Strategic Contracts Leader, First In-House

Scribe; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scribe in the United States seeks a Contracts Manager to own contracting end-to-end across sales, procurement, partnerships and marketing. You will negotiate MSAs, DPAs, AI addenda and BAAs, shape playbooks and build self-serve contracting.

As the first in-house lawyer, you’ll work with go-to-market teams, define processes, automate reviews, and scale a fast-growing AI-native product company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years negotiating SaaS sell-side and vendor agreements on a global scale at a growing SaaS/tech company.
• Experience handling enterprise MSAs, DPAs, and security/AI addenda with customer counsel.
• Fluent in data protection and security frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2) and can defend data flows.

Responsibilities

• Own the full contracting queue from intake to signature, ensuring deals close and quarterly goals are met.
• Negotiate MSAs, DPAs, AI Addenda, BAAs and order forms with customer teams.
• Create and ship playbooks, templates, and self-serve contracting collateral.
• Architect and launch structured contracting systems and intake/triage processes.
• Build post-signature compliance programs to ensure obligations are met.
• Develop data and analytics to reduce contracting cycles and increase revenue.

Skills

SaaS negotiation

Contract management

MSA & DPA experience

AI/Privacy addenda familiarity

Risk assessment

Sales collaboration

AI/automation tooling

Salesforce

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission

Tools

Ironclad

Salesforce

Job description

Scribe in the United States seeks a Contracts Manager to own contracting end-to-end across sales, procurement, partnerships and marketing. You will negotiate MSAs, DPAs, AI addenda and BAAs, shape playbooks and build self-serve contracting.

As the first in-house lawyer, you’ll work with go-to-market teams, define processes, automate reviews, and scale a fast-growing AI-native product company.