Contract Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Contract Specialist to support our Legal team. This role will own the first-pass review and drafting of routine commercial agreements, manage contract intake and workflows, and maintain our contract templates and systems.

• Conduct first-pass review and redlining of NDAs, vendor agreements, SaaS contracts, and standard services agreements using established playbooks
• Draft contracts from approved templates and apply appropriate fallback positions
• Escalate non-standard, complex, or high-risk issues to the Associate General Counsel
• Triage incoming contract requests and route them appropriately
• Maintain contract status trackers, including execution, renewals, and expirations
• Ensure complete documentation (SOWs, exhibits, insurance certificates, data protection terms, etc.) prior to execution
• Keep contract templates current and aligned with Legal's risk posture
• Update playbooks and fallback language in coordination with attorneys
• Maintain a clean, organized clause library to support efficient negotiation
• Coverage signature packets and associated workflows
• Oversee contract management processes, ensuring organized, accessible, and compliant documentation practices
• Maintain strong contract hygiene across business units
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business terms and confirm scope completeness
• Manage internal expectations around timelines and deliverables
• Coordinate post-execution handoffs to other teams
• Provide monthly contract activity metrics to Legal Ops and the CLO
• Identify recurring bottlenecks and recommend process and template improvements
• Support implementation of lightweight automation tools (e.g., NDA automation, intake workflows)

About you

• 3–7+ years of experience reviewing, redlining, and managing commercial contract lifecycles
• Strong working knowledge of NDAs, vendor agreements, and services contracts
• Demonstrated experience conducting high-volume NDA review and redlining independently
• Comfortable redlining against playbooks and applying fallback language independently
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple contracts and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with contract lifecycle management tools and e-signature platforms (e.g., HelloSign, DocuSign)
• Sound judgment in identifying when to escalate legal or risk issues