Senior Contracts Manager (SaaS)
Aravo is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to join our Legal team and support contracting across the organization. The role will review, negotiate, manage, and help administer customer, vendor, marketing, software subscription, partner, and other day-to-day corporate agreements.
You will partner with teams including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success, Product, Security, IT, and People to move business forward, manage renewals and contract obligations, and provide practical guidance consistent with Aravo's policies and risk standards.
Key Responsibilities:
· Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of agreements across the business, including SaaS and software licenses, professional services agreements, vendor and procurement contracts, marketing and agency agreements, event and sponsorship agreements, partner agreements, statements of work, order forms, amendments, and nondisclosure agreements.
· Manage vendor contracts and software subscription renewals, coordinating with business owners on notice dates, pricing, renewal or termination decisions, contract obligations, and required approvals.
· Support all business functions with clear, practical guidance on contract terms, risk, approval requirements, and negotiation strategy.
· Negotiate customer and partner agreements while balancing legal and business risk with revenue goals and operational realities.
· Partner with Finance, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Product, Security, IT, Privacy, and People on cross-functional contract matters.
· Manage multiple active matters with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and attention to detail, while keeping stakeholders informed of status and next steps.
· Apply contracting playbooks, approval frameworks, clause libraries, templates, and escalation paths consistently, and recommend improvements as business needs evolve.
· Use legal technology, including DraftPilot as an AI-powered legal tool, to improve contract review efficiency and consistency while maintaining appropriate professional judgment.
· Maintain contract records and support lifecycle management, renewal tracking, reporting, and process improvements across the company's contract portfolio.
· Monitor relevant legal and market developments affecting enterprise SaaS transactions and translate them into practical updates to templates, guidance, and business practices.
Requirements
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree required; a JD or other advanced legal qualification is strongly preferred.
· Seven or more years of progressively responsible commercial or corporate contracting experience supporting multiple business functions, preferably in an enterprise SaaS or technology company.
· Experience with customer SaaS agreements, vendor and procurement contracts, marketing agreements, professional services, software subscriptions, and renewals.
· Strong working knowledge of core contract issues, including intellectual property, confidentiality, warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability, data privacy, security, service levels, and implementation services.
· Demonstrated ability to identify and communicate risk, propose workable alternatives, and bring negotiations to timely resolution.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with legal and non-legal stakeholders at all levels.
· Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize a varied, high-volume workload with accuracy and sound judgment.
· A pragmatic, business-oriented mindset and a commitment to delivering responsive, high-quality internal client service.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience in a fast-growing enterprise software or technology company with a global customer base.
· Familiarity with contract lifecycle management platforms, electronic signature tools, and modern legal operations practices.
· Experience addressing global privacy and data protection requirements in commercial agreements.
· Comfort working across time zones and with distributed, cross-functional teams.
· A track record of improving templates, playbooks, intake processes, renewal tracking, or contracting metrics.
Why Join Us:
At Aravo Solutions, Inc., we offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment where employees are encouraged to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful impact. We provide competitive compensation and benefits packages, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work alongside industry experts on cutting-edge projects.
Benefits
Benefits:
- 100% Employer Paid Medical Insurance options for the Employee and Family
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401K with Company Matching
- Equity Participation
- 4 Weeks of Vacation
- Fully Stocked Kitchens
- Company-Sponsored Charitable Day of Giving Events
- Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If an applicant is not in or able to work from a state where Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered, they may not be eligible for employment. The eligible states include: FL, GA, MA, MO, NC, NH, NV, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, and UT.
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- Will you now, or in the future, require Aravo to commence (sponsor) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B, sponsorship after an OptEAD, or other employment-based immigration case)? yes / no
- How many years of experience do you have in contract management?
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- How many years of experience do you have managing highly complex SaaS/technology contracts?
- How much of your recent experience has involved independently managing contracts from intake through negotiation, execution, and renewal/termination?
- How comfortable are you independently negotiating contract terms within established company guidelines and knowing when to escalate an issue?
- What contract management, AI, and general business systems do you have experience with?
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