Contracts Manager

Team Description:

We are a small, dedicated legal team, deeply embedded in the business. You will be a vital part of this collaborative and adaptive team that embraces a growth mindset and is committed to operating with maximum efficiency. We handle a wide range of legal issues, and you will help us run our contracting process end-to-end, strengthen the operational infrastructure that allows Legal to scale with the company, and make a tangible, company-wide impact as we grow.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Neuralink is seeking a skilled Contracts Manager to join our Legal team. This role partners closely with Procurement/Supply Chain, Operations, Construction, and Engineering to support the company's procurement and operations initiatives. As a key liaison between business stakeholders and the legal team, the successful candidate will excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and demonstrate exceptional attention to detail. This is a hands-on role focused on day-to-day contracting and operational efficiency, and you will always have an attorney to whom you can escalate complex legal questions. This is a fully on-site role based in our South San Francisco office.

What you’ll do:

• 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

Required 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Ironclad, Lexion, or similar contract lifecycle management systems, including implementation or administration
• Prior experience at an in-house legal department, particularly at a high-growth or regulated company
• Experience supporting procurement, supply chain, construction, or hardware manufacturing contracting
• Familiarity with leveraging AI/generative technology and legal tech tools to drive process automation and efficiency
• Experience organizing and maintaining legal files, contracts, or corporate records
• Technology-savvy, including proficiency with productivity software, database software, electronic signature, and cloud storage tools

Additional Requirements and Competencies:

• Act with kindness. Communicates clearly and respectfully with stakeholders and builds trust across non-legal teams
• Deliver urgently without compromise. Consistently meets contract turnaround commitments without sacrificing accuracy, and implements workflow improvements rather than absorbing inefficiency
• Demand excellence. Exceptional attention to detail at high volume, and catches errors in terms, party names, exhibits, and signature blocks before they become problems
• Focus on the user. Treats internal business partners as customers and designs contracting processes around reducing friction
• Roll up your sleeves. A commitment to a "no job is too big or too small" approach to work
• Think from first principles. Questions why a process exists and applies good judgment about what to preserve, what to improve, and what to rebuild