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Posted May 9Contracts Manager
at Zip
San Francisco, United StatesRemote
Requirements
- ABOUT ZIP Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together.
- By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.
- This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to be hands-on with the future of legal work, including the use of AI to automate legal operations and contract workflows.
- WHAT YOU’LL DO - 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
- 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
- Experience in a high-growth SaaS or enterprise software company -
- Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms and workflow design - Familiarity with procurement systems and intake tooling -
- Experience creating dashboards, reporting, or operational metrics for legal workflows - Prior involvement in AI-enabled process design or legal tech implementation HOW YOU WORK - You are organized, responsive, and process-oriented - You like building systems, not just running them - You know how to separate routine issues from issues that need legal escalation - You move quickly and help others move quickly - You are curious about technology and eager to test better ways of working - You care about both