The role: 

As the Contracts Administrator on Newselas Legal team, reporting to Commercial Counsel, you will assist with and/or drive opportunity assessments (RFQ/RFP), customer agreements, & vendor relationships. You will be primarily responsible for reviewing, drafting, & negotiating a variety of customer & third-party contractual relationships, including agreements with school districts, vendor agreements, content licensing agreements, master services agreements, work orders, amendments, NDAs, & others. You will pivot seamlessly between reviewing & negotiating inbound & outbound agreements, & be the primary point of contact for internal Newsela teams (Sales, IT, Finance, People, Product, Marketing, & Information Security) to liaise with the Legal team on commercial transactions. Youll help escalate specific commercial transactional & privacy issues, as needed, to counsel for approval. Youll also be responsible for interpreting & explaining complex contractual requirements & associated risks to internal business stakeholder & external parties. This role requires an advanced understanding of contractual terms & conditions, superior drafting skills, & experience managing multiple complex negotiations simultaneously in a high volume, rapidly growing technology company.

Why youll love this role:

• Youll join a mission driven, rapidly growing education technology company, working collaboratively to build a best-in-class legal & risk management framework
• Well trust you to independently manage & perform end-to-end contract lifecycle management activities (including template generation, reviewing, negotiating, drafting & post-signature activities) for RFPs, customer contracts, data protection documents, & vendor contracts
• Youll also have the opportunity to develop & improve strategies & processes for sourcing, vendor management, negotiation, productivity, & customer/vendor relationships that will help scale Newselas operations & reach, ultimately bringing engaging, culturally responsive learning content to more K-12 classrooms nationwide

Why youre a great fit: 

• Youre an experienced contract management professional with 2+ years as a contracts administrator negotiating complex agreements
• You have demonstrated experience partnering with business stakeholders to drive contracts to successful execution, & youve helped build efficient risk management frameworks to maximize efficiency & transparency
• You have demonstrated experience with government & commercial agreements, SaaS & software contracts, & technology procurement in general
• Youre comfortable navigating & updating contract lifecycle management, matter management, & electronic signature tools
• You possess excellent verbal & written communication skills, & are able to interpret & explain commercial & legal issues concisely & straightforwardly to a variety of audiences
• You have demonstrated success in managing multiple projects & contract negotiations simultaneously, & proactively manages teams, escalating issues when appropriate
• While not required, experience with Salesforce, Ironclad, Docusign, and/or managing & updating legal matters in a dedicated Jira board are a plus
• A certificate from an ABA approved paralegal or legal studies program is preferred, & JDs welcome

Base compensation range: $75,000$85,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options & benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience. 

Why youll love working at Newsela:

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums & to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, & more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, & soul. 
• Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
• Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you & your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, & more! 
• Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
• Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning & development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, & educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role & career aspirations at Newsela.
• Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education & improves the lives of students & teachers.

About Newsela:

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources & makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers & 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, & attached to activities & reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction & students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform & multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

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