Senior Contracts Manager, Procurement

Job Description: A Senior Contracts Manager is a highly strategic role responsible for driving value, mitigating enterprise risk, and leading all procurement-related contracting needs. This role involves drafting and negotiating various complex commercial and data privacy agreements with key vendors, and acting as a critical business partner to the procurement team. Who you’re committed to being: You enjoy learning and are open to new ways of doing things. You are not afraid to be yourself, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, ask questions, or voice your concerns. When communicating you are self-aware, insightful, and proactive. You are a team member first and individual contributor second. You are aware that high-performing teams are only as strong as their weakest link. What you’ll do: Analyze, interpret, and negotiate sophisticated provisions in a variety of procurement related agreements, and data privacy agreements to identify alignment with Pluralsight’s policies. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and experience supporting a procurement team during contract review, providing guidance to internal and external customers on commonly requested edits, non-standard terms, policies, questions, etc. Review and revise standard and non-standard agreements to adhere to Pluralsight’s standard policies and procedures. Own and optimize the end-to-end contract workflow, focusing on efficiency and system governance using CLM tools (LinkSquares/Zip) to reduce friction and improve the customer experience. Complete assigned projects as determined by the needs of the legal department. Experience you’ll bring: Extensive experience managing contracts (including drafting and negotiation) in a corporate environment. Ability to manage and deliver on a diverse and complex workload while maintaining priorities and proactively anticipating issues Must be a creative problem solver and capable project manager Significant experience in oral negotiations with minimal direction, project management, risk awareness, and clear understanding of when to seek approval Strong eye for business with the ability to clearly recognize risk elements in business transactions, providing advice to procurement teams in carrying out the terms Strong experience partnering with procurement teams to develop contract related processes to streamline and improve cradle to grave contract process Experience partnering with legal, security, and privacy teams Experience with data privacy rules, GDPR, cyber-security, AI and negotiating complex contracts with these issues with vendors is strongly preferred Experience with a contract management system, e.g., Link squares or other CLM Experience with procurement software such as Zip or other related software Experience with electronic signature software, e.g., Docusign Prior experience working in a SaaS company or other highly regulated industry preferred Requirements: Requires a minimum of 8 years of related or equivalent experience; or 6 years with an advanced degree. Master's Degree or Juris Doctor helpful but not required Hybrid Work Model: This role follows a hybrid schedule, with on-site work at our Westlake/Dallas, TX office Tuesday through Thursday and remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This approach helps us collaborate more effectively, make decisions more quickly, and build a stronger culture, while still providing flexibility. Why you’ll love working here: We work in a blended environment that supports collaboration, flexibility, and connection across teams. We are mission-driven, shaping the future of tech upskillling and delivering impact that matters. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, where everyone can contribute and thrive. We are always learning, creating an environment where you can take on new challenges, expand your skills, and grow with purpose. Benefits include competitive compensation, bonus eligibility, comprehensive medical coverage, unl ... (truncated, view full listing at source)