Manager, Contracts and Compliance

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Requirements:

• You hold a BA or BS degree; a JD and/or CIPP-US certification is a plus, but not required.
• You have 2 to 5+ years of experience drafting consultant, technology, and grant agreements with an emphasis on technology and data privacy matters.
• You are skilled at collaborating cross-functionally and enjoy working with diverse teams.
• You have experience working within contract lifecycle management systems (such as LinkSquares, SpotDraft, or HighQ) and are familiar with Slack.
• You enjoy building processes and thrive in situations where there is ambiguity to be resolved.
• You are proactive—when you notice something that needs attention, you speak up and aren’t afraid to ask questions.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the VP of Legal and stakeholders across the organization to ensure legal contract provisions, such as provisions concerning privacy, intellectual property, and compliance are analyzed in line with DonorsChoose standards.
• Prepare contract compliance analysis and summaries.
• Draft discrete customized and templated contracts with support from attorneys.
• Complete final review of contracts, including by comparing contracting documents and preparing those contracts for signature.
• Partner with other DonorsChoose teams, Finance, Procurement, Information Technology, and Operations, to ensure contracts are consistent with internal policies and processes.
• Manage contract lifecycle management system.
• Contribute to various contract process improvement projects, including the creation and updates of legal templates, playbooks, training materials, and CLM processes.
• Manage the organization’s legal risk management processes and portfolio.
• Develop and manage contract compliance communications for the Legal Team.
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Legal.