At Watermark, we partner with institutions of higher education to improve student learning and institutional quality with proven, reliable, and user-friendly assessment management and e-portfolio solutions and supporting services. Watermark is a recognized leader in student assessment, portfolio and accreditation. We serve over 1,700 institutions and close to a million students across the country.

About Us

Watermark is a high-growth SaaS provider of assessment software for higher education institutions worldwide. Our global organization provides educational intelligence systems that help colleges and universities gain insights into student learning so they can improve the quality of educational programs, assess institutional effectiveness, and streamline the accreditation process. Watermark supports over 1,700 higher education institutions, including the majority of the top 200 U.S. News & World Report colleges. There is a reason we’ve won EdTech’s Overall Higher EdTech Solution of the Year!… and we’re just getting started! Our phenomenal team of people is at the heart of everything we do — join us to experience the Watermark Workplace difference firsthand.

About the Role

Watermark is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to assist with commercial contracting. You should have 5+ years of demonstrable redlining and negotiation experience, preferably in a private or public company. Strong research, analytical, and organizational skills are a must. A Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate is preferred.

Location

By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred remote working location from the following: Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Florida, or New York.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• With attorney supervision, you will draft, review, assess, redline, and finalize NDAs, assist with both inbound vendor agreements and outbound commercial contracts such as SaaS terms of service, master service agreements, data protection terms, etc.
• Demonstrate strong project management skills while attention to detail
• Upload contract data to contract management system
• Organize and maintain the legal department policies, procedures, and templates
• Perform other assignments as required by the legal department
• Research laws, regulations, and administrative requirements
• Maintain the highest degree of professionalism, integrity, and ethical judgment
• Be able to operate independently, work cross-functionally, and manage a high volume of work
  
  

Key Qualifications of the Role

• 5+ years of experience as a transactional paralegal, contract manager, or other comparable legal department role (a J.D. is not required)
• Demonstrable experience working on corporate and transactional matters, preferably in an EdTech company
• Comprehensive proficiency in MS Word, PPT, Slack, Zoom, and Excel
• Effective interpersonal skills to provide guidance to junior staff and exercise mature judgment
• Excellent grasp of the relevant legal and credit concepts
• Ability to work independently and with limited direct supervision
• Build relationship and effective influencing skills
• Detail oriented with excellent written, oral communication, and analytical skills
• Occasional need to work outside of normal business hours as required to support customers may be required
• Sound judgment, commercial awareness, and business acumen
  
  

This role is fully remote within the US and all employees must be legally authorized to work in the US.

Watermark is committed to fair and equitable pay practices for all qualified candidates. The pay range for this role is $70K - 105K and varies based on several factors including geographical location, level of experience related to the role, education/ licensure/certificates of the individual filling the role and other business and operational considerations.

At Watermark we are continually strengthening the rich diversity in our workplace — the primary reason we succeed and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We work together to provide an inclusive hiring experience where all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.