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Senior Contracts Manager
| Company | Bezos Academy |
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| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $111000 – $230000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Eight or more years of experience handling commercial paralegal responsibilities, including at least five years working in-house on a corporate contracts team
- Strong understanding of standard contract clauses, legal terminology, and formats (i.e., MSAs and SOWs), with ability to identify and mitigate potential risks associated with contracts
- Strong background in high volume, complex contract management, pragmatic negotiation skills, and an astute eye for detail
- Significant experience leveraging digital contract lifecycle management tools and programs (e.g., Ironclad, LinkSquares, Docusign CLM, Conga CLM, Icertis, Evisort, Agiloft, etc.)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and cloud-based storage, filing, and collaboration software (e.g., SharePoint, Box, G-suite, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Own commercial contracts from business partner request to execution
- Support other legal operations and corporate and transactional work
- Handle new and existing commercial contracts, escalating when necessary
- Oversee the creation and continuous improvement of related templates
- Review and redline contracts
- Assist in the administration of policies
- Draft standard operating procedures
- Maintain insurance certificates and time sensitive government filings
- Facilitate obtaining approvals and e-signatures
- Lead team processes in automation, innovation, and effective use of systems
- Ensure all contracts, assigned tasks, and other legal requests are handled promptly and efficiently
- Research best practices across industries to improve the overall contract management system
Preferred Qualifications
- Paralegal certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited program
- Familiarity with technology-related legal matters, including SaaS agreements, privacy and data security issues, intellectual property, and strong interest in emerging legal and practical issues in technology
- Prior experience with supporting or managing entity formations, state and local business registrations (e.g., foreign entity authorizations) and developing or managing organized, streamlined systems for renewals
- Proficiency with electronic legal research tools, as well as monitoring federal, state, and local statutes and regulations
- Comfort and confidence with insurance policies and ability to assist with obtaining and reviewing endorsements, certificates, and completing other insurance-related tasks
- Interest in learning about property management, real estate or construction matters pertaining to our network of preschools
