Diverse Lynx

Contracts Manager

Diverse Lynx
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in managing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiating, and administering various agreements while identifying and mitigating legal and compliance risks. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and support revenue objectives in a technology-focused environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Contract Lifecycle ManagementSaaS Agreement NegotiationRisk Identification and MitigationAerospace and Defense Industry ExperienceIntellectual Property Knowledge

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage the end-to-end contracting process for customer, partner, vendor, and other commercial agreements
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and administer SaaS and software license agreements, MSAs, SOWs, professional services agreements, NDAs, vendor and procurement agreements, partner/reseller/subcontractor agreements, amendments, renewals, and order forms
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for contract negotiations with customers, vendors, partners, and their legal and procurement teams
  • Review proposed contract terms and identify legal, commercial, operational, financial, security, and compliance risks
  • Negotiate provisions involving intellectual property, licensing, warranties, indemnification, limitation of liability, confidentiality, data protection, insurance, payment terms, termination rights, service levels, and related commercial matters
  • Partner with Sales to facilitate timely contract execution and support revenue objectives while maintaining risk controls
  • Coordinate with Finance, IT, Engineering, Operations, and other internal stakeholders
  • Escalate significant or non-standard legal issues to the Director of Legal Operations
  • Maintain contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, approval matrices, and negotiation guidelines
  • Manage executed agreements and key contractual obligations, including renewal dates, notice periods, pricing commitments, reporting requirements, and other milestones
  • Establish scalable contracting practices, improve visibility into contractual commitments, and ensure material risks receive appropriate review

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experienced, business-minded Contracts Manager
  • Experience supporting a technology company delivering software, SaaS, and professional services
  • Primarily experience in the aerospace and defense industry
  • Ability to manage the full contract lifecycle from initial review and negotiation through execution, administration, renewal, and closeout
  • Ability to negotiate directly with sophisticated customers and vendors
  • Ability to distinguish issues requiring escalation from issues resolvable through company playbooks and business judgment
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced technology environment
  • Knowledge of intellectual property, licensing, warranties, indemnification, limitation of liability, confidentiality, data protection, insurance, payment terms, termination rights, and service levels
  • Ability to identify legal, commercial, operational, financial, security, and compliance risks
  • No specific educational credential stated

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus eligible
  • Low-cost Medical / Dental / Vision coverage options
  • 401K with generous employer match
  • Responsible Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
  • Remote work opportunities based on role
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills
Contract DraftingContract NegotiationCompliance Risk AssessmentData Protection KnowledgeFinancial Risk AnalysisOperational Risk ManagementLicensing AgreementsProfessional Services AgreementsVendor AgreementsRenewal Management
Soft Skills
Independent WorkBusiness JudgmentCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Contract Management SoftwareClause LibrariesApproval MatricesNegotiation Guidelines
Industry Keywords
Technology CompanySaaSAerospaceDefenseCommercial AgreementsVendor ProcurementIntellectual PropertyConfidentialityInsuranceService Levels