Senior Contracts Manager

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Multiplier:

Multipliers mission is to accelerate impact for initiatives focused on protecting and fostering a healthy sustainable resilient and equitable world. Growing threats to our planet and its people require holistic solutions both locally and globally. The projects in our portfolio span a broad array of cross-sector strategies in land and ocean conservation public health education and leadership economic development clean energy climate resilience sustainable food systems energy efficiency social and environmental equity and more.

With $150 million in revenue in 2025 Multiplier is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to join its Legal Affairs department and support operational excellence across more than 40 projects. This role plays a critical part in managing the full contract lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of agreements including professional services funding collaborations and other miscellaneous agreements such as participation/membership agreements NDAs asset transfers and licensing agreements stipends and others.

Position Summary:

The Senior Contracts Manager will draft review negotiate and approve a wide range of agreements applying a flexible collaborative approach to ensure compliance with organizational policies and applicable regulations while advancing Multipliers evolving equitable contracting practices. The role emphasizes partnership with project teams and internal stakeholders to structure agreements that are fit for purpose responsive to partner needs and supportive of project impact while appropriately managing risk.

Reporting to the Director of Contracts the Senior Contracts Manager will oversee day-to-day contract operations in close coordination with other Contracts team members and will collaborate across the organization to streamline contract management processes and support timely execution of agreements. The role will also support the Director of Contracts in higher-level initiatives including policy and template modernization clause library and negotiation guidance development and implementation of a new agreements system ensuring these tools and processes enable flexibility consistency and fairness at scale.

Key Accelerator Roles:

Strategic Contracts Advisor: Acts as trusted thought partner to project teams by translating contractual complexity into clear risk-informed guidance.
Equitable Contracting Champion: Advances fair transparent and inclusive contracting practices by identifying and addressing structural barriers within contracting processes and templates. Works to ensure agreements are accessible proportionate to risk and responsive to the needs of diverse partners and projects.
Cross-Functional Collaborator and Capacity Builder: Builds strong partnerships across Multiplier and project teams enhancing contract literacy across the organization and fostering a collaborative solutions-oriented contracting culture.

Primary Responsibilities

Contract Review & Negotiation

Guide day-to-day contract review processes serving as the primary reviewer for non-standard or medium- to high-risk services agreements and providing second-level review of standard services agreements.
Draft and review miscellaneous agreements (e.g. NDAs/licenses MoUs/Collaboration Agreements participation/membership agreements sponsorships fee for service agreements stipends honoraria).
Serve as approver for certain contracts within a delegation framework that is pre-approved by Multipliers Executive Director.
Provide tactical relationship-centered support during agreement negotiations with project teams and external parties to reach reasonable and equitable outcomes that advance project objectives while managing organizational risk and ensuring compliance with organizational policies templates and standards.
Advise project teams on agreement structure interpretation and compliance requirements balancing programmatic goals with effective risk management and protection of organizational interests.
Liaise with project teams to clarify scopes of work resolve inconsistencies and ensure contract requests meet organizational standards.

Risk Management & Compliance

Ensure due diligence is completed for agreements as applicable including independent contractor assessments in line with applicable laws and regulations (including California AB-5).
Provide support around the due diligence process for Multipliers contractual partners including collecting and reviewing documentation and identifying potential legal financial or compliance risks prior to contracting.
Proactively identify and assess risks throughout the contracting lifecycle propose practical mitigation strategies and escalate more complex issues and questions to the Director of Contracts and/or Head of Legal Affairs based on value complexity and risk category.

Innovation & Systems Upgrade

Manage a library of templates for all contracts and agreements used by Multiplier and project teams.
Work with the Director of Contracts and Head of Legal Affairs on the drafting of customized templates and alternative language as needed.
Support the Director of Contracts in the creation of a clause library negotiation guidelines and resources on contracting best practices.
Continuously identify and help develop innovative methods to support project teams including user-friendly tools trainings workshops etc.
Contribute to strengthening data tracking and performance metrics.
Actively participate in the selection and rollout of new technologies (e.g. new agreements system) and propose solutions to improve and optimize existing tools for maximum efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Team Collaboration

Act as a trusted resource solutions-oriented to project and Core teams by answering contract-related questions and offering practical guidance that supports collaboration and offers options to meet team objectives while maintaining organizational standards and compliance requirements.
Maintain awareness of funding sources and collaborate closely with Multipliers Core team to ensure funder requirements and budget considerations are taken into account in the agreement review process.
Ensure back-up coverage for contract review and other relevant team tasks during high-volume periods vacations or other absences.
Other responsibilities that are reasonable and consistent with this position.

