Fractional Contract Manager

Fractional Contract Manager (1099)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Fractional Contract Manager to own commercial contract review. This is a fully remote contractor engagement at approximately 10 hours per week, with the flexibility to scale as needed.

The ideal candidate brings in-house SaaS contract experience, strong independent judgment on standard commercial terms, and a track record of building repeatable contract processes. You will be the primary contract resource for our go-to-market team, working closely with our operations and business leadership.

• Review, redline, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, and order forms — both on Citrine paper and customer paper
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the go-to-market team on contract questions and reviews
• Build and maintain a contract playbook documenting Citrine's standard positions and acceptable fallback positions by clause type (indemnification, liability caps, IP ownership, data privacy, and others)
• Identify and flag non-standard terms; recommend whether to accept, negotiate, or escalate
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on contract language and commercial norms
• Support evaluation of contract lifecycle management and AI-assisted review tooling

• 5+ years of contract management experience, ideally in-house at a SaaS or technology company
• Strong working knowledge of MSAs, NDAs, SaaS licensing, and order forms
• Proven ability to negotiate standard commercial agreements independently and make sound risk-based judgments
• Experience developing contract playbooks, clause libraries, or standard position guides
• Clear communicator; able to explain legal concepts and redline rationale to business stakeholders
• Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously with a remote team

• Experience in enterprise B2B software, life sciences, or chemicals/materials industries
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management tools (Ironclad, Spot Draft, Docusign CLM, or similar)
• Experience with AI-assisted contract review tools
• Prior fractional or multi-client consulting experience

• Type:
  Independent contractor (1099)
• Hours:
  
  ~10hrs/week; flexibility to scale during high-volume periods
• Location:
  
  Fully remote;
  Eastern Time preferred
• Rate: $85–$120/hr depending on experience and scope