Contract Manager

Contract Manager (Remote): Our client, a prestigious private equity fund, seeks a highly organized Contract Manager to join its legal team and support the day-to-day management of the firm's contracts and legal operations. Joining a collaborative and high-performing team, this is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys contract management, process improvement, and leveraging technology to create greater efficiency. The individual must be willing to work PST hours.

Key Points:

• Fully remote opportunity with an exceptional team
• Opportunity to help enhance contract workflows, automate processes, and support the team's growing use of AI and legal technology.
• Tremendous team culture with a collaborative, supportive, and low-ego environment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and organize contracts, legal records, and supporting documentation across the firm's legal and contract management systems.
• Review, revise, and redline routine agreements, including NDAs and related documentation, escalating matters and coordinating with outside counsel when appropriate.
• Manage the legal intake process, ensuring requests, contracts, and related documentation are appropriately routed, tracked, and advanced through completion.
• Manage execution workflows for routine agreements and support the broader administration of contracts throughout the process.
• Work closely with the hiring manager to enhance contract workflows, streamline processes, and implement technology-driven efficiencies.
• Support legal reporting, process documentation, contract data management, and ongoing data integrity initiatives.
• Provide operational and project-based support to the legal team and assist with additional contract administration needs as they arise.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 2-5 years of experience in contract management, contract administration, paralegal, or legal operations capacity.
• Private equity experience required. Strictly law firm experience welcome with exposure to private funds.
• Experience managing contracts and related documentation through various stages of the contract lifecycle, including intake, review, execution, organization, and ongoing maintenance.
• Familiarity with contract management systems, legal technology platforms, contract repositories, or document management systems preferred.
• Experience reviewing, revising, and redlining routine agreements, including NDAs and similar commercial agreements, preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain accurate contract records and data.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of contract-related processes, manage follow-up, and drive matters through completion.
• Resourceful and proactive, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple contracts, requests, and workflows simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders, legal team members, and outside counsel.
• Proven ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and remain highly responsive in a fully remote environment.

Compensation: $85-110K base; $150-175K all-in

Job Reference #3670321