Commercial Contracts Manager

5 hours ago
Full-time
Senior
Legal
Nooks

Nooks

Nooks specializes in transforming the classified ecosystem by providing innovative solutions that enhance collaboration between the national security community and the private sector, ultimately addressing critical national security challenges through ...

Professional Services
1-10
Founded 2021
$3M raised

Description

  • Review, redline, and negotiate customer, vendor, and supplier agreements, including service agreements, NDAs, and teaming agreements.
  • Draft and negotiate amendments, extensions, and renewals while applying approved playbook positions.
  • Create and maintain Nooks’ commercial contract playbook, templates, standard positions, fallback positions, and walk-away positions.
  • Escalate material terms to the VP of Growth with clear recommendations and execute outside counsel’s legal direction.
  • Train the Growth team on contract positions so routine terms can be resolved earlier in the sales process.
  • Prepare contract terms, exceptions, representations, and certifications for proposals.
  • Maintain complete contract records, approvals, executed versions, key dates, and renewal triggers in a CLM system or structured repository.
  • Track and report contract cycle times and playbook deviations, identifying causes of deal delays.
  • Collaborate with Growth, Legal, Government delivery, customer legal teams, and procurement teams.
  • Travel occasionally for company events and selected customer negotiations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of independent experience reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial agreements.
  • Working knowledge of liability limits, indemnification, insurance, termination, service levels, and payment terms.
  • Experience negotiating directly with customer legal and procurement teams while maintaining positions and advancing deals.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into clear contractual terms.
  • Experience drafting or maintaining contract templates or playbooks with standard and fallback positions.
  • Strong plain-language writing skills and ability to explain contract risk to non-lawyers.
  • Ability to work independently and coordinate with Legal, Growth, and Government delivery functions.
  • J.D. or paralegal certification preferred.
  • Experience contracting with defense contractors or other cleared-industry customers preferred.
  • Experience managing contracts through a CLM system or structured contract repository preferred.
  • United States work authorization required; active security clearance preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • $123,000–$136,000 annual salary.
  • Yearly bonus structure.
  • Equity ownership.
  • Premium health coverage.
  • 401(k) employer contribution.
  • Flexible time away.

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