Contracts Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.</strong></p> <p>Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.</p> <p>Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.</p> <p>As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.</p> <p>We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.</p> <p>Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.</p></div><p><strong>About the Role:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Planet is looking for a Contracts Manager who wants to join our dedicated in-house legal team in Slovenia.</p> <p>This is a great opportunity to work in a global setting in the space sector and make a difference with your skills in a dynamic environment. Planet has its global headquarters in San Francisco and European headquarters in Berlin. This role reports directly to the Head of Legal, EMEA, and will be part of the EMEA Legal team that is based in Germany and Slovenia.</p> <p>This is a full-time, hybrid position which requires you to work from our Ljubljana office 3 days per week.</p> <p><strong>Impact You’ll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Review, negotiate and process vendor and supplier agreements using established company playbooks, templates and approval guidelines.</li> <li>Draft non-standard agreements with customers according to negotiation guidelines, and under the direction of legal counsel.</li> <li>Identify and communicate negotiation matters that need to be escalated to legal counsel.</li> <li>Conduct legal research and draft memos on discrete projects from time to time.</li> <li>Support the maintenance and improvement of our legal processes, forms, systems and operations, including our contract management systems.</li> <li>Support the EMEA Legal and Proposal Team with administrative matters.</li> <li>Administrate matters in Planet’s co