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Salary: USD 88,000 - 150,000 / annual
Affirm is seeking a Contract Management Specialist II to support the Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs team in delivering responsive contract support for Commercial and Vendor Legal teams. This is a hands-on role that combines independent contract management with support for attorneys on strategic negotiations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, negotiate, and manage commercial and vendor agreements, amendments, NDAs, and other contracts
- Triage incoming legal requests and route matters requiring specialized knowledge
- Coordinate contract approvals and cross-functional reviews to keep matters moving toward execution
- Maintain and improve standard contract templates, playbooks, training materials, and knowledge management resources
- Communicate contract positions, requirements, risks, and next steps clearly to internal business partners
- Identify recurring pain points and implement process improvements for speed, efficiency, and quality
- Manage aggressive internal SLAs while balancing shifting priorities and escalating urgent matters appropriately
- Partner with Legal Operations, Financial Systems, and Procurement on solution design and delivery
- Support ad hoc matters and special projects as the contract management function evolves
You'll work closely with Legal, Legal Operations, Revenue, Finance, Procurement, and other internal teams in a fast-paced fintech environment. The role rewards resourcefulness, speed, curiosity, continuous improvement mindset, and good judgment.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of relevant experience in contract management, as a paralegal, or in a comparable contracting role, preferably at a fast-paced technology company
- Bachelor's degree (no JD required)
- Experience using a contract lifecycle management platform; Ironclad experience is preferred
- Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to independently manage routine and moderately complex contract matters and recognize when attorney or specialist involvement is appropriate
- Sharp judgment and critical thinking with a track record of applying lessons learned across negotiations, template drafting, and internal guidance
- Comfort operating in a high-volume, fast-moving environment where priorities may shift
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and solutions-focused
- Team-first mindset and willingness to contribute to both shared operational work and specialized contracting matters