The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate

You are a seasoned contracts professional with strong legal acumen and a demonstrated ability to manage and advise on complex agreements across a growing organization. You have substantial practical experience in contract drafting negotiation risk assessment and contract lifecycle management.

You bring a strategic solutions-oriented mindset to contracts pairing technical expertise with sound judgment to guide negotiations interpret contractual risk and ensure compliance with organizational policies templates and applicable regulations. You are comfortable serving as a second-level reviewer and escalation point for higher-risk or non-standard agreements and you approach contract issues with both rigor and pragmatism.

Flexibility and collaboration are core strengths in your work. You partner closely with project teams leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to co-create contract solutions that are fit for purpose responsive to diverse partner needs and aligned with project objectives while appropriately managing organizational risk. You are a trusted advisor known for your consultative style clear communication and ability to translate contractual complexity into actionable guidance.

You are motivated by the opportunity to improve contracting practices to be more equitable transparent and accessible. You bring a thoughtful approach to process design contributing to policy development template and clause library enhancements negotiation guidance and systems implementation in ways that balance consistency with flexibility and fairness at scale.

You thrive in dynamic complex environments where priorities evolve and multiple stakeholders are involved. You manage competing demands with organization discretion and independence while also valuing close collaboration within a small high-impact team. You are energized by strengthening operational systems mentoring others and supporting continuous improvement across the contracts function.

Driven by a commitment to the organizations mission you are motivated by building contracting systems that enable projects and partners to succeed. You demonstrate care for people and the planet through ethical inclusive contracting practices and a dedication to advancing organizational impact at scale.

Specific Experience Requested:

We recognize that each applicant for this role will bring unique skills knowledge experiences and background to the Senior Contracts Manager position. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives in our applicant pool and will be looking for candidates who possess many but not necessarily all of the following qualifications and experience:

Progressive experience in contract management or legal operations including drafting reviewing and negotiating a high volume of agreements across varying levels of risk and complexity.
Leadership or senior-level experience as a reviewer approver or escalation point and contributing to contract policies procedures templates and negotiation guidance.
A legal background (e.g. law degree or legal training) preferred but not required.
Strong advisory skills with experience in supporting internal stakeholders such as project teams and senior staff through practical risk-informed guidance and collaborative solutions-oriented negotiations.
Sound judgment and flexibility in contracting including adapting templates or processes to support diverse partners project needs and equity goals while managing risk appropriately.
Experience in a mission-driven setting (e.g. nonprofit public sector or international organization) ideally with complex or multi-stakeholder programs. Proven cross-functional partnership skills working effectively with leadership and other teams to align contracts with organizational goals and operations. Experience with contract systems or CLM tools including implementation optimization or stakeholder adoption.
Strong attention to detail and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a clear customer-service and relationship-building mindset.

Workplace Compensation & Application

Workplace & Travel: All employees work from home offices with occasional travel (1-2 times per year) for all-team in-person meetings.

Compensation: Multiplier provides a comprehensive compensation package including competitive salary ($116000 annual salary) excellent medical and dental benefits retirement savings and generous vacation and sick leave policy.

How to Apply: To apply please visit our Applicant Portal. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Priority will be given to applications received on or before Sunday February 8 2026. Please include a cover letter in your application materials describing your relevant experience and qualifications. We respectfully request no follow-up calls or emails.

Multiplier is committed to creating an inclusive equitable and accessible application process for all candidates. We recognize that the traditional hiring process can create barriers. If we can support your participation in the job application or interview process by providing specific assistance or accommodation please reach out to Requests for accommodations are confidential and will not impact your candidacy.

Applicants should be aware that this position is subject to background checks. By applying for this role you acknowledge that these checks will be part of the final hiring process.

Required Experience:

Manager

About Multiplier: Multipliers mission is to accelerate impact for initiatives focused on protecting and fostering a healthy sustainable resilient and equitable world. Growing threats to our planet and its people require holistic solutions both locally and globally. The projects in our portfolio span...