Contract Manager (Clean Energy)

Location: Santa Clara, CA or Remote; remote employees must travel to the Santa Clara headquarters twice per quarter based on business or team needs, and must work onsite there for the first two weeks of onboarding. Applicants must meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws to be eligible.

Salary: $110,000–$150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops fast fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and radioisotope supply-chain solutions to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

What you will do

• Review and negotiate procurement agreements for goods and services, along with SaaS, event, consulting, and related statement-of-work agreements.
• Partner with Procurement on acquisitions supporting complex or large-scale development projects.
• Identify legal and commercial issues, recommend practical solutions, and escalate matters outside approved playbooks or risk parameters.
• Manage assigned matters from intake through approval, execution, and contract data maintenance using Ironclad.
• Coordinate execution and maintain complete, accurate records in the contract repository.
• Provide training and self-service resources, identify recurring negotiation issues, and recommend updates to templates and playbooks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of contract management or commercial contracting experience, including reviewing and negotiating procurement agreements for goods and services.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating procurement agreements supporting complex or large-scale development projects.
• No J.D. is required; relevant experience as a lawyer or non-lawyer is helpful.
• Strong analytical and prioritization skills, including the ability to assess legal risk and business impact.
• Knowledge of commercial contracting principles across Master Services Agreements, Purchase Orders, Statements of Work, Task Orders, and related procurement agreements.
• Project management experience and the ability to coordinate cross-functional matters and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise sound contracting judgment, balance legal risk with business objectives, work independently within defined authority, and recognize when escalation is needed.
• Ability to triage and prioritize work, communicate legal and commercial issues clearly, provide practical options and next steps, and resolve open-ended issues without unnecessary process.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, efficient, creative, self-motivated, and comfortable learning the business, contracting positions, and technical context quickly in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice to have

• Advanced Ironclad experience and knowledge of contract lifecycle management best practices.
• Knowledge of legal technology, including appropriate uses of legal AI for contract review and negotiation.
• Legal technology implementation or integration experience, including DocuSign or NetSuite.
• Experience procuring goods and services for complex construction or hard-tech projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment emphasizing collaboration, humility, ownership, pathfinding, creativity, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Flexible time off, flexible work hours, and wellness credits.
• Equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance with employer contribution, HSA, and FSA.
• Remote work with required headquarters travel twice per quarter and onsite onboarding in Santa Clara.
• Employment may be contingent on successful drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing under company policy and applicable laws.