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Sr. Contract Attorney

Colibri Group· Shared Services – Legal, Regulatory, & Compliance
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RemoteFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Commercial Contracts Attorney to join Colibri Group's Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team. Lead role in review, drafting and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, develop templates and negotiation playbooks, improve contracting processes, and supervise the contracts team.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements on both the customer and vendor sides (master services agreements, statements of work, order forms, subscription and technology agreements, software and SaaS agreements, professional and consulting services agreements, licensing agreements, content agreements, marketing agreements, distribution and referral agreements, data processing agreements, confidentiality agreements and other commercial arrangements).
  • Independently manage routine and moderately complex commercial negotiations from intake through execution, identifying material legal and business risks and developing practical solutions.
  • Exercise sound judgment on issue resolution within parameters or escalation to General Counsel or subject-matter expert.
  • Translate business objectives and operational requirements into contractual terms and explain risks and alternatives to stakeholders.
  • Partner with business teams to understand commercial context and distinguish material risks from non-critical issues.
  • Design and implement a more consistent and scalable contracting function (intake, review, approval, signature, storage, renewal, post-execution).
  • Develop and maintain contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation guidance, playbooks and escalation standards.
  • Adopt and optimize Colibri’s AI-enabled contract lifecycle management technology; identify opportunities to automate routine work and improve visibility.
  • Evaluate contracting practices and propose workflow, documentation, reporting and work allocation improvements.
  • Develop metrics and reporting on contract volume, cycle times, status, recurring issues and renewal obligations.
  • Maintain reliable contract records and promote consistent use of contract repository.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
  • Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • Approximately 5–8 years of relevant legal experience with drafting and negotiating commercial agreements (in-house and/or law firm).
  • Experience negotiating agreements from customer and vendor perspectives or broad commercial contracting experience for both sides.
  • Substantive experience negotiating data processing agreements and privacy/data-protection provisions in contracts.
  • Working knowledge of GDPR and U.S. state privacy requirements.
  • Experience using a contract lifecycle management system or similar technology.
  • Experience using AI-enabled contract review, drafting, analysis or contract-management tools.
  • Experience supervising or mentoring contract professionals.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage a meaningful volume of contracts with competing deadlines.

Skills

Required:Commercial contract drafting and negotiationContract lifecycle managementData processing agreements and privacy provisions
Nice to have:AI-enabled contract tools

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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