Commercial Contract Specialist

Enable•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Commercial Contracts Specialist serves as Enable’s primary commercial resource for its sales team and the front line for legal intake and triage. The role drafts, reviews, redlines, and negotiates customer and vendor agreements to keep deals moving while managing commercial and contractual risk. It also owns intake and triage of legal matters across the business, determining which matters can be handled internally and which require outside support, and manages the external counsel and advisor panel. The position combines hands-on commercial contracting with legal operations. It includes supporting sales on contractual terms and negotiation recommendations; managing the company’s NDA wording; overseeing vendor contract renewals and value; and engaging outside firms, attorneys, IP counsel, and insurance brokers. The role is expected to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and communicate contractual concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial agreements.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience gained through a contracts, procurement, or legal-support career path; formal legal qualification is not required.
Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of customer-side agreements, including NDAs, order forms, master services or subscription agreements, and associated schedules.
Experience negotiating vendor, supplier, or procurement agreements and managing renewals across a contract portfolio.
Experience acting as the primary commercial contact for a sales organization in a fast-moving, target-driven environment.
Experience instructing and working with outside counsel or external advisors on matters outside internal capability.
Strong understanding of commercial terms and conditions and commercial contracts.
Strong negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to act as a trusted commercial partner to a sales organization.
Ability to influence others and build effective relationships with business stakeholders and external parties.
Sound judgment in triaging legal and contractual risk, including knowing when to involve outside counsel.
Comfort managing relationships with outside law firms, individual attorneys, and other external advisors.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a high volume of contracts and matters concurrently.
Ability to explain contractual and legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Reliability, accuracy, independence, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

In-house legal, deal desk, or procurement experience with depth in commercial contracting and exposure to a recognized contracting methodology or playbook.
Experience in B2B SaaS or another high-growth technology business with a subscription revenue model.
Familiarity with contract lifecycle management and e-signature tools such as Ironclad, Ivalua, DocuSign, or Conga, and with reporting on contract cycle-time metrics.
Working knowledge of data protection and information security terms, including GDPR, UK GDPR, and US state privacy laws.
Experience negotiating with counterparties across US and UK/EMEA jurisdictions.
Experience building contract playbooks, templates, and self-service processes that reduce legal bottlenecks.
Exposure to legal operations such as outside counsel panel management, spend tracking, or insurance renewals.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, redline, and negotiate customer agreements and, as needed, vendor agreements in collaboration with relevant business leaders.
Own the company’s non-disclosure agreement letters and wording.
Serve as the primary commercial resource for the sales team by reviewing contractual terms and conditions and advising on comparable terms and recommendations for negotiations.
Manage commercial and contractual risk across the customer and vendor contract portfolio.
Monitor and proactively manage existing vendor agreements and orderly renewals, with a focus on maximizing value for Enable.
Identify opportunities to improve vendor portfolio performance and business results.
Own intake and triage of legal matters, determining what can be handled internally and what requires outside support.
Select and engage outside firms and individual attorneys for matters requiring external support.
Manage the panel of external counsel, IP counsel, and insurance brokers.