CircleCI’s Legal team is looking for a Senior Contracts Manager and seeks someone with a high degree of self-sufficiency to provide sound and timely commercial legal advice. The ideal candidate is a contracts manager or paralegal with the qualifications described below who has worked at a fast-moving SaaS company.
This is a hybrid, Bay-area position, working 830am – 530pm, and reports to the Director of Contracts and Legal Operations. CircleCI is located off Market Street, close to the Embarcadero.
Responsibilities:
● Review, redline, draft and finalize a variety of sell-side and buy-side governing agreements and related documents: SaaS, Software License, Reseller and SystemsIntegrator Agreements; DPAs, NDAs, and Order Forms
● Work cross-functionally with Sales- and Procurement-adjacent teams and external parties to ensure efficient workflow and request/change management
● Perform general contract and administrative support, including inter-departmental coordination of legal matters on behalf of the Legal team
● Use various software applications to maintain and manage contracts and processes to drive efficiency and internal alignment
● Manage or participate in various Legal projects from time-to-time
● Support the Legal team in meeting its SLAs and OKRs
Experience & Qualifications:
● College degree, professional certification(s) or equivalent work experience
● Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience as a contract manager and/or paralegal, preferably at a SaaS or technology company
● Strong issue-spotting and redlining skills to manage legal risk quickly and equitably
● Compatible to working with Sales teams
● Appreciable experience with a variety of applications (Adobe Professional, DealHub, DocuSign, Google Workspace, HubSpot, LinkSquares, Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom, etc.)
● Familiarity with data privacy and information security regulations and associated documentation (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
● Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and adjust easily in response to shifting priorities, process change, and risk tolerance
● Extremely organized and resourceful with a high attention to detail
● Collaborative interpersonal skills to work on a team in a proactive and service-oriented manner
● Commitment to handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion and respect
● Excellent written and oral communication skills
We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect" candidate - we’re all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. CircleCI welcomes those who are enthusiastic about learning and evolving, so however you identify and whatever your background, if this looks like a role where you could do work that excites you, we hope you’ll apply.
If you’re interested in joining the team at CircleCI, please send a resumé and cover letter describing what inspires you and why you think you are a good fit for the team. If you contribute to an open-source project, write a blog, or have a presence on the web (GitHub, Twitter, Stack, etc.), we would love to hear about it.
United States Base Pay Range
$116,000—$145,000 USD
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About CircleCI
CircleCI is the world’s largest continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, and the hub where code moves from idea to delivery. As one of the most-used DevOps tools - processing more than 3 million jobs a day - CircleCI has unique access to data on how the most effective engineering teams work, and the tools to help software companies successfully leverage the power of AI into their commercial applications. Companies like Hinge, HuggingFace, and Samsung use us to improve engineering team productivity, release better products, and get to market faster.
Founded in 2011 and headquartered in downtown San Francisco with a global, remote workforce, CircleCI is venture-backed by Base10, Greenspring Associates, Eleven Prime, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Threshold
Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Owl Rock Capital, Next Equity Partners, Heavybit, and Harrison Metal Capital.
CircleCI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
What We Do
CircleCI is the world’s largest shared continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, and the central hub where code moves from idea to delivery. As one of the most-used DevOps tools that processes more than 1 million builds a day, CircleCI has unique access to data on how engineering teams work, and how their code runs
Why Work With Us
Our culture is rooted in our core values: Be ambitious, resilient, empathetic, inclusive and transparent. All of our people-related processes – how we hire, promote and provide recognition are based on these values.
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