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Oklo Inc · 3 weeks ago

Contract Manager (Legal)

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. They are seeking a Contract Manager to join their Legal team, responsible for managing procurement agreements and training teams on contracting basics.

Clean EnergyEnergyManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Use and manage Oklo's contract lifecycle management system (Ironclad), including building out and configuring workflows, and managing templates

Review a variety of agreements, primarily focusing on procurement agreements (including MSAs, Purchase Orders, etc.), escalating to the Deputy General Counsel when needed

Manage contract execution and Oklo's contract repository

Develop playbooks to help streamline redlining and negotiation

Provide trainings and self-service resources for relevant team members, including training to product and engineering teams to help them design and draft meaningful milestones and requirements in Statements of Work and Task Orders

Serve as escalation point for contracting questions from across the organization

Qualification

Contract managementIronclad proficiencyAnalytical skillsCommercial contracting knowledgeProject managementMicrosoft WordAdobe AcrobatDocuSign

Required

5+ years contracting experience

No J.D. required (though relevant legal experience, as either a lawyer or non-lawyer, is helpful)

Significant experience with Ironclad including workflow configuration, template development, repository management, and reporting

Strong analytical and prioritization skills, with ability to assess legal risk and business impact

Knowledge of commercial contracting principles across various agreement types (services, procurement, partnerships, etc.)

Project management experience with ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate effectively with different stakeholders

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Ironclad, and Docusign

Skilled at building processes from scratch including documentation and training materials

Advanced Ironclad power user with deep knowledge of the platform's capabilities, integrations, and best practices

Able to understand and calibrate risk tolerances (with guidance from other teams), and review contracts and redlines accordingly

Comfortable bringing order to chaos, with a proven track record of identifying gaps and implementing improvements that make sense in a particular environment and culture

Exceptional at independently triaging and prioritizing work

A systems thinker that is comfortable both building for the long-term (and project managing cross-functional tasks to completion) and rolling their sleeves up to get things done in the short term

Detail-oriented while moving lightning fast

Passionate about clean energy and making advanced fission a reality

Willing and able to learn quickly

Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment

Preferred

Knowledge of legal technology, including legal AI (and how it might be used to improve contracting and negotiations)

Legal technology implementation experience beyond Ironclad (DocuSign and NetSuite integrations)

Experience at high-growth companies with rapidly scaling contract volumes

Experience supporting procurement teams, especially teams that are procuring goods and services to build complex or large-scale development projects

Benefits

Flexible time off

Equity

Competitive pay

401k

Health insurance

FSA

Flexible work hours

Other benefits

Company

Oklo Inc

Oklo's mission is to provide clean, reliable, affordable energy through the deployment of next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste.

Founded in 2013

Santa Clara, California, USA

51-200 employees