Contracts Manager (AI)

Location: Fully on-site in South San Francisco, California, United States

Base salary: $65,000–$109,000 USD per year, plus equity compensation in the form of RSUs for full-time employees.

Company

hirify.global develops devices that create a bidirectional interface with the brain, with applications including restoring movement to paralyzed people, restoring sight, and changing how people interact with digital systems.

What you will do

• Review, negotiate, draft, and manage commercial agreements, including NDAs, vendor agreements, statements of work, order forms, amendments, and renewals.
• Serve as the primary triage point for legal support requests, handling standard matters independently and escalating complex or high-risk issues to attorneys.
• Own the contract workflow from intake and e-signature through execution, filing, and post-signature obligation tracking.
• Manage contract lifecycle management, e-signature, document storage, repositories, and related databases.
• Develop templates, playbooks, fallback positions, self-service workflows, process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled tooling to reduce contract cycle times.
• Build strong working relationships with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Construction, Engineering, and other business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, J.D., or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 4 years of contract management experience, preferably in hardware, technology, medical devices, or manufacturing.
• Proficiency with contract management systems and common commercial contract terms and legal principles.
• Ability to independently manage a high volume of contracts from intake through execution and determine when escalation is needed.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, communication, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with legal and business teams while handling sensitive information confidentially.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ironclad, Lexion, or similar contract lifecycle management systems, including implementation or administration.
• Experience in an in-house legal department, especially at a high-growth or regulated company.
• Experience supporting procurement, supply chain, construction, or hardware manufacturing contracts.
• Experience using generative AI, legal technology, and automation tools.
• Experience organizing legal files, contracts, corporate records, databases, electronic signatures, and cloud storage.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative legal team embedded closely with the business and focused on efficient, practical operations.
• Growth opportunities and rapid advancement for employees with significant impact.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan.
• Paid holidays, flexible time off, commuter benefits, meals, parental leave, and a 401(k) plan.
• Equity compensation through RSUs for full-time employees.