Compensation Overview

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.