Anthropic is seeking a Contracts Manager to join our Commercial Legal team in Sydney, Australia as one of the founding members of our Commercial Legal team in the region. Embedded within our in‑region commercial and legal operations, you will work closely with local in‑region counsel and lead counsel to support commercial and technology transactions across the region. You will review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts that support our cutting‑edge AI systems and help translate global legal strategy into regional execution. As one of our first commercial legal hires in Australia, you will establish scalable contracting processes across ANZ and the wider APAC region, collaborating with Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams.
Contracts Manager, APAC at Anthropic
Hybrid - Sydney, Australia
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Skills
- Substantive knowledge of software and SaaS agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general commercial contract terms
- Ability to independently draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and procurement contracts
- Experience managing the full contract lifecycle for technology transactions, sales organisations, and/or partnerships
- 8+ years of related contract management experience, including at least 5 years supporting technology transactions, sales organisations, or partnerships
- Experience operating in a fast‑paced technology startup
- Prior experience as part of a global or distributed legal team
- Track record of operating with a high degree of autonomy while keeping global stakeholders informed
- Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms such as Ironclad
- Strong habits around async communication and proactive status updates
- Ability to work across multiple legal areas and collaborate with cross‑functional teams
Responsibilities
- Draft, analyse, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with 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
- Work cross‑functionally with Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives
- Partner closely with in‑region counsel and lead counsel on day‑to‑day triage of regional legal matters
- Drive the regional rollout of process improvements, policy updates, and programmes initiated from global headquarters
- Pitch in across other areas of the legal function as needed
Technologies
Ironclad
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