Senior Manager, Contract Lifecycle – Legal Operations

Treaty Oak Clean Energy

. Own and oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, review coordination, approvals, execution, storage, renewal, and closeout .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in contract lifecycle management, including intake, review, execution, and compliance. Proficient in optimizing legal operations processes and utilizing technology for metrics and reporting.

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Contract Lifecycle ManagementLegal OperationsDashboard DevelopmentCompliance ManagementContract Management Experience

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Hard Skills

Contract ReviewLegal DocumentationWorkflow AutomationMetrics DevelopmentBudget TrackingInvoice ReviewCommercial Contract TermsProcess ImprovementTemplate ManagementRisk Identification

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsHighly OrganizedDetail-OrientedAbility to Manage Multiple Priorities

Tools & Technologies

Contract Lifecycle Management PlatformsLegal Technology Solutions

Certifications & Qualifications

Paralegal CertificationCertified Legal Manager Credential

Industry Keywords

Renewable EnergyPowerInfrastructureConstructionProject DevelopmentCommercial ContractingProcurement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, review coordination, approvals, execution, storage, renewal, and closeout
Coordinate review of complex contracts by routing provisions to stakeholders, consolidating comments, tracking issues to resolution, and shepherding final documents through execution
Develop, document, and continuously improve Legal team workflows, service standards, intake procedures, approval paths, and operating processes
Administer, optimize, and drive user adoption of contract lifecycle management and related legal technology platforms
Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, legal correspondence, policies, and centralized knowledge resources
Support compliance with company policies and applicable requirements, identify contractual or process risks, and escalate issues
Administer outside counsel engagement and spending, including engagement letters, billing guidelines, invoice review, accruals, budget tracking, and spend reporting
Develop dashboards and performance metrics for contract volume, cycle time, renewals, obligations, legal spend, and other Legal team priorities
Provide regular updates to senior management
Partner with Development, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and other teams on contracting procedures
Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and simplify legal and contracting processes and lead implementation and adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in business, legal studies, finance, operations, or a related field required
Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in contract management, legal operations, commercial contracting, procurement, paralegal services, or a related field
Experience supporting an in-house legal department or similarly complex organization
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with ability to manage multiple priorities
Comfort using technology, metrics, and reporting
Experience in renewable energy, power, infrastructure, construction, project development, or another contract-intensive industry preferred
Experience building or maturing legal operations processes within an in-house legal department preferred
Experience implementing, administering, or optimizing a contract lifecycle management platform or related legal technology preferred
Working knowledge of commercial contract terms and agreements such as non-disclosure agreements, master service agreements, task orders, consulting agreements, procurement agreements, and construction-related contracts preferred
Experience with legal budgeting, accruals, invoice review, billing guidelines, and outside counsel spend management preferred
Experience developing dashboards, metrics, standardized templates, workflow automation, or document-management solutions preferred
Paralegal certification, Certified Legal Manager credential, or other relevant professional certification preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited paid time off
Paid holidays
Cell-phone stipend
401K
Fully paid health benefits plan for employees, including Medical, Dental, and Vision