Senior Legal Specialist, Transactions

Overview

A well-established outdoor-focused organization is seeking an experienced Senior Paralegal to support a dynamic legal team in a fast-paced, business-oriented environment. This role involves partnering closely with attorneys and business stakeholders to drive efficient execution of commercial transactions and contract management that enable strategic business initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong contract expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to manage high-volume workflows while maintaining attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Commercial Transactions & Contract Management

• Draft, review, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, merchandising, marketing, licensing, NDA, and technology agreements
• Coordinate contract intake, triage, and workflow prioritization across business teams
• Ensure contracts align with company templates, playbooks, and risk tolerances
• Identify key legal and business risks and escalate appropriately to attorneys
• Manage and improve contract management systems, templates, and workflows

Process Management

• Develop and maintain standard forms, playbooks, and guidance materials
• Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and compliance
• Track contract lifecycle, including execution, amendments, renewals, and terminations

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as a liaison between Legal, Sourcing, Marketing, Merchandising, Technology, and other business teams
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders to align on timelines, requirements, and expectations
• Provide practical guidance to business partners on contracting processes and requirements

Risk & Compliance Support

• Support identification and mitigation of legal and compliance risks in transactions
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and governance standards

Program & Project Support

• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables for legal and cross-functional initiatives
• Provide status updates and reporting to legal leadership and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience working under the general direction of senior legal counsel, owning and driving legal transaction-related programs and projects
• Ability to build internal customer and stakeholder relationships to manage expectations and agree on clear goals, objectives, and timelines
• Experience building and tracking program features, milestones, and dependencies
• Skill in identifying potential legal and compliance risk exposures and driving actions to resolve problems and improve processes
• Ability to educate, promote, and facilitate necessary business practice changes in line with legal requirements
• Experience consulting on process changes across business groups and documenting end-to-end process flows
• Capability to develop and implement performance criteria and KPIs, as applicable
• Collaboration experience with legal department colleagues and external consultants for legal analysis and issue resolution
• Management of interactions with internal business clients and external service providers to troubleshoot problems and drive improvements
• Ability to represent the legal department and participate in or coordinate legal and compliance efforts across the organization
• Experience recommending and driving actions to resolve problems and process improvements
• May supervise others
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $85,400.00 - $136,700.00 per year
• Generous employee discount
• Access to health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Accrued time off

Location

Not specified in the original description.