Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager

As a Senior Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the creation, negotiation, and execution of commercial agreements by balancing business objectives with legal and operational risk while helping drive successful business outcomes. You will independently manage the contract lifecycle for complex commercial agreements, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closing contracts that support MCG's products, services, customers, vendors, and technology-enabled business operations.

You will work closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, Security, and Legal. The Senior Contracts Manager provides practical contract guidance, facilitates negotiations, obtains appropriate approvals for non-standard contractual terms, and recommends business-oriented solutions that support both customer success and company objectives. This role serves as a senior individual contributor, applying advanced contracting expertise to resolve complex contractual issues, improve contracting processes, and mentor less experienced team members.

You Will:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage complex commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, customer agreements, partner agreements, vendor agreements, amendments, order forms, statements of work, business associate agreements (BAAs), nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), and other commercial documents.
• Draft both custom as well as standard agreements using applicable contract templates and approaches while tailoring language to address business needs and approved contractual requirements.
• Review and respond to customer and vendor redlines, balancing business objectives with legal, operational, and commercial risk.
• Independently lead negotiations for customer and vendor agreements within established approval frameworks.
• Participate in contract negotiation meetings and conference calls with customers and external parties to resolve contractual issues and facilitate timely execution.
• Obtain appropriate approvals for non-standard contractual terms in accordance with company policies, risk tolerance, and approval authorities.
• Able to work remotely and with minimal supervision while managing responsibilities independently and effectively.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contract language, negotiation strategies, company contracting policies, and contractual risk.
• Analyze contractual issues and recommend practical, business-oriented solutions that support successful deal execution while appropriately managing risk.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, Security, and Legal to support commercial transactions and contract execution.
• Manage assigned agreements and contract queue to meet business deadlines and company objectives.