Senior Contract Specialist

About the Role The Contract Administrator will manage the documentation and processes involved in venture debt transactions, ensuring efficient coordination and compliance throughout the transaction lifecycle. Responsibilities Manage pre-closing, closing, funding, and post-closing documentation for venture debt transactions. Coordinate closing checklists, conditions precedent, approvals, signatures, and funding requirements. Work closely with sales/business development teams to help move transactions efficiently to funding. Review and maintain loan agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, guaranties, warrants, amendments, UCC filings, board consents, and related documents. Maintain complete audit-ready transaction files and documentation repositories. Support amendments, extensions, waivers, refinancing, and follow-on financings. Track covenant-related documentation and ongoing portfolio administration requirements. Qualifications 7-10+ years of experience in contract administration for venture debt, venture banking, technology banking, or commercial lending documentation and closing roles. Strong attention to detail and document control skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document management systems. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, law, or a related field. Required Skills Direct experience supporting venture debt or venture banking transactions for venture-backed companies. Experience managing transactions from term sheet acceptance through closing, funding, and post-closing administration. Understanding of venture-backed company financing structures and documentation. Experience coordinating borrowers, outside counsel, internal legal teams, underwriters, and relationship managers. Preferred Skills Preferred backgrounds: venture debt lenders, venture banking groups, technology banking groups, life sciences lending groups, and commercial lending teams serving venture-backed companies. Not a fit: personal loans, consumer lending, mortgage lending, auto lending, retail banking loan operations, small-ticket lenders, asset-based lending, equipment leasing, specialty finance companies, or syndicated/club lending environments. Pay range and compensation package Salary: $115,000 annually | Full-time | Onsite - San Francisco, CA (5 days/week) Equal Opportunity Statement The employer is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics in accordance with applicable law. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through LinkedIn. Additional details about the employer will be shared with candidates who advance in the hiring process. #J-18808-Ljbffr