Manager Contracts

Company Overview

10Pearls is a global, purpose-driven AI-Native digital engineering partner helping businesses re-imagine, ‎digitalize, and accelerate. As an end-to-end digital technology partner, 10Pearls helps businesses create future-proof, ‎transformative ‎digital products that leverage emerging technologies. ‎10Pearls' clients ‎include Global 2000 enterprises, high growth mid-size ‎businesses, and some of the most exciting ‎start-ups from industries like healthcare, fintech, ‎energy, education, ‎real estate, retail, and hi-tech. ‎Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, 10Pearls has product engineering and ‎software development centers in North America, Latin America, Europe, and South Asia. To learn more, visit https://10pearls.com.

Role

10Pearls is seeking a business-oriented contracts professional to review commercial agreements, identify high-risk terms, and recommend practical solutions to protect 10Pearls interests. The role will focus primarily on US-governed agreements and work closely with business and sales teams to assess risks, recommend positions, and support efficient deal closure.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, software development agreements, SaaS and subscription agreements, DPAs, vendor agreements, partner agreements, and consulting contracts.
• Assess and advise on key commercial terms, including limitation of liability, indemnities, warranties, intellectual property ownership, confidentiality, information security, data breach obligations, termination rights, and dispute resolution.
• Provide practical guidance on US commercial contracting requirements and agreements governed by applicable US federal and state laws.
• Partner with Sales, Delivery, Finance, HR, Procurement, and Leadership to support deal closure while managing legal and commercial risk.
• Support contract reviews involving data privacy and information security requirements, including GDPR and applicable US privacy regulations.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, approval standards, and contract records.
• Manage contract renewals, amendments, claims, disputes, and legal escalations, engaging external counsel where required.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments affecting technology services and cross-border operations.
  
  

Requirement

• LLB, JD, or equivalent law degree from a recognized institution.
• 4-5 years of experience in commercial contracting, corporate legal practice, or an in-house legal role.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating contracts with US-based clients, vendors, or partners.
• Strong working knowledge of US contract law and commercial contracting practices.
• Sound understanding of technology contracts, intellectual property, data privacy, and information security provisions.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to explain legal issues clearly and balance risk with business priorities.
• Experience in technology, IT services, consulting, SaaS, or professional services.
• Exposure to international contracts and cross-border transactions.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management tools and legal operations processes.
• Experience supporting distributed teams and US business operations.
  
  

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