Contracts Manager

Overview

This Contract Manager role negotiates contract terms that support business objectives while minimizing legal, financial, and operational risk. The position collaborates with Sales, Finance, Operations, Legal, and Technical teams to manage the end-to-end contracting process and uses contract lifecycle management tools and data-driven workflows to improve contract quality, consistency, efficiency, and risk visibility.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate a range of agreements, including:
  • software licensing
  • SaaS
  • support
  • business associate agreements
  • data protection agreements
  • professional services agreements
  • consulting agreements
  • nondisclosure agreements
  • data security agreements
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies.
• Communicate contract and legal terms to leadership and other functional areas.
• Document non-standard terms and risk profiles using contract and customer relationship management tools.
• Use AI-enabled contract management tools to support:
  • contract review
  • clause analysis
  • risk identification
  • workflow tracking
  • reporting
  • contract data quality
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including:
  • contract process standardization
  • template refinement
  • contract automation opportunities
  • adoption of AI-enabled contracting workflows
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, legal studies, political science, procurement, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ demonstrated contract management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, Zoom, Teams, CRM tools, and contract lifecycle management platforms.
• Experience with, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn, AI-enabled contract management or automation tools that support contract review, workflow efficiency, reporting, and risk identification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree, law degree, certification in contract management, procurement, business operations, or equivalent advanced training.
• Familiarity with privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, healthcare compliance, or procurement requirements applicable to commercial technology contracts.
• Experience supporting healthcare, laboratory, diagnostics, public sector, or government contracting environments.
• Hands-on experience with CLM platforms, NetSuite, DocuSign, document automation tools, or AI-enabled contract review technologies.

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting pay range: $80,000 - $100,000 annual base salary.
• Actual starting pay may be above or below this range based on work location, qualifications, and experience.
• Benefits for Full Time employees may include:
  • health and wellness benefits
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • stock incentive programs
  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • tuition assistance

Location

• Open to candidates located within the United States.
• Candidates based in or near the Raleigh, NC area who can work 3 days per week from the office may be given preference due to business needs, team collaboration, and occasional local meetings.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a normal office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Up to 25% travel may be required.
• Moderate lifting/carrying 15-44 lbs.; use of fingers; walking/standing 2-6 hours.
• Exposure to hazardous materials or various weather conditions.

Equal Opportunity

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.