Senior Contracts and Legal Manager

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Senior Contracts and Legal Manager based in Canada. This role is central to a global commercial operations function, responsible for structuring, negotiating, and managing contracts to support sustainable business growth while controlling legal and commercial risk. The position involves working with complex client, partner, and supplier agreements in a fast-paced international environment.

The role combines hands-on contract negotiation with strategic advisory duties, supporting both daily deal execution and high-impact commercial initiatives. Collaboration with sales, finance, legal operations, and executive stakeholders is essential to ensure alignment between business objectives and contractual execution. This position offers exposure to cross-border engagements across North America and beyond within a remote-first, collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review, drafting, and redlining of various commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, procurement, and vendor contracts, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Independently negotiate contractual terms with clients, partners, and suppliers, balancing commercial goals with legal safeguards and organizational policies.
• Provide senior-level guidance on complex or high-value agreements, including contract approval recommendations and escalation to leadership when necessary.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities, ensuring accurate documentation, structured record-keeping, and effective use of internal contract management systems.
• Collaborate with legal operations and cross-functional teams to improve workflows, templates, playbooks, and contract governance processes.
• Conduct peer reviews of contract redlines and support continuous quality improvement within the contracts function.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives such as acquisitions, partnerships, and enterprise deals, ensuring contractual integrity and alignment with business strategy.
• Evaluate and support the adoption of tools and technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to enhance contract efficiency and decision-making.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in contract management within commercial, legal, or procurement environments, or equivalent legal qualification with 3+ years in contracts work.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts in sales, SaaS, or procurement contexts.
• Ability to independently lead contract negotiations and confidently engage with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of commercial risk assessment, contract structuring, and legal/compliance considerations.
• Experience with enterprise tools such as Jira, Excel/Google Sheets, contract management systems, and CRM platforms.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify inefficiencies and improve contract processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, capable of simplifying complex legal concepts.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities under deadlines.
• Exposure to cloud, data privacy, intellectual property, or software licensing agreements is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with SaaS, cloud computing, or global technology environments is highly valued.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive annual salary range: approximately CAD $100,000–$130,000.
• Unlimited vacation policy to support work-life balance.
• RRSP matching program up to 4%.
• Fully remote-first and flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced parental leave options including maternity, paternity, and family-related leave.
• Comprehensive employee assistance and wellbeing programs.
• Volunteer days to support community engagement.
• Private healthcare coverage (Canada Life Care).
• Additional perks such as learning resources and subscription-based benefits.
• Emphasis on inclusion, diversity, and equitable career development.

Location

• This position is based in Canada and supports remote-first work arrangements.