Commercial Paralegal - Contracts Manager

About Us: 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. Key Responsibilities: The contracts 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. Contract Management: 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 General Counsel with a variety of initiatives including tooling selection and RFP, outside counsel selection, patent program management; Maintain legal compliance team intranet presence; Create and maintain operational guides and other content; Support legal department with contract-related projects and process improvements; Assist with budget tracking and management; 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. 5+ years of experience in contract management and legal operations, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment; Experience with managing legal operations for in-house legal teams; Proficiency in contract management software (Summize preferred but not required) 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. Additional Job details The base salary range for this position is $180k - $205k 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. About us: Sigma is the AI apps and analytics platform connected to the cloud data warehouse. Using Sigma, business and technical teams can build intelligent, production-ready AI apps that accelerate and automate operational workflows. Sigma provides a spreadsheet interface, SQL and Python editors, visual builders, and native AI to help teams turn live data into interactive applications, analysis, reports, and embedded experiences. 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 including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures.The Series D funding, raised at a valuation 60% higher than the company’s Series C round three years ago, promises to further accelerate Sigma’s growth. Come join us! Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees: Equity Generous health benefits Flexible time off policy. T ... (truncated, view full listing at source)