Commercial Paralegal - Contracts manager

About Us:
Sigma Computing 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.

Key Responsibilities: The contracts manager will manage and oversee the full contract lifecycle for commercial agreements while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. This role will also be responsible for reviewing and negotiating standard commercial contracts while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners. The contracts manager will also maintain our contract database and implement process improvements for contract management workflows.

• Contract Management:
• Review, draft, and negotiate  a variety of commercial agreements including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and vendor contracts;
• Maintain and organize the company’s contract database and ensure compliance with contract management policies;
• Track contract deadlines, renewals, and obligations in contract management system; and
• Provide guidance to business teams on contract terms and company policies.
• Legal Support and Legal Operations:
• Maintain contract templates and playbooks while identifying opportunities for standardization; 
• Support legal department with contract-related projects and process improvements; and
• Implement processes that allow Sigma to track KPI’s and other important metrics for the legal team.
• Team Collaboration:
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance and operations, to ensure seamless legal support for various departments; and
• Liaise with external counsel as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education. Paralegal certification required; 
• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal, with a focus on commercial contracts and corporate matters, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment;
• Strong understanding of contract law and corporate governance;
• Experience with managing legal operations for in-house legal teams;
• Proficiency in contract management software and MS Office Suite; 
• Exceptional organizational skills with a keen eye for detail;
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work independently.

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Additional Job details

The base salary range for this position is $200k - $240k annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing. This role is eligible for stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Every Sigma employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data; Sigma employees must abide by the company's data security policies.

Location: San Francisco, CA (4 days in-office presence required)

About us:

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard, explore data for themselves, and make better, faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive, spreadsheet-like interface – no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface, Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such as forecasting capabilities, an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024, to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure, data application development, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round, with additional participation from a group of past investors inclu