Contracts Manager

The posting, as Antithesis wrote it

THE ROLE

Antithesis is looking for a Contracts Manager to help us move quickly and thoughtfully as we scale. In this role, you will own day-to-day contract review and negotiation across a wide range of commercial matters, with a particular focus on helping internal teams close business efficiently while managing legal and operational risk.

This is a practical, high-judgment role for someone who is comfortable working directly with cross-functional partners, translating legal issues into clear business guidance, and improving the systems and processes that support contract review at scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, vendor agreements, customer-facing agreements, and other operational contracts
• Partner closely with sales, finance, and leadership teams to provide clear, actionable guidance during contract review
• Identify legal, business, and operational risks in proposed agreements and recommend practical paths forward
• Support all aspects of the Legal department as needed in a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.
• Help maintain and improve contract templates, fallback language, playbooks, and internal review processes
• Support contract intake and triage so requests are routed appropriately and handled efficiently
• Advise internal stakeholders on approval requirements, escalation points, and contracting best practices
• Track recurring issues in negotiations and help turn them into better standards, tools, and workflows
• Contribute to the buildout of a legal function that is trusted, responsive, and business-minded

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of commercial transactions experience, preferably in a fast-paced environment
• Strong judgment about risk, materiality, and when to escalate
• Ability to explain contract issues in plain English to non-lawyers
• Experience with Ironclad is a plus
• Excellent drafting, issue-spotting, and negotiation skills
• A highly organized working style and the ability to manage multiple matters at once
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can shift quickly
• A service-oriented mindset and a bias toward solving problems, not just identifying them

YOU MAY BE A GREAT FIT IF

• You like building structure where there is ambiguity
• You care about helping teams move fast without cutting corners
• You are equally comfortable redlining agreements and improving the process behind them
• You know how to be precise without being rigid
• You have a strong instinct for when a contract issue is routine, when it is strategic, and when it needs escalation

This role is fully onsite in Vienna, VA.