PagerDuty is seeking an outstanding Senior Contracts Negotiator to join our team to drive and shape legal support for global procurement transactions. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel of the Product, Privacy, and Procurement Legal Team. You will support key business goals while preparing our program for the future at a mission-driven tech company.
PagerDuty is a flexible, hybrid workplace. We embrace and encourage in-person working as an integral part of our culture. Both our employees and external research tells us that co-located collaboration strengthens connections, drives innovation, and accelerates learning. This role is currently expected to come into our Atlanta office at least once per month, so you can thrive in your new role and fully embrace being a Dutonian!
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the primary legal contact for procurement transactions. Draft, redline, and negotiate a wide-variety of procurement agreements, including for mission-critical suppliers. Provide timely, efficient, practical, and risk-calibrated guidance and contract negotiation support to various business leaders and audiences. Scale and mature legal support of PagerDuty’s procurement processes, including by managing and improving upon our processes, templates, and other resources. Think ahead, see around corners, and help improve the risk-calibration and efficiency. Partner closely with PagerDuty’s Procurement team, support internal business clients and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the organization, becoming a trusted advisor on processes and positions for managing risk in procurement contracts. Collaborate with attorneys and other subject matter experts as needed on highly complex matters. Learn and understand PagerDuty’s business and operations, developing contracting solutions that take both of these into account.Basic Qualifications
8+ years of relevant experience as a contracts negotiator, transactional paralegal, or contracts manager at a corporation, law firm, or government agency -OR- a JD degree and 6+ years of relevant experience as a contracts negotiator, transactional paralegal, or contracts manager at a corporation, law firm, or government agency. Substantial experience in reviewing, structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of procurement agreements, as well providing clear and concise guidance to internal stakeholders. Strong proficiency with procurement contracting processes. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.Preferred Qualifications
Excellent analytical skills, including a track record of successfully investigating, analyzing, and solving complex issues and of using data to measure results and guide decisions. A track record of providing risk-calibrated guidance to contract issues and of crafting creative solutions and practical risk-mitigation options. A demonstrated history of working proactively and independently under tight timeframes to drive projects forward, and of managing conflicting priorities to ensure focus on the most important matters. Strong organizational and project management skills, ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously, and high attention to detail. A demonstrated ability to concisely, accurately, and clearly explain relevant considerations of complex matters with context to a wide range of audiences, both orally and in writing. Experience updating and managing procedures, workflows, intake forms, playbooks, clause libraries, and/or agreement issues checklists. A team player-mindset with a positive attitude, a love of solving problems, a history of building trusted and collaborative relationships, and a passion for delighting customers and earning their trust. A desire to learn, a strong work ethic, and a high level of integrity.
The base salary range for this position is 142,000 - 221,000 USD. This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, equity, and/or benefits.
Our base salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range, which is subject to change based on primary work location, reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we expect to pay newly hired employees for the position. Within the range, we determine pay for an individual based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills/competencies and experience.
Your recruiter can share more about the specific offerings for this role, as well as the salary range for your primary work location during the hiring process.