Sr. Contracts Manager

HeroDevs, Inc.; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

HeroDevs, Inc. seeks a Senior Contract Manager to own the full lifecycle of commercial contracts and to align legal operations with business goals.

You will collaborate with Sales, Channel & Alliances, Marketing, Operations, and Engineering, while advising senior leadership on both revenue and non-revenue contracts. You will draft, negotiate, and enhance agreements across services, licensing, NDAs, and data privacy, building templates and scalable processes to support growth, with a strong

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts in tech or similar industry.
• Experience leading deal design or deal desk conversations and structuring complex, non-standard transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale legal operations: processes, templates, playbooks, and calendars.
• BA/BS degree required; JD, paralegal certificate, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of technology-related agreements and data privacy requirements.
• Excellent contract risk assessment skills with ability to provide strategic recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with cross-department collaboration.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead deal design conversations with Sales and GTM teams to structure creative, compliant commercial agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate services, consulting, marketing, licensing, NDAs, data privacy, and other agreements.
• Conduct risk analysis of terms and recommend mitigating strategies.
• Partner with the SVP of Channel & Alliances on legal structure of channel and reseller relationships.
• Develop and improve standardized contract templates, processes, and playbooks.
• Develop vendor templates and terms to standardize buy-side agreements.
• Build scalable legal processes and repeatable workflows to support growth.
• Maintain a Legal Calendar to track key contract dates, renewals, obligations, and deadlines.
• Guide Sales on contract terms and negotiation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements.

Connaissances

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Deal desk leadership

Legal operations

Data privacy

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Formation

BA/BS degree

JD or paralegal cert

Outils

Contract management software

Templates & playbooks

Description du poste

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Contract Manager to own the full lifecycle of commercial contracting at HeroDevs while flexing into the broader legal operations that keep the business moving. You will collaborate closely with internal teams, including Sales, Channel & Alliances, Marketing, Operations, and Engineering, and work directly with senior leadership to provide strategic guidance across both revenue and non-revenue based contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead deal design conversations for complex and unique use-cases, partnering with Sales and go-to-market teams to structure creative, compliant commercial agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts, including services, consulting, marketing, licensing, non-disclosure, data privacy, and other commercial and technology-related agreements.
• Conduct risk analysis of contractual terms and recommend mitigating strategies.
• Partner with the SVP of Channel & Alliances on the legal structure of channel, partner, and reseller relationships.
• Assist in the development and improvement of standardized contract templates, processes, and playbooks.
• Assist in developing vendor templates and terms to standardize and streamline buy-side agreements.
• Develop legal processes that scale with the business, building repeatable workflows that support growth without adding friction.
• Build and maintain a "Legal Calendar" to track key contract dates, renewals, obligations, and deadlines across the business.
• Collaborate with Sales team members and leadership to provide guidance on contract terms and negotiation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements in contractual agreements.
• Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and legal counsel on complex transactions and escalations.
• Support internal training initiatives by contributing to educational materials for stakeholders involved in the contracting process.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts in a software technology company or a similar industry, including revenue-generating agreements.
• Experience leading deal design or deal desk conversations and structuring complex, non-standard commercial transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale legal operations - processes, templates, playbooks, and calendars - in a growing business.
• BA/BS degree required; JD, paralegal certificate, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of technology-related agreements and data privacy requirements.
• Excellent contract risk assessment skills with the ability to provide strategic recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and provide practical business-oriented solutions.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and self-motivated, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Superior communication and analytical skills, with experience in project management preferred.
• Experience with open-source software and subscription based offerings is a plus.

At HeroDevs, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion to drive innovation, creativity, and success. We are committed to creating a workplace that embraces and celebrates individual differences. We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.