The opportunity
Anthropic is seeking a Contracts Manager to join our team in London. Embedded within our in-region commercial and legal operations, you'll work closely with local in-region counsel and lead counsel to support commercial and technology transactions across the region.
What you'll do
Draft, analyze, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with: our enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements
Propose and develop scalable solutions to improve contracting efficiency
Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract: management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency
Collaborate with the Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and: Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives and deliver strategic, business-minded, and solutions-focused counsel
Partner closely with in-region counsel and lead counsel on day-to-day triage: of regional legal matters, ensuring workload is prioritized effectively and seamlessly coordinated between regional and global teams
Drive the regional rollout of process improvements, policy updates, and: programs initiated from global headquarters, including planning and facilitating local enablement sessions to keep commercial and cross-functional stakeholders informed and ready to execute
What they're looking for
- + years of related contract management experience, with at least 5 years: supporting technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships
- Experience operating in a fast-paced technology startup where priorities: shift rapidly and schedules "move to the left"
- Prior experience as part of a global or distributed legal team, including: partnering with colleagues across regions and navigating the nuances of aligning local needs with centralized priorities
- A track record of operating with a high degree of autonomy while keeping: global stakeholders appropriately informed — comfortable setting your own cadence and exercising sound judgment about when to escalate versus when to decide
- Strong habits around async communication, proactive status updates, and: operating effectively with a remote manager across time zones
- An understanding of what's important in the context of a contract and the: organization's mission, including when to be flexible and when to draw a hard line
- A knack for identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies
- A preference for straightforward, concise explanations over legalese and overwrought drafting
