Head of Commercial Contracting

Who you are:

You have 8+ years of commercial contracting experience under your belt and are looking for your next challenge in a hyper-growth, fast-paced, industry disrupting, SaaS company. You are excited to work with emerging technologies and modern tech stack with a collaborative team, where you will have a direct impact on the go-to-market approach of the company.

Does this sound like you? If so, keep reading and apply today!

What you'll do:

• Lead and manage the commercial contracting function, ensuring alignment with Polly’s business objectives and compliance requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and agreements, including vendor agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs, and customer contracts.
• Develop and implement policies, processes, and playbooks for efficient contract management and review cycles.
• Manage Ironclad and the overall contracting process allows looking to build scalability, sales efficiency, and high repeatable quality.
• Monitor and maintain contract compliance, ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on contractual risks and opportunities, providing insights to key stakeholders.
• Handle a variety of other projects and requests as the need arises.

What you have:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in the state bar.
• Bachelor’s degree required; JD preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in commercial contract management, with at least 4 years in a SaaS or technology company.
• Strong expertise in drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements, data protection terms, and other technology-related contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficient with contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and systems.

Extras you bring to the table:

• Enthusiastic about building a rapidly scaling vertical software business
• Commercial mindset
• Comfortable leading negotiations with third party senior counsel 
• Self-starter and acting with integrity, urgency and fairness 
• Detail-oriented, dynamic and disciplined thinker exercising sound judgment
• Effective at handling high volume of multiple competing priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to provide sound, clear legal advice to internal partners 
• Prior working knowledge of the mortgage finance industry is a plus 

Why join Polly?

• We are attacking a trillion-dollar market with gross inefficiencies and seeking to transform the way an entire industry operates 
• We have an experienced leadership team that previously built large and impactful platforms 
• Outstanding opportunity for professional growth and upward mobility 
• Direct engagement with the decision makers and senior business leaders 
• 100% paid medical/vision/dental/disability/life insurance 
• Flexible vacation
• Hybrid environment; 3x weekly in an innovation hub in San Francisco or Dallas

Let’s get to know each other.

Polly is transforming the mortgage industry with its modern, data-driven capital markets ecosystem. Banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders nationwide trust Polly’s revolutionary Product and Pricing Engine (PPE), Loan Trading Exchange, and actionable data and analytics to automate and optimize the entire capital markets value chain, helping their secondary teams operate faster, smarter, and more profitably. Polly was founded in 2019 by a seasoned team of technology and mortgage experts and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. 

To learn more, follow Polly on LinkedIn or visit www.polly.io.

Polly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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