Commercial Paralegal - Contracts Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>About Us:</strong><strong><br></strong>Sigma is a fast-growing startup headquartered in San Francisco and dedicated to revolutionizing data analytics. Our dynamic team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and achieving excellence in everything we do. As we continue to scale, we are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to support our legal operations and contribute to our company's growth.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong>The contracts &amp; legal operations manager will manage and oversee the full contract lifecycle for commercial agreements while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. This role will also maintain our contract database and implement process improvements for contract management workflows.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Contract Management:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Maintain and organize the company’s contract database and ensure compliance with contract management policies;</li> <li>Track contract deadlines, renewals, and obligations in contract management system; and</li> <li>Provide guidance to business teams on contract terms and company policies.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Legal Support and Legal Operations:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Maintain contract templates and playbooks while identifying opportunities for standardization;&nbsp;</li> <li>Support General Counsel with a variety of initiatives including tooling selection and RFP, outside counsel selection, patent program management;</li> <li>Maintain legal &amp; compliance team intranet presence;</li> <li>Create and maintain operational guides and other content;</li> <li>Support legal department with contract-related projects and process improvements;&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist with budget tracking and management; and</li> <li>Implement processes that allow Sigma to track KPI’s and other important metrics for the legal team.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Team Collaboration:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance and operations, to ensure seamless legal support for various departments; and</li> <li>Liaise with external counsel as required.</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education.&nbsp;</li> <li>5+ years of experience in contract management and legal operations, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment;</li> <li>Experience with managing legal operations for in-house legal teams;</li> <li>Proficiency in contract managemen