Senior Contracts Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Take full responsibility for vendor contracting from start to finish.

• Review, draft, and negotiate vendor agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), order forms, Statements of Work (SOWs), SaaS and cloud subscription terms, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).

• Act as the primary contact for all vendor contracting issues from initial intake to signature, including renewals, amendments, disputes, and offboarding processes.

• Assist the broader Commercial Legal team with additional matters as capacity permits.

• Develop and enhance the vendor playbook and risk framework, reporting exceptions and new legal risks to the Assistant General Counsel, Commercial.

• Negotiate data, privacy, security, DPA, security exhibit, and cross-border transfer terms in accordance with the Security team’s playbook.

• Evaluate AI vendor terms related to the training on company data, ownership of outputs, and modifications to models.

• Create and manage the vendor playbook in Claude.

• Design and refine intake, triage, and approval workflows with the FinOps team.

• Oversee the vendor and procurement workflow in Ironclad, managing intake, templates, approvals, repository, renewal tracking, notice windows, and spend concentration risks.

• Develop training and self-service resources for business partners.

• Enhance the visibility of the contracts function as a facilitator for business operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6 to 8+ years of experience in negotiating procurement, vendor, or technology transactions, preferably on the buy-side at a U.S. SaaS or technology firm.

• Extensive understanding of SaaS, cloud, and software licensing agreements.

• Proven track record of negotiating directly with vendors and their legal representatives, independently and efficiently.

• Strong familiarity with privacy, data protection, and security clauses in commercial contracts, including DPA negotiations and international data transfers.

• Experience in designing contracting processes that are consistent, transparent, and user-friendly for the business.

• Excellent writing and speaking skills, with the ability to clearly articulate legal and commercial risks and discern when to hold, approve, or escalate matters.

• Comfortable utilizing AI tools, particularly Claude, with sound judgment regarding verification and confidentiality.

• A degree in a relevant field such as law, economics, or political science is preferred.

• Experience with sell-side SaaS or technology agreement negotiations is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with Ironclad or similar Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools, or AI-assisted legal workflows, is preferred.

• Familiarity with AI governance is preferred.

• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions or with distributed, international teams is advantageous.

• Background in a fast-growing, developer-focused, cloud, security, or open-source organization is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) providing equity ownership.

• WeWork membership or co-working allowance applicable globally.

• Technology allowance for purchasing laptops, monitors, headphones, or other work-related equipment.

• Supabase covers 100% of employee health insurance and 80% for dependents.

• Annual company off-site events.

• Flexible, asynchronous work arrangements.

• Annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, or other professional development opportunities.