Associate Contracts Manager

Summary

Join Turnitin, a global leader in educational integrity, as an Associate Contracts Manager. You will be responsible for governing commercial contracts for SaaS products, primarily for US and non-US educational and government institutions. This role involves supporting the sales cycle, providing advice and guidance, and ensuring operational effectiveness for both direct and indirect sales channels. You will work with various department leaders to address business, financial, insurance, and legal terms in contracts. Additionally, you will review agreements, draft extensions and addenda, and provide governance on contract approval and execution. This position also includes training sales and support staff on contracting processes and legal matters.

Requirements

• Strong written communication
• BA/BSc
• Commercial contract management / negotiation experience, ideally in a SaaS environment
• Data Privacy experience, especially US and GDPR
• RFP contractual response preparation experience
• Training experience

Responsibilities

• The Associate Contracts Manager is responsible for governing commercial contracts, primarily for SaaS products served from the United States licensed by US and non-US educational and government institutions, supporting the sales cycle, giving advice and guidance which enables operational effectiveness for both our Direct and Indirect sales channels
• Work with multiple department leaders to address business, financial, insurance and legal terms in contracts with customers, vendors, and suppliers
• Review commercial and vendor agreements to understand risks, consequences, and impacts, escalating where applicable
• Draft and process contract extensions and addenda as required
• Provide governance on contract approval and execution to ensure deals are closed appropriately
• Interact with Finance and relevant professional services to ensure the proper treatment of special financial arrangements particular to different trading countries
• Support the Proposals  team in tender and RFP processes, particularly regarding contractual responses, data privacy and risk assessment. Partner with participating departments  on bid decisions
• Train sales and support staff on contracting processes and common legal questions

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate
• Previous experience of working within an international company/with non-US customers
• Experience with SFDC
• Experience with Ironclad or other contract management system

Benefits

• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*