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Salary: USD 138,400 - 173,000 / annual
Scale is seeking a Strategic Contracts Manager to support commercial and public sector teams. You will be a key member of the legal department, working closely with business and legal teams to review, draft, negotiate, and administer agreements. This role focuses on scaling legal operations through process development, workflow refinement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and administer government contracts lifecycle management processes and systems
- Negotiate and administer agreements with customers, subcontractors, and vendors while ensuring compliance with company policies and government regulations
- Maintain Scale registration, reporting, and disclosures in government systems (SAM.gov, PIEE, CPARS, etc.)
- Work with public sector legal teams to manage and improve contracting processes, including contract management and signature systems
- Guide stakeholders through self-serve contracting processes and directly negotiate NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other agreements
- Partner with cross-functional teams to track ongoing post-signature obligations
- Document fulfillment of contract milestones, deliverables, invoices, and cash collection
- Support legal review for customer questionnaires, security questionnaires, and customer-driven requests
- Build and maintain internal processes, resources, and tools to scale the legal function
About Scale:
Scale operates the largest global platform of knowledge workers powering artificial intelligence. The company works with industry leaders including Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, and U.S. government agencies (Army, Air Force) to develop reliable AI systems for critical decisions. Scale provides high-quality data and full-stack technologies for building, deploying, and overseeing AI applications.
Requirements:
- Active Top Secret Security Clearance (required)
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal, or similar role
- Experience with a wide array of legal documents including NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and commercial contracts
- Experience with contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad
- Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and agency supplements
- Knowledge of government contract and subcontract processes including flow downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, close-out, and records retention
- Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans
- Roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and collaborative, low-ego approach to cross-organizational collaboration
Nice-to-Have:
- Strong background with SaaS or technology companies
- Experience with government acquisitions via Broad Agency Announcement, Commercial Solutions Opening, Other Transaction Authority, SBIR Phase 3, Consortiums, and other unique procurement types
- Experience with GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), BPAs, and multi-award contract vehicles
- Track record of initiative and resourcefulness
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Fluency with spreadsheets, basic statistics, and data-driven decision-making
- Experience with Salesforce, Airtable, Jira, and similar business tools
- Interest in AI, law, privacy, and intellectual property
