Lead Contract Manager (Technology)

Location: Onsite in Milpitas or Irvine, California

Salary: $126,300–$214,700 per year

Company

A global technology and advanced memory manufacturer delivering Flash and semiconductor solutions for data-driven products and infrastructure.

What you will do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including service, SaaS, software licensing, professional services, supply, equipment purchase, and confidentiality agreements.
• Provide practical contract guidance, risk assessments, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation strategies to business stakeholders.
• Partner with Procurement, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, and commercial contracts attorneys.
• Support sourcing, operational, and manufacturing arrangements for engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, guidance materials, and contracting processes.
• Support strategic initiatives and special projects while facilitating business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a JD or other relevant advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements in-house or in a similar business environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting, negotiation, risk allocation, and contract administration.
• Ability to manage routine and increasingly complex transactions independently from initiation through execution.
• Strong business judgment, negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality, timely results.

Nice to have

• Experience in technology, manufacturing, semiconductor, or supply chain organizations.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management solutions and contracting workflow tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity, diversity, belonging, and respect.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts, employee assistance, and voluntary benefit programs.
• Tuition reimbursement, transit benefits, employee stock purchase plan, and 401(k) savings plan.
• Eligibility for short-term incentives and, depending on the role and performance, long-term incentives or restricted stock units.