Manager, Legal (Procurement)

Nscale•Seattle, WA

About The Position

This role sits under the Director, Legal (Procurement and Strategic Sourcing). We are looking for a Procurement Counsel to support the high volume of vendor and supplier agreements that keep Nscale building. You will be the day-to-day legal partner to our Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering and business teams, negotiating agreements for hardware, software, networking components, services and operational spend. You will handle a broad portfolio of matters independently, escalate thoughtfully, and help build the templates and processes that allow us to contract quickly and safely at scale.

Requirements

JD from an accredited US law school and active membership in good standing of at least one US state bar.
5–8 years of legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house, with a strong focus on commercial and procurement contracts.
Hands-on experience negotiating agreements for software, hardware, networking components and technology services.
Solid understanding of technology contracting issues, including licensing, SaaS, data protection, warranties, indemnities and limitations of liability.
Ability to manage a high volume of matters independently with sound judgment about when to escalate.
Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills, with a collaborative, service-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience at a cloud provider, data center operator, telecom, semiconductor or high-growth technology company.
Familiarity with hardware supply chain concepts (allocation, lead times, RMA, spares) and trade compliance.
Experience with CLM tools and building scalable contracting processes.

Responsibilities

Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of procurement agreements, including hardware purchase and supply agreements, software licenses and SaaS subscriptions, support and maintenance agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, and NDAs.
Support the Director, Legal (Procurement and Strategic Sourcing) on strategic, high-value supply agreements for compute, networking and storage, owning defined workstreams and ancillary documents.
Negotiate key terms such as pricing and payment, delivery and acceptance, warranties, service levels, data protection and security, IP, indemnities and limitations of liability.
Review supplier terms for data protection, information security, export control and sanctions, and anti-corruption requirements, working with Privacy, Security and Compliance colleagues.
Serve as a responsive, practical legal advisor to Procurement, Nscale Cloud, AI Infrastructure, and Finance stakeholders, helping them understand risk and move deals forward.
Triage incoming requests, prioritize against business timelines and escalate material issues appropriately.
Help resolve day-to-day supplier issues such as delivery delays, warranty claims and contract interpretation questions.
Develop and maintain procurement templates, clause libraries, playbooks and FAQs that enable self-service for lower-risk contracts.
Supervise and support the Procurement Paralegal, and partner with Legal Operations on contract lifecycle management and reporting.
Provide training to business teams on contracting processes and key risk areas.