Contracts Manager

Whatnot•San Francisco, CA

54d•$144,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Whatnot's legal team supports every part of a hypergrowth marketplace, moving fast without a playbook to copy. We're hiring a Contracts Manager to own our contract process end-to-end across all types of commercial agreements. You'll bring structure and speed to how Whatnot contracts, working closely with the teams whose deals you're supporting. We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our San Francisco, New York, or Los Angeles hubs.

Requirements

5+ years of contract management, procurement, or commercial legal experience, ideally at a fast-paced tech or marketplace company
Hands-on experience with vendor, procurement, and commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, and order forms
Comfortable negotiating with real latitude. You know the difference between a routine deviation and one that needs counsel, and you don't wait to be told which is which
Proficient with Ironclad (or equivalent CLM), including setting up and managing templates and workflows
Strong organizational skills, especially at high contract volume. You keep a clean repository and catch renewals and expirations before anyone has to ask
Clear communicator across legal and non-legal audiences. You can explain contract status to someone who isn't a lawyer without losing anyone
Demonstrated AI tool fluency. You've used AI to build a real workflow, not just to draft or summarize occasionally
Comfortable owning ambiguity. You build process where it's missing instead of waiting for one to exist

Responsibilities

Own the contract lifecycle, from drafting through execution and archive
Negotiate standard and non-standard terms directly
Own commercial contract amendments
Build and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and Ironclad workflows
Partner with relevant cross-functional teams on terms and process
Own the contract repository and reporting.

Benefits

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance for wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.