Commercial Contracts Specialist

Aston Carter•Santa Clara, CA

11d•$45 - $53•Remote

About The Position

The Commercial Contracts Specialist provides hands-on commercial contracts support as the organization implements a new pricing strategy and tier structure, including new and updated customer agreements. The role drafts, reviews, redlines, negotiates, and quality-checks contracts while maintaining accurate contract records and workflows in DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM. The position partners with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Commercial Operations stakeholders, using legal drafting experience and analytical judgment to move agreements efficiently through the contract lifecycle. This is a fully remote, 40-hour-per-week contract position based out of Santa Clara, California. The pay range is $45.00–$53.00 per hour. Individual compensation depends on factors including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and internal equity. Benefits may be available depending on eligibility, job classification, and length of employment.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating contracts.
At least 2 years of paralegal or comparable hands-on legal support experience.
Experience supporting commercial contracts and contract lifecycle processes.
Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle management systems.
Ability to review template-generated contracts and perform detailed quality control.
Strong analytical mindset, sound judgment, and ability to identify inconsistencies, risks, and required follow-up.
Excellent written communication, organization, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM is strongly preferred.
Experience supporting pricing changes, tiered pricing structures, or high-volume commercial contracting initiatives.
Experience in a regulated, healthcare, life sciences, medical device, or similarly complex business environment.
Comfort working with standardized templates while recognizing when terms require legal or financial review.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, revise, redline, and negotiate commercial contracts and related documents using approved templates and established business terms.
Support implementation of the new pricing strategy and tier structure by preparing and updating contracts to reflect approved pricing and commercial requirements.
Review template-generated agreements for accuracy, completeness, consistency, correct legal entity, and alignment with approved terms before routing or execution.
Perform quality control on contract language, redlines, metadata, approvals, signatures, and supporting documentation.
Manage contract intake, workflow, routing, status tracking, execution, and repository records in DocuSign CLM and Salesforce CLM.
Identify non-standard language, business risks, missing information, and terms requiring escalation to Legal, Finance, or the appropriate business owner.
Partner with Finance, Legal, Sales, and Commercial Operations to resolve contract questions and move agreements through the lifecycle efficiently.
Maintain organized contract records and support reporting, audits, renewals, amendments, and other contract lifecycle activities.
Analyze contract issues and recurring redline themes and recommend practical improvements to templates, workflows, controls, and documentation.
Balance multiple agreements and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and clear stakeholder communication.