Contract Specialist

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Contract Specialist to support our Legal team, reporting to the Associate General Counsel. This role will own the first-pass review and drafting of routine commercial agreements, manage contract intake and workflows, and maintain our contract templates and systems. You will play a critical role in driving efficiency, reducing risk, and ensuring consistency across the company’s contracting processes. 

Some of the responsibilities you can expect include the following:

• Conduct first-pass review and redlining of NDAs, vendor agreements, SaaS contracts, and standard services agreements using established playbooks 

• Draft contracts from approved templates and apply appropriate fallback positions 

• Escalate non-standard, complex, or high-risk issues to the Associate General Counsel 

• Triage incoming contract requests and route them appropriately 

• Maintain contract status trackers, including execution, renewals, and expirations 

• Ensure complete documentation (SOWs, exhibits, insurance certificates, data protection terms, etc.) prior to execution 

• Keep contract templates current and aligned with Legal’s risk posture 

• Update playbooks and fallback language in coordination with attorneys 

• Maintain a clean, organized clause library to support efficient negotiation 

• Coordinate signature packets and associated workflows 

• Oversee contract management processes, ensuring organized, accessible, and compliant documentation practices 

• Maintain strong contract hygiene across business units 

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business terms and confirm scope completeness 

• Manage internal expectations around timelines and deliverables 

• Coordinate post-execution handoffs to other teams 

• Provide monthly contract activity metrics to Legal Ops and the CLO 

• Identify recurring bottlenecks and recommend process and template improvements 

• Support implementation of lightweight automation tools (e.g., NDA automation, intake workflows) 

ABOUT YOU

• 3–7+ years of experience reviewing, redlining and managing commercial contract life cycle 

• Strong working knowledge of NDAs, vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, and services contracts 

• Comfortable redlining against playbooks and applying fallback language independently 

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail 

• Able to manage multiple contracts and deadlines simultaneously 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environmentgoaidataproductdesign