Remote Manager

Summary

Join DonorsChoose as a Contracts and Compliance Manager to help manage risk and deliver at the highest levels for teachers and students. This role is responsible for partnering with other teams across the organization, drafting contracts, and managing contract lifecycle management systems.

Requirements

• Hold a BA or BS degree; a JD and/or CIPP-US certification is a plus, but not required
• Have 2 to 5+ years of experience drafting consultant, technology, and grant agreements with an emphasis on technology and data privacy matters
• Be skilled at collaborating cross-functionally and enjoy working with diverse teams
• Have experience working within contract lifecycle management systems (such as LinkSquares, SpotDraft, or HighQ) and are familiar with Slack
• Enjoy building processes and thrive in situations where there is ambiguity to be resolved
• Be proactive—when you notice something that needs attention, you speak up and aren’t afraid to ask questions

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the VP of Legal and stakeholders across the organization to ensure legal contract provisions are analyzed in line with DonorsChoose standards
• Prepare contract compliance analysis and summaries
• Draft discrete customized and templated contracts with support from attorneys
• Complete final review of contracts, including by comparing contracting documents and preparing those contracts for signature
• Partner with other DonorsChoose teams, Finance, Procurement, Information Technology, and Operations, to ensure contracts are consistent with internal policies and processes
• Manage contract lifecycle management system
• Contribute to various contract process improvement projects, including the creation and updates of legal templates, playbooks, training materials, and CLM processes
• Manage the organization’s legal risk management processes and portfolio
• Develop and manage contract compliance communications for the Legal Team
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Legal

Benefits

• Full-time staff 25 paid vacation days per year
• 11 paid holidays
• Rich employer-paid individual and family health plan
• Matching 401(k) plan (up to 5% of base salary)
• Annual professional development stipend
• Casual and flexible work environment