Senior Contracts Manager (Remote - Worldwide)

A fast-growing developer-focused technology company is looking for a senior contracts manager to own vendor contracting from intake through signature and renewal. This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role for an experienced negotiator who can speed up procurement while managing legal and commercial risk. The person will also help build the playbooks, workflows and tools that let the business handle low-risk deals on its own.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of vendor agreements, including MSAs, order forms, SOWs, SaaS and cloud subscription terms, data processing agreements and NDAs.
• Act as the single point of contact for vendor contract matters raised by finance, IT, security and business owners, including renewals, amendments, disputes and offboarding.
• Maintain and extend the contracting playbook and risk framework, escalating deals that fall outside approved positions or raise novel legal issues.
• Negotiate privacy, data protection and security terms, including cross-border transfers, and review AI vendor terms such as use of company data for training and model changes.
• Design intake, triage and approval workflows with finance, and run the vendor contract repository in a contract lifecycle management platform, tracking renewal and notice dates and spend concentration risk.
• Create training and self-serve resources for business partners.

What you need

• 6 to 8+ years negotiating procurement, vendor or technology transactions, ideally on the buy side at a technology or SaaS company, with deep knowledge of SaaS, cloud and software licensing terms.
• A track record of negotiating directly with vendors and their counsel, independently and at pace.
• Strong working knowledge of privacy, data protection and security terms, including DPA negotiation and international data transfers.
• Experience designing consistent, transparent contracting processes that the business can follow easily.
• Clear written and spoken communication, with sound judgment on when to hold a position, accept a reasonable risk or escalate.
• Comfort using AI tools in legal work, with good judgment about verifying outputs and protecting confidential information.

Open to applicants anywhere in the world.

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