Contracts Manager

🕒 September 11

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $79.6k - $99.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Alkami Technology

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2009

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🏦 Banking

💰 $300M Post-IPO Debt - Alkami Technology on 2025-03

Consulting • Marketing • Banking

Alkami Technology is a digital banking software company that provides a cloud-based Digital Sales & Service Platform for banks and credit unions. Its platform combines onboarding and account opening (via MANTL), digital banking, and data & marketing solutions to enable anticipatory, data-driven customer experiences, faster account origination, fraud protection, payment reporting, and personalized marketing. Alkami serves financial institutions (retail and business customers) and offers integrations, developer tools, and implementation support to drive deposit growth, reduce churn, and improve operational efficiency.

📋 Description

• Lead negotiation of complex customer, vendor, procurement, SaaS, and strategic commercial agreements • Manage the complete lifecycle of complex commercial agreements, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, amending, and interpreting contractual obligations • Serve as the primary contracts advisor for assigned business units • Negotiate non-standard contractual terms using advanced judgment within established playbooks • Partner with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Information Security, Privacy, Product, Compliance, Risk, and Legal teams • Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual and commercial risks • Lead resolution of complex contractual disputes and negotiation challenges • Mentor Associate Contracts Managers and Contracts Managers • Coordinate with Legal on high-risk negotiations and prepare contract summaries • Support monthly SOX reporting, M&A activities, and other special projects • Maintain accurate contract records, metadata, obligations, reporting, and audit trails • Represent Contracts Management in cross-functional initiatives and improve contracting operations

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing commercial contracts, contract negotiations, legal operations, procurement, or contract management functions • Demonstrated responsibility for independently negotiating complex commercial agreements • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience • Extensive experience negotiating complex commercial agreements within established contracting authority • Advanced knowledge of commercial contracting principles, negotiation strategy, and contract lifecycle management • Strong understanding of contractual risk assessment and appropriate legal escalation practices • Excellent written communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills • Experience developing contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and operational contracting procedures • Ability to independently manage high-value negotiations across multiple business functions • Experience using contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms and contract reporting tools • Strong analytical, organizational, and process improvement capabilities • In-house contracts or legal operations experience supporting a fintech, banking, financial services, or SaaS organization (desired) • Experience leading contract lifecycle management process improvements or CLM implementations (desired) • Experience mentoring contracts professionals or coordinating cross-functional contracting initiatives (desired) • Knowledge of procurement, vendor management, privacy, or information security contracting (desired) • Paralegal certificate, contract management certification, or equivalent professional credential (desired) • Must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment • Alkami cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first environment • Unlimited paid time off • 401(k) with employer match • Equal opportunity employer