Senior Contracts and Legal Manager

• Location: Remote, Canada
• Job Type: Full-time
• Job Field: Legal

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Contracts and Legal Manager to join our global team, responsible for driving business within our Contracts and Legal Operations group. You will manage day-to-day activities regarding contract review, negotiation, and management, liaising with various business entities, clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and redlining of contracts, including resolution of challenges and queries from counterparties (such as clients)
• Independently negotiating legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, software purchasing agreements, etc.)
• Signature of contracts of significant size, with recommendations to Team Lead and Head of Commercial Operations
• Managing information related to contracts (clients, partners, suppliers), and within internal contractual IT systems. Knowledge management and enforcement of process
• Working with process specialists (Legal Operations Managers) who manage IT systems, process, internal corporate change programs, and knowledge repositories (i.e. document repositories, FAQs, and wikis) associated with contracts and legal support
• Providing “peer reviews” of departmental contract redlines, and requesting such peer reviews to support a robust, quality-driven process
• Reviewing documentation that forms part of various strategic sales, partnerships, or acquisitions
• Balancing risk mitigation with The Adaptavist Group’s global strategy and priorities
• Contributing to the assessment and careful use of AI where applicable in the contract management process
• Working collaboratively to provide continuous improvement of cross-team training, playbooks, contract templates, and legal processes

Requirements

• Exposure to contracts, particularly in sales and procurement environment, from pre-sales to contract closeout.
• Ability to confidently lead and fully execute contract engagement with a client (or potentially supplier or partner), and on some occasions provide related advisory to or collaborate with executive level colleagues in The Adaptavist Group.
• Experience and understanding of analyzing business processes for efficiencies.
• Ability to critically assess transactions and identify business issues.
• Use of enterprise software tools (examples might include Jira, Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Sheets, HubSpot, etc). Solid mechanical and analytical ability, and ability to break down problems.
• Willing to learn, take on new challenges, and resolve them methodically.
• Ability to work individually or across potentially geographically distributed teams. Exposure to working across multiple countries and time zones is a plus.
• Friendly and approachable – excellent interpersonal skills with international and cross-cultural experience.
• A quick and efficient learner with strong forensic attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
• Demonstrate the ability to work with deadlines and under pressure.
• An ability to think innovatively and creatively.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong sense of character, honesty, and teamwork.
• Exposure to both legal and contract work in an operational context. This may include, for example, one or more of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree + at least 5 years contracts/legal experience.
  • Law degree + at least 3 years contracts/legal experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience in addressing contractual issues in cloud, data security, privacy, and intellectual property matters
• Experience with third-party software resale
• Experience with SaaS, cloud computing, and software sales
• Curiosity about the rapid development of technology, including AI, in the legal arena
• Familiarity with Atlassian products and related services
• Experience with contract negotiation and regulatory requirements for US Federal or State clients.

Annual Base Salary

$100,000-130,000 CAD

About the Company

Working at The Adaptavist Group

The Adaptavist Group is a global family of companies with a common goal. We combine the best of teamwork, technology, and processes, helping all kinds of businesses be better today and tomorrow.

We are experts at delivering enterprise software, tailored solutions, and quality services across some of the world’s most trusted technology ecosystems, including Atlassian, AWS, Slack, GitLab, monday.com, and Aha!

We make change happen. From anywhere.

What We Offer

• Unlimited vacation
• RRSP - The Adaptavist Group matches up to 4%
• Flexible working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Volunteer days
• Canada Life Care
• Free online streaming service subscription

Equal Opportunities

At The Adaptavist Group, we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and believe this positively impacts both the creation of our innovative products and our delivery of bespoke solutions to our global customers and our own unique culture. We encourage all qualified applicants, regardless of age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, pregnancy and maternity, marriage, and civil partnership status.

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We are aware of recruitment scams where individuals or organizations may falsely claim to represent us. We take this seriously and are committed to protecting candidates throughout our hiring process.

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Égalité des chances pour tous

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