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Legal Innovation and Contracts Manager job at Semgrep. San Francisco, CA.

We are seeking a Legal Innovation & Contracts Manager to lead innovation in legal operations, own the contract intake and management process, and triage agreements. You will serve as the first line of review for incoming contracts (NDAs, MSAs, data privacy, vendor/customer, partner agreements) using playbooks before escalating to legal counsel. Beyond triage, you will architect and optimize systems, build workflow integrations, and experiment with AI-based agents to automate repetitive contract tasks.

This is not a traditional back-office role. Reporting to our Chief Operations Officer, you will be at the front lines of contract operations, helping us define and implement best practices ensuring the business moves quickly and efficiently. At the same time, you’ll have the opportunity to experiment with AI and automation, shaping the future of how legal and business teams collaborate.

You will be a key partner to Sales, Finance, Legal, Product, and Ops, removing friction from deal flow, enabling speed, and safeguarding risk.

• Serve as first-line contract triage, reviewing inbound contracts against approved playbooks and routing escalations.
• Operate and refine the contract intake, tracking, and fulfillment workflow, ensuring visibility and momentum.
• Configure, manage, and scale the CLM platform, including integrations with Salesforce, Slack, and other internal systems.
• Collaborate with the Head of Legal to maintain, enhance, and evolve template libraries, clause libraries, and playbooks.
• Design, prototype, and deploy AI/automation tools or agents (e.g. NDA auto-review, risk flag detection, redline suggestions) to reduce manual work.
• Partner cross-functionally to reduce bottlenecks, improve turnaround, and ensure contract compliance.
• Build dashboards, metrics, and reporting (e.g. volume, cycle times, bottleneck points) to measure performance and surface improvements.
• Continuously scan for process improvements, technology enhancements, and automation opportunities to elevate contract operations.

• 5+ years of experience in contracts triage and negotiation using playbooks (no requirement for full legal judgment on novel risks).
• Proven experience in contracts operations, legal operations, commercial operations, or a related field with a strong emphasis on contracts.
• Hands‑on experience managing and scaling a CLM system, with demonstrated integration experience (e.g. Salesforce, Slack, ERP).
• Exposure to or strong interest in AI/machine learning/automation for workflow or document review.
• Strong process orientation, project management skills, and the ability to drive clarity in ambiguous settings.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management — able to influence across teams.
• Collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach — help the teams get to “yes”.

• Experience building or deploying AI contract review tools (NDA automation, clause extraction, risk scoring).
• Background in high‑growth SaaS, cybersecurity, or other fast‑paced tech environments.
• Technical aptitude to prototype or configure workflow automation (Zapier, Workato, custom scripting).
• Paralegal experience (not required, but helpful).
• Proficient in common tools: word, g‑suite, Slack, Notion.

Salary Range: $145,000 - $180,000

Our compensation package includes equity and benefits in addition to salary.

Please note that the range listed is for someone based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We also invest in our employees’ well‑being and long‑term success with comprehensive health plans, generous vacation time, 401k, learning stipends, and more.

Semgrep is an equal‑opportunity employer seeking a diverse range of backgrounds. We value who you are — including your cultural heritage, your socioeconomic status, your age, your race, your gender, your sexual orientation, your disabilities. We value what’s vitally important to you — your family, your religion, your politics. We value what you love in this world — your music, your weekend pursuits. We believe in welcoming varied professional backgrounds, educations, and interests.

Please Note: For US‑based roles open to remote work, we are currently able to hire employees in the following states only: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.