Assoc Mgr, Paralegal Contracts

Overview

This role provides end-to-end legal support for contract intake and negotiations across U.S. departments. The position focuses on ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and supporting business objectives through effective contracting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake of vendor contract requests and maintain appropriate tracking, reporting, and storage.
• Draft and negotiate vendor contracts, including:
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Testing distribution and supply agreements
  • Master products and services agreements
  • Master consulting agreements
  • Data processing agreements
  • Statements of work
  • Order forms
  • Facilities agreements
  • Hotel and event agreements
• Provide accurate, helpful risk assessments; proactively and cooperatively develop solutions to complex problems.
• Appropriately escalate high-risk issues to the supervising attorney.
• Support the RFP process by ensuring stakeholders understand timelines and critical legal requirements.
• Develop expertise in compliance with internal policies governing the collection and use of customer data.
• Support efforts to ensure customer data is collected and processed in compliance with applicable data privacy laws.
• Work cross-functionally with stakeholders to ensure contracts comply with internal company standards.
• Participate in special projects supporting corporate and restaurant technology initiatives as requested.
• Ensure ongoing alignment with internal teams through:
  • Regular 1x1 meetings
  • Email communications
  • Training/coaching
  • Measuring and sharing results
• Perform other assignments and tasks delegated by the Chief Legal Officer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Paralegal certification preferred.
• At least 4 years’ paralegal experience in a law firm or law department (in-house experience preferred).
• Mindset focused on providing risk assessments and real-world solutions.
• Ability to support a large number of business stakeholders and understand their needs and goals, risk tolerance, and team roles and skills.
• Ability to be flexible and embrace a support role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build individual relationships and communicate with leadership as needed.
• Ability to manage outside counsel/consultant relationships.
• High personal and professional integrity; ability to establish credibility within the department and organization.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high expectations for excellence.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $94,590 to $99,845 annually + bonus eligibility.
• The final compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.