Legal Program Manager, Contracts and Governance at Anthropic

On-site - San Francisco, CA

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Anthropic is seeking an experienced Legal Program Manager to join its Commercial Legal team, focusing on contracts and governance. The role involves embedding deeply into sell‑side contracting processes, partnering across functions, and building controls, workflows, and governance infrastructure to support revenue‑generating activities as the company matures. This high‑visibility position requires managing and improving contracting processes while building scalable systems, templates, and playbooks.

Requirements

Skills

  • At least 8–10 years of experience in legal program management, legal operations, contracts management, or commercial legal support, preferably in a technology or SaaS environment
  • Deep, practical knowledge of sell-side commercial contracting processes, including SaaS, subscription, and enterprise licensing agreements
  • Strong ability to read, interpret, and analyze commercial contracts, with a thorough understanding of legal requirements, key contractual provisions, risk allocation, and compliance obligations
  • Working familiarity with revenue recognition principles (ASC 606) and how contract terms and deal structures impact revenue treatment
  • Experience building or significantly improving contracting workflows, templates, approval processes, or contract lifecycle management systems
  • Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, and other business teams to align contracting practices with corporate requirements
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, drive accountability, and deliver results in a fast‑paced, scaling environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and financial concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non‑legal stakeholders
  • Sound judgment and the ability to identify and elevate contract risks, governance gaps, and compliance issues proactively
  • Comfort using AI and LLM tools to streamline and scale routine contracting work

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Commercial Legal to continuously improve the end‑to‑end commercial contracting lifecycle for sell‑side agreements (SaaS/API subscriptions, enterprise licenses, partnership and channel agreements, statements of work, and order forms), ensuring alignment with revenue recognition requirements under ASC 606
  • Partner with Finance and Accounting to ensure commercial contract terms and structures support accurate revenue recognition, including proper identification of performance obligations, variable consideration, contract modifications, and multi‑element arrangements
  • Develop and maintain contract management workflows, templates, approval matrices, and playbooks that embed governance and compliance requirements directly into the contracting process
  • Build and operate contract governance controls tied to compliance requirements, including contract review procedures, delegation of authority frameworks, and exception‑tracking mechanisms
  • Maintain disclosure‑support processes for commercial contracts, including tracking of material agreements, contract‑related risks, and commitments that feed SEC reporting and audit requirements
  • Partner with Revenue Operations, Sales, and Engineering to design and enforce contract execution standards — including signature authority, amendment protocols, and proper documentation practices — that support SOX compliance and internal controls over financial reporting
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders (Sales, Partnerships, Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Engineering, and external auditors) to ensure commercial commitments are properly captured, classified, and reported
  • Deploy LLM and AI tooling to scale contracting throughput, surface governance exceptions, and reduce manual handling

Technologies

LLMAI toolingIroncladIcertisDocuSign CLMSalesforce

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