Lead Contract Manager

Sandisk • Milpitas or Irvine, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role serves as a key member of Sandisk’s Product & Commercial Legal Services team, negotiating and managing commercial contracts for Sandisk’s Procurement and Logistics organization, and partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, IT, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders to help drive commercial outcomes while managing risk. The ideal candidate for this role will provide practical, high-quality, solutions-oriented support to our global stakeholders, with a primary focus on drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial transactions, while identifying contractual risks and supporting business objectives in a fast-paced technology environment. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted business partner to stakeholders and help facilitate commercial outcomes through effective contract negotiation, practical risk identification, and sound business judgment. This full-time position will report to the Director, Senior Counsel, Global Commercial Contracts, and is based at Sandisk’s office in Milpitas, California or Irvine, California.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements in an in-house legal department or similar business environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, contract negotiation, risk allocation, and contract administration.
• Ability to independently manage routine and increasingly complex transactions from initiation through execution while exercising sound business judgment.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of work and demonstrates the ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively identify business objectives and communicate risks, considerations, and proposed strategies with internal business clients.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Track record of providing high-quality, timely results on a wide variety of contract matters.

Nice To Haves

• JD or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Experience working in or advising technology, manufacturing, semiconductor, or supply chain organizations is preferred.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions and contracting workflow tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial contracts, including, but not limited to, general service agreements, SaaS and software license agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, amendments, non-disclosure agreements, supply agreements, equipment purchase agreements, and other business/legal documents.
• Provide practical contract guidance and risk assessments to business stakeholders while balancing contractual risk with business objectives and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Support stakeholders with contract interpretation, contractual rights and obligations, dispute avoidance, and risk mitigation strategies, escalating legal issues to commercial contracts attorneys as appropriate.
• Work closely with commercial contracts attorneys, Procurement, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, and other business functions to support commercial transactions, resolve contractual issues, and facilitate business objectives.
• Support sourcing, operational, and manufacturing-related arrangements, as needed, in support of Sandisk's engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, guidance materials, and contracting processes that improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support strategic company initiatives and special projects, as needed.

Benefits

• paid vacation time
• paid sick leave
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• life, accident and disability insurance
• tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• employee assistance program
• supplemental life and AD&D
• legal plan
• pet insurance
• critical illness
• accident and hospital indemnity
• tuition reimbursement
• transit
• the Applause Program
• employee stock purchase plan
• Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program (restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior