Contracts Manager

Zip

Contracts Manager at Zip overseeing procurement-related workflows and managing commercial agreements. Focused on improving legal processes with modern tools and AI-driven operations.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $173,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage legal support for internal procurement and purchasing workflows, including intake, triage, routing, approvals, and coordination with business stakeholders
Review, mark up, and negotiate routine and lower-risk commercial agreements, including:
- NDAs
- Vendor agreements
- Order forms
- Standard customer and supplier templates
- Other basic commercial contracts
Escalate non-standard, high-risk, or strategic issues to counsel efficiently and with good judgment
Build, improve, and maintain contracting workflows that reduce turnaround time and improve consistency across the business
Develop and manage automations for legal intake, approvals, document generation, signature workflows, and contract tracking
Own day-to-day administration and optimization of key legal tools, including DocuSign and other contract workflow systems
Partner with Legal, Procurement, Security, Finance, IT, and business teams to streamline how requests move from submission to signature
Help create and maintain templates, clause libraries, playbooks, approval matrices, and self-service resources
Track key operational metrics, identify bottlenecks, and recommend process improvements
Support implementation and testing of AI-enabled workflows to automate repeatable legal and contract management tasks
Help design a scalable legal operations environment that supports growth without adding unnecessary friction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Meaningful experience in contracts management, legal operations, procurement operations, paralegal work, or a related function
Strong familiarity with commercial contracts and the ability to review routine agreements with sound judgment
Experience supporting procurement, purchasing, vendor intake, or contract approval workflows
Comfort working with contract lifecycle tools, e-signature platforms, workflow automation tools, and systems administration
Experience owning or helping manage tools such as DocuSign, CLM platforms, ticketing systems, or workflow orchestration tools
Strong operational discipline and attention to detail
Ability to manage a high volume of requests while keeping stakeholders informed and work moving
A systems mindset, someone who sees recurring work and immediately looks for a better process
Interest in AI, automation, and practical applications of technology in legal and contracting workflows
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across legal and non-legal teams
Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve and speed matters.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Start-up equity
Full health, vision & dental coverage
Catered lunches & dinners for SF or NY employees
Commuter benefit
Team building events & happy hours
Flexible PTO
Apple equipment plus home office budget
401k plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

contracts managementlegal operationsprocurement operationsparalegal workcommercial contractscontract lifecycle toolsworkflow automatione-signature platformscontract trackingAI-enabled workflows

Soft Skills

strong judgmentoperational disciplineattention to detailstakeholder managementsystems mindsetcommunication skillsability to manage high volume requestsadaptabilityprocess improvementcollaboration