Strategic Commercial Contracts Lead

Scale Microgrid Solutions LLC; Ridgewood (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale Microgrids is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead deals from structuring through negotiation to execution and ongoing compliance. You’ll coordinate with business development and project management teams, serving as the customer-facing contact for deals and providing due diligence support.

You’ll report to the Senior Contracts Manager and will work in a hybrid setup across Ridgewood, NJ, NYC near Union Square, or Santa Monica.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 3+ years of relevant experience. Legal training or a paralegal/JD background is a plus, but we’re looking for someone whose primary orientation is commercial rather than legal
• Demonstrated success leading customer-facing negotiations and managing projects successfully and on time
• Strong deal-structuring instincts — comfortable shaping and proposing commercial terms
• Quick study with numbers; able to get up to speed on cost models and deal economics without a finance background
• Experience with power purchase agreements, energy services agreements, leases, or similar commercial agreements in distributed energy, real estate, or a related industry preferred
• Strong contract drafting acumen
• Detail-and process-oriented, with a history of building or improving contract and deal-management workflows, balancing speed and agility with internal controls and risk management
• Preference for individuals with experience performing or managing buy-side diligence activities
• Experience preparing power purchase agreements, energy services agreements, M&A transaction agreements, or similar agreements within the distributed energy industry preferred
• Self-driven, entrepreneurial in nature; willing to step outside of role where needed to support the company’s needs; thrives in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial negotiations with customers based on playbooks.
• Oversee end-to-end contracting from structuring to signature.
• Maintain standard forms and update templates.
• Support product commercialization and risk allocation.
• Prepare customer, partner, and vendor agreements.
• Analyze third-party paper against standard positions.
• Know when to escalate to legal counsel.
• Understand cost models and deal economics.
• Manage contracts database for budgets and renewals.
• Clear conditions to our obligations with PM and BD teams.
• Coordinate signature collection and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with internal approval processes.
• Handle diligence for purchasing, selling, financing of projects.

Job description

Scale Microgrids is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead deals from structuring through negotiation to execution and ongoing compliance. You’ll coordinate with business development and project management teams, serving as the customer-facing contact for deals and providing due diligence support.

You’ll report to the Senior Contracts Manager and will work in a hybrid setup across Ridgewood, NJ, NYC near Union Square, or Santa Monica.