Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Modern Executive Solutions is a fully integrated talent management consultancy focused on developing diverse leadership teams. The Director of Contracts and Legal Operations will serve as the senior contracts professional, managing commercial contracts, compliance, and risk management while partnering with various departments to support the organization's growth.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including retained search agreements, consulting engagement letters, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and NDAs
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, standards, and approval workflows
- Advise business leaders regarding contractual obligations, risk allocation, and commercial terms
- Support compliance with off-limits, non-solicitation, exclusivity, confidentiality, and related contractual commitments
- Lead contract lifecycle management processes, including intake, approvals, repository administration, reporting, and governance
- Develop training, reporting, and scalable contracting processes that improve organizational efficiency, risk management, and business performance
- Serve as the company’s internal resource for contractual, legal, compliance, and risk-related matters
- Partner with executive leadership on business, operational, and strategic initiatives
- Engage early in client engagements, strategic partnerships, and new business initiatives to identify risks and support sound decision-making
- Support leadership in evaluating and mitigating legal exposure across the organization
- Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized legal matters as appropriate
- Provide guidance regarding legal and contractual implications of new business models, services, technologies, and strategic initiatives
- Support the firm's compliance program, including contractual compliance, and monitor adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and industry requirements
- Maintain corporate governance records and support entity management activities
- Develop and maintain legal, compliance, and operational policies and procedures
- Coordinate compliance training and support regulatory inquiries, audits, and compliance reviews
- Partner with leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, operational, legal, and regulatory risks
- Coordinate disputes, claims, litigation, and other legal matters with outside counsel as appropriate
- Advise leadership regarding conflicts of interest, off-limits obligations, restrictive covenant issues, candidate ownership concerns, and other risks unique to executive search and leadership advisory services
- Protect and support enforcement of Modern's intellectual property and proprietary assets
- Support insurance, claims management, and organizational risk reporting
- Partner with Human Resources regarding employment-related matters, including employee and independent contractor arrangements
- Review employment agreements, policies, separation agreements, and related documentation
- Support compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations in coordination with outside counsel when appropriate
- Assist with employment-related risk assessments, policy development, and workplace compliance initiatives
- Manage relationships with outside counsel and specialized legal service providers
- Oversee legal budgets and external legal spend
- Coordinate specialized support for litigation, employment matters, regulatory inquiries, intellectual property matters, and international legal issues
- Evaluate external resources to ensure effective and cost-efficient support
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years of experience in commercial contracts, compliance, risk management, legal operations, paralegal leadership, or related legal support functions
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements
- Experience supporting compliance, governance, risk management, or related business functions
- Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal, operational, and commercial considerations
- Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
- Experience in-house or supporting professional services, executive search, consulting, leadership advisory, staffing, technology, financial services, or other knowledge-based organizations
- Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets
- Experience supporting organizations that manage sensitive client, candidate, employee, or customer information
- Experience with fee-for-service, retainer-based, or project-based commercial models and related contract structures
- Familiarity with AI governance, emerging technology issues, and data management practices
- Experience building or scaling legal operations and contracting processes within a growing organization
- Experience working closely with CFOs and executive leadership teams
- Exposure to multi-jurisdictional employment law and international business operations
- Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms and legal operations technology
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible remote work environment
- Paid parental leave
- Office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs
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