<p>A San Francisco–based personal injury law firm is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee the review, negotiation, and administration of contracts supporting firm operations. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working closely with legal, finance, and leadership teams in a fast-paced environment. The Contracts Manager will be responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle for vendor, service provider, and business agreements. This role serves as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external parties, ensuring contracts are accurate, compliant, and aligned with firm policies and risk standards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Manage the full lifecycle of contracts, from intake and review through execution and renewal</li><li>Review, draft, revise, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including vendor, consulting, technology, and professional services contracts</li><li>Partner with attorneys, leadership, finance, and operations teams to assess contractual risk and business terms</li><li>Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws, firm policies, and risk management standards</li><li>Maintain contract records, databases, and tracking systems</li><li>Monitor renewal dates, obligations, and performance requirements</li><li>Assist with developing and standardizing contract templates and internal processes</li><li>Serve as a point of contact for contract-related inquiries and issues</li></ul>
<p>Growing software company is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of a wide range of commercial agreements. This role will support both sales contracting and procurement/vendor contracting, with a strong emphasis on SaaS-related terms, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration. As a Contracts Manager with this organization, you'll join the legal team and report to the Commercial Counsel. The ideal candidate will be able to work on-site on a hybrid basis and have at least 5-10+ years of experience in contract management.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a high volume of SaaS-related agreements, including customer contracts, MSAs, SaaS subscription agreements, order forms, NDAs, DPAs, SOWs, amendments, and vendor/procurement contracts.</li><li>Partner closely with Sales, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Security, and Product teams to support contract execution and business objectives. .</li><li>Lead contract negotiations for both revenue-generating customer deals and third-party/vendor engagements.</li><li>Identify legal and commercial risks in contract terms and propose practical solutions that align with company policies.</li><li>Support and improve contract lifecycle management processes, templates, playbooks, and approval workflows.</li><li>Ensure contract terms address key SaaS issues such as data privacy, security, service levels, licensing, usage rights, limitation of liability, indemnification, and termination rights.</li><li>Track contract obligations, key dates, renewals, and compliance requirements.</li><li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders to standardize contracting practices and shorten deal cycle times. .</li></ul><p><br></p>