Contracts Manager, Procurement Legal
About The Position
The Contracts Manager will support Netflix’s Procurement Legal team by managing vendor deals across the company and around the world. The team provides contract negotiation support and deal guidance to Netflix’s corporate, studio, games, and product organizations. The role partners with attorneys, contract managers, and cross-functional teams to structure, draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, including data processing agreements and security requirements. The manager will help improve processes and workflows, support contract systems, and contribute to team policies and projects. The position is based in Los Gatos, California, and reports to a Senior Contracts Manager, Procurement Legal. The role requires independent, proactive work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining professionalism and integrity. Compensation is an annual salary, with a stated range of $200,000 to $330,000; employees choose annually how much compensation they receive as salary versus stock options. Netflix offers comprehensive benefits and paid leave programs.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience as a transactional paralegal, contracts negotiator, or contracts manager, working in-house at a company or at a law firm.
- Substantial experience reviewing, structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
- Strong proficiency with vendor agreements, particularly cloud service/SaaS agreements, software, AI tools, and other technology licenses.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities efficiently.
- Excellent judgment and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to apply lessons learned across vendor negotiations, template drafting, and internal guidance.
- Ability to flex across business groups, contract types, and operational tasks as team priorities shift.
- Responsive and comfortable requesting and accepting feedback, with strong communication skills.
- A proactive approach to openly sharing information.
- Strong organizational and project management skills and the ability to drive progress on multiple projects simultaneously.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with attorneys and contract managers to manage vendor agreements worldwide.
- Independently structure, draft, and negotiate vendor agreements, including data processing agreements and security requirements, in alignment with Netflix standards, industry norms, and deal context.
- Establish and maintain strong internal relationships with cross-functional partners.
- Clearly and succinctly communicate solutions to internal business clients.
- Resolve issues efficiently without causing delays, adapting to Netflix’s fast-paced environment.
- Contribute to team policies, practices, and workflows.
- Optimize and support contract and workflow systems.
- Create and maintain information on the internal legal portal.
- Support ad hoc matters and special projects outside core responsibilities as priorities require.
Benefits
- Health plans
- Mental health support
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Stock option program
- Disability programs
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and serious injury benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
