About Rippling Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
About the role
Rippling is moving fast, and our commercial legal team is the engine driving our growth. We’re looking for a sharp, hyper-motivated, and relentlessly curious Senior Contracts Manager to step in as a true strategic partner to our Sales, RevOps, BD, and Procurement teams.In this role, you won't just process paper, you will actively unlock revenue, navigate high-stakes deals, and build the scalable systems that keep Rippling ahead of the curve. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Drive the Deal Pipeline: Act as the ultimate cross-functional partner for Sales, Procurement, and BD, answering the call, untangling roadblocks, and clearly articulating our legal and commercial positions
- Build for Scale: Redesign contract operations to eliminate friction. You will architect scalable systems for handling everything from Terms of Service and NDAs to complex partnership structures
- Optimize Playbooks & Tools: Own and evolve our legal playbooks, establish cross-functional best practices, and design self-serve tools and training that empower teams to move faster
- Analyze & Elevate: Leverage data to track deal velocity, shorten contract lifecycles, and identify negotiation trends that help us optimize future playbooks
More about this role
Rippling is moving fast, and our commercial legal team is the engine driving our growth. We’re looking for a sharp, hyper-motivated, and relentlessly curious Senior Contracts Manager to step in as a true strategic partner to our Sales, RevOps, BD, and Procurement teams.In this role, you won't just process paper, you will actively unlock revenue, navigate high-stakes deals, and build the scalable systems that keep Rippling ahead of the curve. Reporting directly to the Assistant General Counsel, Commercial, you’ll have a front-row seat (and a hands-on steering wheel) in building a world-class commercial legal function at scale.
If you thrive in high-velocity environments, possess ironclad judgment, love optimizing complex workflows, and bring both a proactive hustle and a great sense of humor to work, you’ll love it here.
- Drive the Deal Pipeline: Act as the ultimate cross-functional partner for Sales, Procurement, and BD, answering the call, untangling roadblocks, and clearly articulating our legal and commercial positions.
- Negotiate & Protect: Draft, review, and negotiate high-impact commercial agreements. You’ll sit across the table from customer counsel, finding win-win...
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