Senior Contracts Manager

Jobtailor

Minnesota

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior contracts professional to lead negotiations of SaaS, cloud, software licensing, and related technology agreements. You will guide cross-functional teams and shape contract strategy across Sales, Finance, Legal, and Compliance.

This role owns the contract lifecycle from intake to renewal, manages templates and clause libraries, and escalates matters requiring legal judgment. Candidates should bring 5+ years in contract management and certification awareness; NCMA or

Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise negotiating SaaS, cloud services, software licensing, professional services, data processing, confidentiality, and other technology-related agreements
Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, contract lifecycle management, legal terminology, and risk-based decision-making
Ability to balance legal and business considerations, exercise sound judgment, and resolve complex issues within established policies and escalation guidelines
Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
Ability to communicate effectively with executives, attorneys, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders
Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage substantial workload, prioritize competing demands, maintain confidentiality, and meet deadlines
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience required
Five or more years of experience in contract management, commercial contracting, legal operations, or a related field
Two or more years of experience supporting technology, software, SaaS, cloud, or professional services agreements
Demonstrated experience independently negotiating customer-facing commercial agreements, including enterprise customer agreements
Experience partnering with Sales or other commercial organizations in a high-volume contracting environment
Experience with contract lifecycle management systems, contract automation tools, or legal operations platforms preferred
Experience with Agiloft or similar systems is a plus
Contract management, paralegal, or legal/commercial certification such as NCMA, CPCM, or CCCM preferred

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate, and administer complex commercial agreements
Lead negotiations with customers, suppliers, partners, procurement, legal, privacy, information security, and executive stakeholders
Advise Sales, Consulting Services, Finance, Legal, and other internal stakeholders on contract structure, obligations, risks, fallback positions, and negotiation strategy
Support the contract lifecycle from intake and initial review through execution, implementation, renewal, amendment, and closeout
Identify, assess, document, and escalate contractual, commercial, operational, privacy, security, and compliance risks
Prepare contract summaries, approval materials, and risk assessments
Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, negotiation guidance, and contracting processes
Manage legal intake, coordinate stakeholder input, and support assignment and prioritization of contracting matters
Improve contracting operations, reduce cycle times, increase data quality, and strengthen cross-functional collaboration
Extract and maintain key obligations, renewal dates, and other contract data
Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal training to other contracts professionals as appropriate
Work independently within approved contracting guidelines and escalate matters requiring legal judgment or approval

Skills

SaaS Agreements Negotiation

Contract Negotiation

Contract Lifecycle Management

Risk Assessment

Cross-functional Collaboration

Legal Terminology

Executive Stakeholder Management

Data Extraction

Templates & Clause Libraries

Escalation & Legal Judgment

Agiloft

Legal Operations Platforms

Education

NCMA

CPCM

CCCM

Tools

Agiloft

Contract Automation Tools

Legal Operations Platforms

Job description

Draft, review, negotiate, and administer complex commercial agreements
Lead negotiations with customers, suppliers, partners, procurement, legal, privacy, information security, and executive stakeholders
Advise Sales, Consulting Services, Finance, Legal, and other internal stakeholders on contract structure, obligations, risks, fallback positions, and negotiation strategy
Support the contract lifecycle from intake and initial review through execution, implementation, renewal, amendment, and closeout
Identify, assess, document, and **escalate** contractual, commercial, operational, privacy, security, and compliance risks
Prepare contract summaries, approval materials, and risk assessments
Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, negotiation guidance, and contracting processes
Manage legal intake, coordinate stakeholder input, and support assignment and prioritization of contracting matters
Improve contracting operations, reduce cycle times, increase data quality, and strengthen cross-functional collaboration
Extract and maintain key obligations, renewal dates, and other contract data
Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal training to other contracts professionals as appropriate
Work independently within approved contracting guidelines and **escalate** matters requiring legal judgment or approval

Requirements

Demonstrated expertise negotiating SaaS, cloud services, software licensing, professional services, data processing, confidentiality, and other technology-related agreements
Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, contract lifecycle management, legal terminology, and risk-based decision-making
Ability to balance legal and business considerations, exercise sound judgment, and resolve complex issues within established policies and escalation guidelines
Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
Ability to communicate effectively with executives, attorneys, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders
Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage substantial workload, prioritize competing demands, maintain confidentiality, and meet deadlines
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience required
Five or more years of experience in contract management, commercial contracting, legal operations, or a related field
Two or more years of experience supporting technology, software, SaaS, cloud, or professional services agreements
Demonstrated experience independently negotiating customer-facing commercial agreements, including enterprise customer agreements
Experience partnering with Sales or other commercial organizations in a high-volume contracting environment
Experience with contract lifecycle management systems, contract automation tools, or legal operations platforms preferred
Experience with Agiloft or similar systems is a plus
Contract management, paralegal, or legal/commercial certification such as NCMA, CPCM, or CCCM preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly in SaaS, cloud services, and software licensing. Proficient in contract lifecycle management, risk assessment, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance contracting operations.

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