Anthropic is seeking a Contracts Manager for its London office to oversee commercial and technology contract management across EMEA, working closely with local counsel, product, sales, finance, and procurement teams to draft, negotiate, and streamline contracts for enterprise customers, vendors, and partners.
Contracts Manager, EMEA at Anthropic
Hybrid - London, UK
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GBP 140,000 - 180,000
Requirements
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 organizations, and/or partnerships
- 8+ 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
- Strong habits around async communication, proactive status updates, and operating effectively with a remote manager across time zones
- Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- 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
- Pitch in across other areas of the legal function — as a small team supporting big things, each of us practices across multiple areas, and we'd love to hear where else your experience or interests could contribute
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