Overview
This role supports the organization’s legal team focused on Amazon Ads and advertising technology. The Contracts Manager will help scale a rapidly evolving ad tech business by leading contract negotiations, drafting agreements, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and improving contract workflows and processes.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate a variety of contracts, including services agreements and license and distribution deals
- Oversee a contracts database and provide business-facing guidance
- Develop and maintain contract templates, fallback guides, training materials, and operating procedures
- Provide strategic contracting advice to business teams across multiple businesses
- Drive continuous process improvement and simplification using contract tooling and AI
- Serve as a point of contact and subject matter expert for cross-functional teams
- Support review of marketing collateral and other customer-facing and press messaging, as needed
- Create and implement tools for the team and for cross-department initiatives
- Serve as a point of contact and subject matter expert for outside counsel and internal initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
- 5+ years of contracts management, paralegal, or comparable experience within a law firm or in-house legal department
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to use AI for legal research, contract analysis, or document review
- Self-starter with strong judgment and the ability to work independently in an ambiguous environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- High attention to detail and demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $82,700.00–$133,000.00 USD annually
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Final compensation determined based on experience, qualifications, and location
- Comprehensive benefits including:
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
- EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Location
USA, WA, SEATTLE
Equal Opportunity
The organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.