Senior Contracts Manager

Summary

Join Astronomer, a rapidly growing, venture-backed company, as a Senior Contracts Manager. You will play a key role in building processes, scaling the legal operations department, and driving efficiency within our legal team. This position requires strong business partnership skills, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will structure, review, and negotiate various commercial agreements, collaborating closely with sales and other business stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses significant experience in negotiating complex technology agreements and a strong understanding of legal principles. Astronomer offers a competitive salary and equity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university; JD a plus!
• 5 - 7 year(s) experience in negotiating complex technology agreements, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, and other related contracts, with a cloud or software company
• Broad knowledge of legal principles and procedures as they relate to contracts
• Experience in solving multiple and complex challenges through critical thinking and cross-functional collaboration
• Adaptable, resilient, and open to embracing feedback
• Ambitious and team-oriented self-starter willing to roll up their sleeves
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex legal concepts into simple, actionable recommendations with a practical, business-oriented approach
• High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity and willingness to grow

Responsibilities

• Structure, review, negotiate, and advise on a variety of commercial agreements including master subscription agreements, data processing agreements, order forms, non-disclosure agreements, and miscellaneous other contracts or terms
• Partner closely with Sales Operations and the sales team on customer deals
• Assist in building and improving agreement templates and legal contracts processes
• Manage risk and ensure business and compliance needs including data privacy and compliance requirements
• Work with business stakeholders, sales, product, finance, sales operations, and procurement to develop best-in-class processes to reduce friction and increase quality of contract reviews and negotiations
• Manage competing priorities and expectations in a highly dynamic work environment
• Handle other special projects as assigned and build relationships across the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at a startup
• General knowledge of data privacy and compliance

Benefits

• The estimated salary for this role ranges from $140,000 - $170,000, along with an equity component
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