Contracts Manager
Neuralink· Legal
South San Francisco, CA$65k - $109kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Contracts Manager to join Neuralink's Legal team in South San Francisco, partnering with Procurement/Supply Chain, Operations, Construction, and Engineering to support procurement and operations initiatives. Hands-on role focused on day-to-day contracting, process optimization, and enabling scalable contracting processes on-site.
Responsibilities
- Review, negotiate, draft, and manage a high volume of commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements, statements of work, order forms, amendments, and renewals
- Serve as the primary triage point for incoming legal support requests, resolving standard requests independently and escalating complex or high-risk issues to the attorneys on the team
- Own the contract workflow end-to-end, including intake, e-signature, execution, filing, and post-signature obligation tracking
- Manage and build upon Legal's technology platform, including contract lifecycle management, e-signature, and document storage systems
- Develop and implement process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled tooling to increase contract efficiency and reduce cycle times
- Create and manage contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and self-service workflows that let the business move quickly on standard agreements
- Manage contract repositories and databases
- Develop strong relationships with internal business clients and stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (J.D. preferred), or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of contract management experience, preferably in a hardware, technology, medical device, or manufacturing environment
- Proficiency with contract management systems
- High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Proficiency with common commercial contract terms and legal principles
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a high volume of contracts from intake through execution, with strong judgment about when to escalate
- Experience working cross-functionally with legal and business teams
- Effective negotiation, drafting, and communication skills
- Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise professional judgment when handling sensitive information
Skills
Required:Contract managementVendor/agreement draftingCross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- An opportunity to change the world and work with talented experts
- Growth potential; rapid advancement for high-impact contributors
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
- Paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Meals provided
- Equity (RSUs) for full-time employees
- 401(k) plan (Interns initially excluded until 1,000 hours)
- Parental leave (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
- Flexible time off (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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