Senior Director, Contracting

Progyny, Inc.

Senior Director of Contracting at Progyny overseeing client, provider, and vendor agreements. Responsible for driving operational excellence and leading a team of contracting professionals.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve the end-to-end contracting function across all agreement types (client, provider, vendor, and partner)
Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable contracting processes, governance, and service models
Establish clear SLAs, prioritization frameworks, and performance metrics for contracting activities
Drive operational excellence across the full contract lifecycle, from intake through execution
Work with legal operations to oversee and optimize the contract lifecycle management system (Ironclad), including workflows, intake processes, templates, and reporting
Ensure accurate tracking, visibility, and reporting on contract volume, cycle times, and bottlenecks
Review, structure, and negotiate complex or high-impact agreements across all contract types
Ensure alignment with company risk tolerance, legal standards, and commercial objectives
Own the development and continuous improvement of contract templates, playbooks, and standard language
Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Sales, Provider Relations, Partnerships, Legal, Finance, and Operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in contracting, legal operations, or a related function within healthcare
5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers or senior individual contributors
Deep experience managing multiple contract types within the healthcare space (e.g., client/customer, vendor, partner agreements)
Strong understanding of contract structures, negotiation strategies, and risk management
Experience with contract lifecycle management systems (e.g., Ironclad)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Family friendly benefits: Paid family and parental leave, preconception, fertility and family building benefits (including egg freezing, IVF, and adoption support), family and pet care fund, and Parents’ Employee Affiliation Group
Menopause and midlife care
Health, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and family
Free in-person, virtual and text-based mental health and wellness support
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days and summer flex time
Company equity
Bonus program
401(k) plan with company match
Access to on-demand legal and financial advice
Learning and development programs to help you grow professionally and a mentorship program
Company social events to include annual volunteer day and donation matching
Flex days (3 days a week in the office) and onsite meals and snacks for employees reporting into our NY office

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract managementcontract negotiationrisk managementcontract lifecycle managementprocess improvementperformance metricsgovernanceSLA establishmentcontract structuringtemplate development

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementrelationship buildingcommunicationorganizational skillsoperational excellenceprioritizationstrategic thinkingcollaborationproblem-solving