from intake through execution, leveraging contract management tools and systems to drive systemic efficiency, data integrity, and visibility across the lifecycle.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Minimum 6 to 8+ years of advanced experience managing complex commercial contracts within Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or a Commercial Legal environment.
• Deep familiarity with SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, OEM suppliers, and marketing technology solutions is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to autonomously draft, review, and negotiate highly complex, high dollar commercial agreements with precision and strategic business alignment.
• Advanced understanding of commercial contract law, data security, and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Ability to assess complex risks, identify creative business solutions, and provide sound, executive level recommendations to several cross functional leaders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the proven ability to build effective relationships and influence leadership within an extremely high pace, high expectation environment.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and capable of managing multiple high priority strategic initiatives autonomously.