Role overview

Scale is a leading platform providing high-quality data and technology for artificial intelligence development, working with major organizations including U.S. government agencies. The Contracts Manager will join the legal team to support both commercial and public sector business growth by managing the complete lifecycle of government and commercial agreements.

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’s registration, reporting, and disclosures in government systems such as SAM.gov, PIEE, and CPARS.
Negotiate NDAs, task orders, contract modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other legal documents with guidance on self-serve contracting processes.
Partner with cross-functional teams to track ongoing contractual obligations after signature, including documentation of milestones, deliverables, invoicing, and payment collection.
Support legal review of customer questionnaires, security questionnaires, and other customer-driven requests.
Build and maintain internal processes, resources, and tools to help scale the legal function across the organization.

Requirements

Active security clearance or willingness and ability to obtain one.
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal, or in a similar role.
Demonstrated knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and other agency supplements.
Experience with government contract and subcontract processes including flow downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, closeout, and records retention.
Proficiency with contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad.
Experience with a wide range of legal documents including NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, and vendor agreements.
Knowledge of Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans, combined with a collaborative and solution-oriented approach to working across teams.

What makes this role worth considering

This position offers the opportunity to directly impact the scaling of AI development by working with government and commercial partners on critical contracts. You will collaborate with experienced legal and business teams while helping build processes and systems that shape how the organization manages its most important agreements.